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| The World of Lee Evans | |
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| Created by | Lee Evans |
| Developed by | Lee Evans |
| Starring | Lee Evans |
| Opening theme | Lee Evans |
| Ending theme | Lee Evans |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andy Harries |
| Producers | Miles Ross Matthew Leys |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 30 minutes approx. |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 2 June – 23 June 1995 |
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The World of Lee Evans is a BAFTA-nominated television comedy series written by and starring Lee Evans. It was produced by Granada Television for Channel 4 and aired four episodes (featuring two stories each) in June 1995. Channel 4 announced that The World of Lee Evans was officially cancelled after the first series.
The series followed Lee around getting stuck in tight situations - its humour, which differs greatly from Evans' later stand-up material, contains many elements of slapstick, and the show is similar in style to Mr. Bean. It won a cult following but has received a very mixed reception in retrospect with some critics and fans comparing it unfavourably to his other work.[1]
The series' slogan is If Lee Evans needs to get from A to B, he starts at Z....
- ^ Dutton, Julian (23 July 2015). Keeping Quiet: Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-909183-83-4.