If You See God, Tell Him
If you see God, Tell Him was a black comedy starring Richard Briers and Adrian Edmondson shown by the BBC in 1993. It was written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
The show followed the character of Godfrey Spry, played by Richard Briers. While on holiday in Spain some scaffolding collapsed, killing his wife and leaving him paralysed and with a greatly reduced attention span. As a result of the disability, he spends most of his time watching television commercials and believes every claim made by the advertisements. This causes some rather eccentric behaviour which is dutifully dealt with by his son, Gordon (Edmonson), and daughter-in-law, Muriel (Imelda Staunton).
The series was comprised of four episodes, each 45 minutes long, and only broadcast once. Apparently the BBC's refusal to rebroadcast or release the series on DVD is due to the series final episode inferring racism in the Police.
External links
- If You See God, Tell Him BBC page
- If You See God, Tell Him TV Comedy Resources page
- If You See God, Tell Him at the Internet Movie Database