- Title: The Village
- Date: 4th December 1996
- Summary: AN UNDER MILK WOOD FOR THE 1990'S - SARA SUGARMAN MEETS PINTER THE POSTMAN, BENNETT THE BUTCHER, THEWLIS THE THESPIAN AND PARKIN THE PAINTER IN OUR VERY OWN VILLAGE. WITH GEORGE BEST AS A POSSIBLE SPECIAL GUEST.
- Description:VILLAGE IS A NEW STYLE OF SHOW THAT COMBINES ELEMENTS SUCH AS THEATRE, ART AND CHAT SHOWS TOGETHER WITH A DRAMATIC STRUCTURE. THE SHOW IS A LITTLE LIKE 'THE LATE SHOW' MEETING 'UNDER MILK WOOD' ON STEROIDS, WITH A CHARACTER THAT IS REMINISCENT OF THE OLD EALING COMEDIES. THE CARETAKERS ARE THE GUIDES THAT TAKE US AROUND THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AND INTRODUCE US TO THE MANY CHARACTERS THAT LIVE IN OR ARE VISITING THE VILLAGE. WE BUMP INTO LIONEL BART AND BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH IN THE PUB. WE SEE A PERFORMANCE OF A MONOLOGUE FROM JIM CARTWRIGHT'S 'TWO', IN THE VILLAGE HALL, BY SUE JOHNSTON. MOLLY PARKIN RUNS THE ART ROOM. SPIKE MILLIGAN LIVES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. VILLAGE IS A NEW CONCEPT THAT IS SLIGHTLY SURREAL BUT STRANGELY COMPELLING.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Cartwright and Sugarman LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:04/12/1996
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s