House of Fools - Series 1 [2014]

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It's Christmas Eve and Vic and Beef can't wait to start the celebrations, but this isn't the case for poor Bob whose festivities are cut short when the Christmas present he organised for his sulky son Erik, a bobble hat, is destroyed. Stand by for unadulterated daft fun in this warm and wonderfully original sitcom written by and starring iconic comedy duo Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Dowell, Ben (18 March 2014). "Vic and Bob comedy House of Fools series two confirmed". Radio Times . Retrieved 19 March 2014.

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After finding out that the three notorious Butcher brothers will also be competing in a danceathon at Julie's bistro, Vic and Beef try by any means to get out of the event and avoid potential humiliation. The series takes the duo of Vic and Bob's blend of rapid-fire jokes and surrealist wit, applying it to the sitcom format. Episodes are filled with musical routines to deliver plot points, strange events that break up the action, non-sequitur gags, off-colour jokes, and oddball characters. Vic prepares for a big date with his ex-girlfriend Mary, but she has to cancel at the last minute so his friends set about concocting an ingenious plan to make sure he isn't left disappointed. a b "Vic and Bob return to BBC Two in brand new sitcom". BBC. 26 April 2013 . Retrieved 14 December 2013.

Dex, Robert (26 April 2013). "House of Fools: Reeves and Mortimer return to BBC two years after Shooting Stars axed". Independent . Retrieved 14 December 2013.

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Vic and Bob are struggling to find a plot for this episode, but things look up when letter arrives from the White House announcing a surprise visit to their household. The series is a BBC Comedy production in association with Pett Productions. [8] House of Fools has Lisa Clark as producer and Mark Freeland as executive producer. The theme music is called "Party Time", written by Keith Mansfield and published by KPM. Vic and Bob's crazy next-door neighbour, Julie is something of a nymphomaniac, constantly encouraging the male characters to 'buff my Barnaby Rudge'. She is particularly fixated on Vic Reeves, who spurns her romantic advances nervously. Julie often appears aloof of problematic situations, even smiling broadly when people are distressed, and often plays gags on others. In spite of her odd behaviour, she is often willing to go out of her way to help her neighbours when they are in trouble. Set in Bob Mortimer's home, each episode sees Bob frustrated by the uninvited lodgers, visitors and guests who constantly fill his house. Vic Reeves is the long term and mostly unwanted guest in Bob's house, always treating the place like his own, with little regard for his reluctant host's wishes. Living alongside them is Bob's Norwegian son, Erik and next door is Julie, who lives in a haze of imagined fantasies. House of Fools is a British comedy television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 14 January 2014. [1] [2] The series features Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves, who are also the writers.Each episode shows Bob Mortimer's house being filled with uninvited people, to his frustration - usually built around a basic sitcom premise. Vic Reeves is one of the uninvited guests who lives in the house. Also living in the house is Bob's son Erik ( Daniel Simonsen). Julie ( Morgana Robinson) lives next door. [6] [7] Cast [ edit ] House of Fools cast