Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!

*Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!*
Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!
Genre	Sketch comedy
Created by	David Freedman; Alan Gilbey;
Written by	Joel Jessup; Hugh MacLeod; Simon Blackwell; Roger Drew; Will Smith; Colin Yardley; Joe Dator; Nick Ostler; Olly Smith;
Directed by	Andy Bartlett; John Pagan; Tim Stuby; Rob Boutilier; Michael Grimshaw; Keith Ingham; Paul Boyd;
Starring	Bob Monkhouse; Paul Dobson; Philip Maurice Hayes; Scott McNeil; Gerard Plunkett; Tabitha St. Germain; Michael Dobson; Nicole Oliver; Jeff "Swampy" Marsh; Graham Andrews; Ellie King; Pauline Newstone; Sally Grace; Catherine Woods; Jonathan Lloyd Walker; Cathy Weseluck;
Music by	Mark Sayer-Wade
Country of origin	United Kingdom; Canada;
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Christopher J. Brough; Gareth Edwards; David Freedman; Alan Gilbey; Myfanwy Moore; Jon Plowman;
Producer	J. Falconer
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Peafur Productions and Sextant Entertainment Group
Original release
Network	BBC Two (UK)
Release	28 October 2001 –; 18 February 2002
	Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! is an animated skitcom television show that aired on BBC Two from 28 October 2001 to 18 February 2002. The show was created by David Freedman and Alan Gilbey after the greeting card line about a painfully honest demon created by cartoonist Hugh MacLeod. The basic format was a series of sketches linked by the eponymous Mr. Hell, a Satan-esque host voiced by comedian Bob Monkhouse – the last series before his death in 2003. Mr. Hell delights in making his guests as miserable as possible, and also discusses his own personal problems, to add to the general sense of desolation.^[1]

Notable characters in the series include Josh, voiced by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, who attempts to start a discussion about reincarnation before inevitably getting killed, and Serge the Fashion Industry Seal of Death (an anthropomorphic seal), who wants to take revenge on the fashion industry for killing his parents. Mr. Hell also regularly appears in his own sketches, some featuring his illegitimate son Damien, and Damien's mother Angela, an angel.

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 435–436. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 435–436. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[1]