Sid the Sexist they are much like him in their yobbish, misogynistic, homophobic and racist outlook, never marry or expand their stagnant social circle. Five animated episodes were produced and released by Polygram Video in November 1992, with storylines taken earlier comic strips. These were later reissued on DVD in 2004. In the autobiography of Simon Donald's brother, the former Viz Editor Chris Donald, reference is made to attempts by actor Jimmy Nail to bring the character to life in a live action sitcom. However the idea went no further than a lunch meeting at Nail's home where it become clear that the
The Comic Strip his quad bike accident. Permission was thus given by Mayall's family to show the special. Peter Richardson, who has built his career as a writer-director with the TV series "Stella Street" and films such as "", has not ruled out the possibility of a whole new series of "The Comic Strip Presents..." featuring younger cast members. In June 2011 a casting call went out for a new hour-long episode, starring most of the original team. This was followed by an announcement that the Comic Strip was to produce a one-off special entitled "The Hunt for Tony Blair", starring Stephen Mangan