Blast from the past... 1992

TERRY AND JULIAN

RISQUÉ REIMAGINING OF TERRY AND JUNE

Not since the Carry On films has so much sexual innuendo been crammed onto our screens. Julian Clary is the ‘homeless Channel 4 celebrity’ who moves in with beige-wearing Terry (Lee Simpson, below with Julian) and immediately transforms Terry’s life, and his flat. It’s surreal and outrageous, taking the married-couple sitcom format of Terry And

June that the title nods to and injecting Clary’s immaculately turned out flamboyant stylings. It was filmed before a studio audience, and Clary frequently turns host, inviting the audience members to participate and embarrass themselves, lending a uniquely chaotic and unpredictable quality. But it’s not just Clary’s show – Simpson’s straight guy is essential to making it all work. And it really does work.