First viewed : 3 January 1987
Jasper was back with a new vehicle, four years after Carrott's Lib finished.
Carrott Confidential was on a bit earlier on a Saturday evening than Carrott's Lib so the content was toned down a bit and he didn't have as strong a team around him. I think Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis have improved over the years but they were awful at this point, their solo slot the equivalent of Ronnie Corbett's armchair turn in The Two Ronnies.
Carrott Confidential also had less political content although Jasper did come a cropper when he made an offhand remark about Denzil Davies MP, seemingly selected at random, being drunk in the Commons. Before the following week's programme, the Beeb had to broadcast a grovelling apology to Davies for the offence caused.
Carrott Confidential ran for two seasons before another re-boot as Canned Carrott in 1990.
Not sure if you intended to cover "Canned Carrott" in another post, but if not, I credit that with giving us "The Detectives" - one of my favourite sitcoms of the 1990s.
ReplyDeleteI do intend to cover "Canned Carrott" separately. I can't say "The Detectives" was my favourite segment but perhaps it worked better given more elbow room.
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