This black-and-white parody of the hedonistic beat poets of the 1960s and European art-house cinema was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, and broadcast as an episode of The Comic Strip Presents… on Channel 4 on 17 January 1983.
Set in August 1960, the story follows Desmond (Adrian Edmondson), a naive, enthusiastic “weekend hipster” whose parents have gone away.
Desperate to find acceptance within the local counter-culture scene, Desmond foolishly signs a legal waiver to let a famous colony of maverick beat poets hold a weekend-long party at his parents’ large seaside villa.
The house is quickly overrun by hedonistic, pretentious characters – including the arrogant writer Alan (Peter Richardson), the violent Kix (Daniel Peacock), angry poet Jeremy (Rik Mayall) and the sex-obsessed Eleanor (Dawn French).
Jennifer Saunders plays a hip, detached filmmaker named Jennifer, and there are cameos from Keith Allen (as Brian Epstein) and Robbie Coltrane.
Desmond struggles to maintain order or even understand their bizarre, nihilistic lifestyle, and the surreal bubble finally bursts when two ordinary girls from the outside world – Judy (Zoe Clarke) and Tracy (Kim Pappas) – arrive, triggering a wild, chaotic party that forces the characters to face reality.
Desmond
Adrian Edmondson Alan
Peter Richardson Courtney
Nigel Planer Eleanor
Dawn French Jennifer
Jennifer Saunders Jeremy
Rik Mayall Kurt
Robbie Coltrane Kix
Daniel Peacock Judy
Zoe Clarke Tracy
Kim Pappas Brian Epstein
Keith Allen
Set in August 1960, the story follows Desmond (Adrian Edmondson), a naive, enthusiastic “weekend hipster” whose parents have gone away.
Desmond struggles to maintain order or even understand their bizarre, nihilistic lifestyle, and the surreal bubble finally bursts when two ordinary girls from the outside world – Judy (Zoe Clarke) and Tracy (Kim Pappas) – arrive, triggering a wild, chaotic party that forces the characters to face reality.
Jennifer
