A Small Problem is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC2 in 1987. Intended as a satire on prejudice, the show was set in a Britain with a form of apartheid based on people's height. Anyone below 5ft tall was forced to live in tower-block ghettos south of the River Thames. However, many viewers appeared not to understand the satirical aspect of the show, and the BBC was flooded with complaints.
Hardwicke House was a 1987 seven-episode sitcom produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network. It was so negatively received that only the first two episodes were transmitted. The series was set in the large comprehensive school of the title, the staff of which were as dysfunctional as the pupils. One teacher was a multiple murderer, while the deputy headmaster lusted after male pupils. One teacher, Moose Magnusson, was on an extended exchange placement, as his own school in Iceland refused to have him back.
I remember seeing A Small Problem at the time. It was awful, starred Cool Guy Mike from the Young Ones, and made no sense at all.
The second starred Roy Kinnear and can be seen on Youtube and is clearly even worse.
Looking back 1987 was obviously a crazy year for comedy.
Any more banned TV shows?Statistics: Posted by Bovine Juice — Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:55 pm
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