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Whoops Apocalypse is a six-part 1982 television sitcom by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, made by London Weekend Television for ITV. Marshall and Renwick later reworked the concept as a 1986 film of the same name from ITC Entertainment, with almost completely different characters and plot, although one or two of the original actors returned in different roles.
Original Release
03/14/1982
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Morse | President Johnny Cyclops |
| John Barron | The Deacon |
| Ed Bishop | Jay Garrick / Newscaster Jay Garrick |
| Bruce Montague | Shah Mashiq Rassim / Shah Mashie Rassim |
| Richard Griffiths | Premier Dubienkin |
| David Kelly | Abdab / Abdah |
| Peter Jones | Kevin Pork |
| Richard Davies | Chancellor of the Exchecquer / Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Foreign Secretary |
| Alexei Sayle | Commissar Solzhenitsyn / Commisar Solzhenitsyn |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road to Jerusalem | Sunday, 14 March 1982 |
| 2 | Autumn Cannibalism | Sunday, 21 March 1982 |
| 3 | How to Get Rid of It | Sunday, 28 March 1982 |
| 4 | Lucifer and the Lord | Sunday, 04 April 1982 |
| 5 | The Violet Hour | Sunday, 11 April 1982 |
| 6 | Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun | Sunday, 18 April 1982 |
Directors
Writers
David Renwick, Andrew Marshall
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Morse | President Johnny Cyclops |
| John Barron | The Deacon |
| Ed Bishop | Jay Garrick / Newscaster Jay Garrick |
| Bruce Montague | Shah Mashiq Rassim / Shah Mashie Rassim |
| Richard Griffiths | Premier Dubienkin |
| David Kelly | Abdab / Abdah |
| Peter Jones | Kevin Pork |
| Richard Davies | Chancellor of the Exchecquer / Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Foreign Secretary |
| Alexei Sayle | Commissar Solzhenitsyn / Commisar Solzhenitsyn |
| John Cleese | Lacrobat |
| Lou Hirsch | Jed Grodd |
| Roger Phillips | Lieutenant Botko |
| Olivier Pierre | Dr. Weinigger |
| John Barrard | Jonathon Hopper |
| George Claydon | Admiral Blinsky / Politburo Member |
| Frank Duncan | Politburo Member / Dripfeed, Politburo Member |
| Gabor Vernon | Politburo Member / Wheelchair, Politburo member |
| Sarah Whitlock | Dubienkin's Secretary |
| Nellie Hanham | Martha Hopper |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Humphrey Barclay | Producer |
