Brass Eye

Season 1 1997

  • 1997-01-29T21:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 25m
  • 2h 30m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

1997-01-29T21:00:00Z

1x01 Animals

Series Premiere

1x01 Animals

  • 1997-01-29T21:00:00Z25m

The show is split into two halves. The first half delves into the world of animal fetishes, with helpful contributions from Paul Daniels and Carla Lane. The second half focuses on the elephant, who has trapped her trunk up her anus.

1997-02-05T21:00:00Z

1x02 Drugs

1x02 Drugs

  • 1997-02-05T21:00:00Z25m

The voices of Bernard Manning, Noel Edmonds and David Amess MP attempt to save British schoolchildren from the horror drugs coming from Eastern Europe, Clarky Caps, Yellow Bentines and the made-up Cake.

1997-02-12T21:00:00Z

1x03 Science

1x03 Science

  • 1997-02-12T21:00:00Z25m

Tomorrow's World meets Watchdog meets Wired. Science gets the Brass Eye treatment. A number of celebs again espouse their scripted knowledge of 'mad' experiments and covered up and untold stories of electricity falling from pylons and frogs being grown with rabbit's feet.

1997-02-19T21:00:00Z

1x04 Sex

1x04 Sex

  • 1997-02-19T21:00:00Z25m

Chris Morris casts a satirical eye over the subject of sex and its relationship to society. Helpful contributors include Peter Stringfellow and David Sullivan.

1997-02-26T21:00:00Z

1x05 Crime

1x05 Crime

  • 1997-02-26T21:00:00Z25m

Chris Morris turns his laser eye on to crime. Highlights include revelations of how elephants are being used to disperse rioters, and Vanessa Feltz's message to murderers.

Season Finale

1997-03-05T21:00:00Z

1x06 Decline

Season Finale

1x06 Decline

  • 1997-03-05T21:00:00Z25m

Religion falls under the spotlight in this episode, which features Terry Waite discussing how Britain has been poisoned by the gospel.

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