Hamlet, Or, The Bogus Psychiatrists

Synopsis: British television comedy series. This episode includes a c5 minute sketch in which a large American car skids around a corner and stops at the side of the curb in a smart Harley Street-like location. Terry Jones, dressed as Hamlet, gets out of car and goes into a doorway, rings the doorbell and waits. Cut to psychiatrist’s office. Hamlet is lying on a couch. He has gone to see the psychiatrist because he is fed up "It’s just that everywhere I go, it’s the same old thing. All anyone wants me to say is ‘To be or not to be...".
Series: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 21 Nov 1974 (Channel: BBC1)
Duration: 30 mins

Director

Ian MacNaughton

Writer

Cast

Terry Jones

Notes: The script of the sketch may be read by visiting http://www.heretical.com/miscella/mphamlet.html
General: This episode features material that was cut from the original draft of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) which originally featured Sir Lancelot instead of Hamlet.
History: Episode 4 in season 4. Episode 43 overall,

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