The Real McCoy (TV series)

The Real McCoy
Title card for series 2–4
GenreComedy
StarringCurtis Walker
Ishmael Thomas
Llewella Gideon
Collette Johnson
Leo Chester
Robbie Gee
Meera Syal
Eddie Nestor
Judith Jacob
Felix Dexter
Kulvinder Ghir
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5 (+1 clip show series)[1]
No. of episodes30 (+4 clip show episodes)
Production
Executive producerCurtis Walker
ProducerBBC
Production locationTelevision Centre, London
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC 2[2]
Release10 May 1991 (1991-05-10) –
9 February 1996 (1996-02-09)
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The Real McCoy was a BBC Television sketch comedy show that ran from 1991 to 1996 featuring an array of black and Asian comedy stars and featured many famous guest appearances, including Leo Muhammad, Ian WrightLinford Christie and Frank Bruno.[3]

  1. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - The Real McCoy". Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (29 July 2020). "'They said they'd lost the tapes': The surprise return of the Real McCoy". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Brian Logan (13 April 2010). "Meet black comedy's trailblazers | Stage". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 February 2012.