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In the Looking Glass

★ 8.0 13 votes 1978–1978 1 seasons · 6 episodes Ended BBC Two
Starring
Madeline SmithJohn WellsJohn FortuneCarl DavisBob HoskinsDavid Battley
Starring
Madeline SmithJohn WellsJohn FortuneCarl DavisBob HoskinsDavid Battley
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About

In the Looking Glass is a surreal television series, broadcast on BBC2 in 1978. It starred John Wells, John Fortune, Carl Davis, and Madeline Smith, was directed by Andrew Gosling and produced by Ian Keill. The same team had previously created 1974's The End of the Pier Show. Wells, Fortune and Davis appear to have been the main writers for both series. In the Looking Glass was notable for its design, overlaying live action and drawn or animated backgrounds, for instance, a hole drilled to the centre of the earth, or the Monopoly board on which a character risks being crushed by rolling dice. The production team went on to develop this approach further in the "live action comic strip" series Jane, for which McCallum won two BAFTA Best Graphics awards.

All Seasons

Season 1
06
EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
1Deserts
2Space
3Fading Away
4Atlantis
5The Centre of the Earth
6Monopoly

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Madeline Smith Various
John Wells Various
John Fortune Various
Carl Davis Various
Bob Hoskins
David Battley
Anna Quayle
John Bird
Valentine Dyall Stodge's Boss
Terence Bayler

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