A Kick Up the Eighties own career as an actor. The first series won a Scottish BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme in 1982. A compilation episode was broadcast on 31 December 1987, entitled "A Kick Up The Bells". A Kick Up the Eighties A Kick Up the Eighties was a 1981-1984 BBC 2 sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane, Tracey Ullman, Richard Stilgoe, Miriam Margolyes, Rik Mayall, Ron Bain and Roger Sloman. The series was created by Tom Gutteridge (producer/director) and Sean Hardie (executive producer). Colin Gilbert was script editor. The show was the first break into television for Rik Mayall, who played the anorak-wearing investigative
The Agony of... show searched for answers on dating, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. It featured personalities such as Brett Tucker (actor), Damian Walshe-Howling (actor), Waleed Aly (broadcaster, academic), Ed Kavalee (actor, TV host), Adam Elliot (Academy Award-winning animator), Josh Lawson (actor, screenwriter), Lawrence Leung (broadcaster, comedian), Lawrence Mooney (comedian), Dave Thornton (comedian, broadcaster), John Elliott (businessman), Tom Elliott (businessman, broadcaster), Kick Gurry (actor), Andrew Knight (screenwriter, producer), Glynn Nicholas (playwright, producer), Sam Pang (TV host, broadcaster), Tim Ross (author, broadcaster), Scott Brennan (actor), Des Dowling (comedian). "Agony Uncles" was nominated for Best Comedy in Sketch or Light Entertainment at the 2012 AWGIE Awards.