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Reagan struggles to recall his presidency and Dot Cotton doles out advice to Gorbachev.
Sketches
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Series 9 Opening Theme |
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Margaret Thatcher fixes up a malfunctioning John Major. |
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Jeremy Paxman discusses the Birmingham 6 case with Kenneth Baker. |
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John Cole reports on him being late coming home to his wife. |
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Ronald Reagan signs his autobiography for his nurse while remembering his life through the help of Nancy. |
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PC Dimbleby gets his officers on their duties for the day. |
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Walden Interviews…
Brian Walden asks “is this the end of the Tory Party” to politicians and celebrities. |
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The Royals complain about the common people. |
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Mikhail Gorbachev goes to the dry cleaners. |
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John Major gets too excited at dinner time with Norma. |
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With an introduction by Robert Robinson guessing who she is, Glenda Jackson starts her first day in the shadow cabinet and gets harassed and stereotyped by the men. |
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New from “Ideas Are Thin”, the board game to end all board games… BORED. There is nothing to it. |
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George Bush gets a visit from Death about the Gulf War. |
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End of Part One |
| Start of Part Two | |
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The Gorbachevs visit a delicatessen shop. |
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SAW give their thoughts on the original recordings of an artist. |
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Thora Hird and Alan Bennett get excited for Christmas. |
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Margaret Thatcher is still stuck in her Prime Ministerial attitudes even though she is not the Prime Minister anymore. |
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The thrilling conclusion to Some Of Our Puppets Are Missing! Which then leads to the new “Some Of Our Puppets Are Really Missing!” |
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Saddam Hussein tries to get through airport security. |
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Loadsamusic It's about Nigel Kennedy being a regular guy who happens to know a lot of classical music. |
| Credits | |
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Paul Gaiscone is sad he could not be in a sketch throughout the series where he was not crying. |
Characters
Main
- John Major
- Margaret Thatcher
- Jeremy Paxman
- Kenneth Baker
- John Cole
- Madge Cole
- Paddy Ashdown
- David Owen
- Ronald Reagan
- Nancy Reagan
- PC Dimbleby
- Jayne Torvill
- Brian Walden
- Michael Heseltine
- Roy Jenkins
- Jonathan Ross
- Frank Muir
- Prince Philip
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Sarah Ferguson
- Prince Edward
- Prince Charles
- Prince Andrew
- Princess Diana
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Dot Cotton
- Norma Major
- Robert Robinson
- Neil Kinnock
- Gerald Kaufman
- Roy Hattersley
- Glenda Jackson
- John Smith
- George H. W. Bush
- Death
- Barbara Bush
- Viktoria Brezhneva
- Raisa Gorbacheva
- Stock Aikten Waterman
- Derek B
- Alan Bennett
- Thora Hird
- Denis Thatcher
- Mark Thatcher
- Geoffrey Howe
- David Steel
- Leonard Nimoy
- Anthony the Anteater
- The Puppet Catcher
- Michael Winner
- Saddam Hussein
- Nigel Kennedy
- Paul Gascoigne
Background
- Dobbin the Horse
- Rott the Rottweiler
- Royal Corgis
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Bryan Gould
- Robin Cook
- John Prescott
- Santa Claus
- Cat
- Muriel
- Rott the Rottweiler
- Steve Davis
Mentioned
- The Jackson 5
- The Puppet Master
- Marry Poppins
- Amadeus Motzart
Trivia
Continuity
- This episode contains the final part of “Some of Our Puppets Are Missing”.
Cultural references
- The sketch where Ronald Reagan struggles to remember who he is and his history later on was discovered in real life to be a case of Alzheimers.