Lenny Henry in Pieces (2000)
Lenny Henry in Pieces was a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and 2003. The show began with two Christmas specials in 2000 and 2001. The 2000 show won the Golden Rose of Montreux award. This was followed up by a six-part series in March 2002. A second and final series consisting of seven episodes began in March 2003. It was followed by The Lenny Henry Show, which also featured sketches. The primary feature of the show is the sketches, although Henry has a brief stand-up section in each episode.
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Episode 1 - Series One: Episode One
Release Date: 2002-03-01In the first Christmas special, sketches include Unsuitable Bloke auditioning for a singing part in a theatre production meant for an 8-year-old girl and Donovan annoying Mrs Johnson at her husband's funeral.
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Episode 2 - Series One: Episode Two
Release Date: 2002-03-08Unsuitable Bloke applies to be a baby in a Snugglies nappy commercial
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Episode 3 - Series One: Episode Three
Release Date: 2002-03-15Unsuitable Bloke becomes offended when he's not allowed to be a page 3 model for The Sun newspaper, Lucas embarrasses a doctor, Donovan and Mrs Johnson bump into one another at the garden centre, Clive overdoes his weekend activities with Curtis, a health and safety inspector causes problems for Fly Man and Gloria serves a customer wanting bread. Other features include a fight between 2 men in a china shop, prisoners trying to escape from a war camp but are caught when one prisoner keeps breaking wind and Lenny keeps laughing and all the usual tomfoolery
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Episode 4 - Series One: Episode Four
Release Date: 2002-03-22Unsuitable Bloke applies to be a Cox for a rowing team, Big Tramp cons people out of money by pretending he has a fatal illness that killed his family and nation, Donovan goes on a coach trip with Mrs Johnson but is kicked off and Gloria embarrasses a customer wanting a lads' magazine. All this plus a guest appearance by Uri Gellar, a fight between 2 people in a pet shop, a cardinal and priest hiding from the King's soldiers but are caught when the cardinal keeps trumping and the priest keeps laughing all the usual stuff
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Episode 5 - Series One: Episode Five
Release Date: 2002-03-29Fly Man goes to see a psychiatrist and then his son Jonathan's teacher when the boy is being bullied at school, Unsuitable Bloke stands in for a dentist at a dental surgery, Donovan embarrasses Mrs Johnson at the supermarket where she works as a checkout cashier, the Hotel Porters have difficulty carrying a heavy trunk and Gloria makes a customer take out all the petrol in his car when he is £2 short to pay. Also includes a Jurassic Park like sketch where 2 hunters are being chased by a dinosaur and hide in a hut where one of them keeps farting causing Lenny to constantly laugh and for them to be eaten and all the regular stuff
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Episode 6 - Series One: Episode Six
Release Date: 2002-04-05Mrs Johnson takes her son to see Santa Claus in his grotto at the town centre but are shocked to discover that Donovan is dressed up as the jolly fellow, Fly Man and his wife go out for a meal where Fly Man has litter to eat, Big Tramp becomes a millionaire when he finds a lottery ticket amongst the rubbish and they have the winning numbers on, Lucas embarrasses a judge and Gloria refuses a customer to use the phone when there's been a serious accident. Other features include two gangsters hiding in a cake at a mafia boss' party but are caught when one gangster keeps trumping and Lenny keeps laughing and all the regular tomfoolery.
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Episode 7 - Series One: Episode Five
Release Date: 2002-03-29Unsuitable Bloke applies to be a hairdresser on a film set, Donovan sees Mrs Johnson at the library, the Hotel Porters accidentally kill a guest's cat and desperately try to replace it, Clive changes Curtis' name to Curtis Junior and Gloria serves a customer wanting toilet paper. All this plus 2 spies being caught when one keeps breaking wind and Lenny keeps laughing and all the regular mayhem
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Episode 8 - Series One: Episode Six
Release Date:Gloria makes a customer take off his clothes when he can only pay for his petrol by cheque, Donovan bumps into Mrs Johnson at the record store, Clive has Curtis put under hypnosis and Unsuitable Bloke applies to be a shark hunter. Also features a submarine crew trying to be quiet so as not to be blown up by the enemy but are when one person keeps farting and Lenny keeps laughing and all the regular antics