| Genre | Satire Sketch comedy |
|---|---|
| Creator | Jeremy Salsby |
| Director | Ian Curtis |
| Theme music composer | The Newsmakers |
| Open theme | La La |
| End theme | La La (reprise) |
| Composer | The Newsmakers |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Num series | 3 |
| Num episodes | 39 |
| Executive producer | Graham Stuart |
| Producer | Tom Miller |
| Company | So Television |
| Network | CBBC BBC One BBC Three |
| First aired | 17 June 2008 |
| Last aired | 12 August 2011 |
Sorry, I've Got No Head is a CBBC children's sketch comedy television series. The programme's cast originally consisted of William Andrews, David Armand, James Bachman, Marcus Brigstocke, Anna Crilly, Justin Edwards, Mark Evans, Mel Giedroyc, Marek Larwood, and Nick Mohammed.[1] The series was produced by So Television.[2]
Anne Gilchrist, former CBBC controller, has been credited by her successor for commissioning the series.[2] Pixelface, another programme by CBBC, is inspired by the show's "Backstage Access" sketches.[3] Sorry, I've Got No Head was axed by the BBC in 2011 after its third series.[4]
Reception
James Wignall of The Guardian referred to the show in 2008 as "Little Britain for kids", also stating that it was "on par" with Big Train, reached the heights of Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, and "easily outstrip[ped] the Fast Show." He reasoned that this was the show did not patronise its audience, and that its actors recognised a wider scope with which they could be "really very silly and surreal indeed".[5]
In 2019, CBBC created a ranking of its own shows on social media, ranking Sorry, I've Got No Head as "God tier", an inclusion which Cosmopolitan said was "questionable".[6]
References
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (2009-09-03). "CBBC order 3rd series of 'Got No Head' and a sitcom spin-off". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ Carter, Meg (2010-03-15). "CBBC show Big Babies heralds TV comedy partnerships". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Pixelface - BBC1 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Seale, Jack (2011-11-23). "Sorry, I've Got No Head axed by BBC". Radio Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Wignall, James (2008-09-22). "Here's Little Britain for kids". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (2019-08-22). "TV fans are fuming over CBBC's ranking of its own shows". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2024-11-03.