- Title: Comic Strip
- Date: 1st January 1986
- Summary: (Consuela) John returns to his ancestral home,'Brownstokes',with a pretty new wife,Jessica. It soon transpires however that John is much more interested in his dogs then Jessica,and then there is Consuela,John's Spanish housemaid,she runs the house and seems to resent Jessica's presence. Despite gaining solace and making a close friend in Richard the farm manager,Jessica can take it no longer and tries to leave. Jessica discovers that Consuela is plotting with her evil perverted son Julio to take over 'Brownstokes' and so ends up killing everyone except Richard. She and Richard kiss passionately at the end until he notices the dead bodies all around him and runs off to call the police.
- Description:Comic Strip is a series of self contained TV films starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends including Dawn French,Jennifer Saunders,Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall. The Comic Strip was aired on Channel 4's first night and served to bring about fresh,modern and often controversial comedy. Written and directed by: Adrian Edmondson Starring: Jennifer Saunders (Jessica),Dawn French (Consuela),Adrian Edmondson (John),Peter Richardson (Julio),Rik Mayall (Richard),Linda Spriggs (mother),Dinner Party: Helen Atkinson-Wood (Miranda),Serena Evans (Bumble),Robin Lermitte (Tom),Rupert Vansittart (Jeremy),Mollie Maureen (Mrs Tattle),Harriet Thorpe (Jane,London),Lyn Rees (local 1),Rodney Lovick (Consuela) John returns to his ancestral home,'Brownstokes',with a pretty new wife,Jessica. It soon transpires however that John is much more interested in his dogs then Jessica,and then there is Consuela,John's Spanish housemaid,she runs the house and seems to resent Jessica's presence. Despite gaining solace and making a close friend in Richard the farm manager,Jessica can take it no longer and tries to leave. Jessica discovers that Consuela is plotting with her evil perverted son Julio to take over 'Brownstokes' and so ends up killing everyone except Richard. She and Richard kiss passionately at the end until he notices the dead bodies all around him and runs off to call the police.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Michael White
- Programme Episode:Episode 2
- Transmission Date:01/01/1986
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 1980s