Season 1 1986

A mad psychiatrist, a flamboyant gangster, smooth-singing Julio Doubleglasias and Basildon Bond all add up to create a show that is certainly 'From Russ with Laughs'. Popular, well-known characters mix with new ones in a fun-packed half hour.

More of Russ's popular characters in the second lively show of the series. Wilf and Nellie seek some marriage guidance, Barratt Holmes comes up against an old adversary, Geronimo tries his hand at Blockbusters and Brucie conducts a chaotic wedding ceremony.

Is Russ both Jekyll and Hyde? Find out in another fun-packed half hour in which Dr Profile attempts to sort out a weighty problem and a very jolly judge presides over an unruly courtroom.

Cooperman attempts to foil a bank robbery. Wilf and Nellie become aristocrats and Dr Profile sorts out a few medical problems. The fast and furious pace continues even further with a tour de force performance from Bella playing the part of the lovely Rosita at the Cafe El Paso.

If there's something strange in the neighbourhood who you gonna call - Ghostdusters?' Russ and Les take on the role of the famous characters,
C.U. Jimmy gets a surprise at the local takeaway. There's a lesson in the art of ballet and the world premiere of the shortest version of Aye-Aye Claudius.

Pirate Brucie rules the waves; Cooperman finds he has psychic powers and Russ takes on several quick-change roles in a B-movie send-up. There's music from Vince Prince and some street trading from Sid and Ringo.

Russ takes on the role of a vicar in the parish of St Ivel in the Fridge; Miss Marbles solves a delicate crime and Scarlet Cooperman goes for the chop. Les Dennis joins a school choir and receives a few lessons in behaviour from schoolmaster Russ.

In the final show of the present series, Russ dabbles in a little bit of black magic, an eccentric professor shows off some of his new inventions, and Dr Profile tests his vocal chords as he leads the entire company in a Medical Musical.