Comics

Name: Comics
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1993-07-06
Rating: 3.3
Cast: Tim Guinee, Michelle Fairley, Lennie James, Danny Webb

★ 3.3 /10 (3) • 1993

Crime Drama

Creator Lynda La Plante

Down-and-out American comedian Johnny Lazar tries to regain his status as an international superstar by embarking on a tour of working men's clubs and universities in England. But on his first night, Johnny is witness to a gangland murder and finds himself having to go on the lam as he becomes the target of hitmen out to eliminate any chance of them being identified.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

United Kingdom

Status

Ended

Cast

Tim Guinee

Johnny Lazar · 2 eps

Michelle Fairley

Nula O'Reilly · 2 eps

Lennie James

Delroy Smith · 2 eps

Danny Webb

Brian Duffield · 2 eps

Anthony Fratelli · 2 eps

Joe Dixon

Harper Knowles · 2 eps

Frank Grimes

DCI Kelly · 2 eps

Dawn Hope

Delroy's sister · 2 eps

Kevin Short

Alex Cornwall · 2 eps

Graham Fellows

Graham Redcar · 2 eps

Bridget Brammall

WPC Hind · 2 eps

Christopher Fulford

Nigel Perfect · 1 eps

Lou Hirsch

Morris Feldman · 1 eps

Peter Silverleaf

Doorman at Handy Dolls · 1 eps

David Simeon

Lineup Inspector · 1 eps

Lucinda Curtis

Woman Witness · 1 eps

Barbie Wilde

Home Shopping Club Lady · 1 eps

Tam Dean Burn

Gregg · 1 eps

Nicholas Hutchison

Studio Director · 1 eps

Caroline Guthrie

Female Student · 1 eps

Robert Demeger

Fratelli's Solicitor · 1 eps

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Episode Guide

Part 1

06 Jul 1993105 min

American comedian Johnny Lazar is given one final chance to break into the big time when he's employed to tour the various men's clubs and universities across the UK. But on his first gig, he happens to witness a gangland murder. Initially refusing to come forward, he relents when an E-fit of himself is released on TV. But his statement only stacks evidence against an innocent man, petty criminal Delroy Smith, while putting his own life in grave danger.

Part 2

07 Jul 1993110 min

Lazar is in fear for his life when another man is killed in mistaken identity for him. He befriends the chief suspect, Delroy Smith, and with Lazar's girlfriend Nula, they head up to Scotland for the next stage of his tour in a bid to lie low. However, while there, long-buried memories of a childhood trauma resurface, affecting Lazar's relationship with Nula, and making him a vulnerable target for the killers, who are closer than they think.