''Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives'' was a 1996 comedy show for

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, written by and starring

Jack Dee James Andrew Innes "Jack" Dee (born 24 September 1961) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer known for his sarcasm, irony, and deadpan humour. He wrote and starred in the sitcom '' Lead Balloon'' and hosts the panel show ...

and

Jeremy Hardy Jeremy James Hardy (17 July 1961 – 1 February 2019) was an English comedian. Born and raised in Hampshire, Hardy studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand-up career in the 1980s, going on to win the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, ...

. The series was a collection of

mockumentaries A mockumentary (a portmanteau of ''mock'' and ''documentary'') is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events, but presented as a Documentary film, documentary. Mockumentaries are often used to analyze or comment on current event ...

similar to their previous collaboration, '' Jack and Jeremy's Police 4''. Each episode focused on the pair playing bizarre characters from a particular profession. The series was shot on film and featured no laugh track. The pilot featured

Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen ( ; born 13 October 1971) is an English comedian, actor and performance artist. Known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Haf ...

being electrocuted. After three episodes it was moved to air after midnight due to low ratings.

Episodes and summaries

Aristocrats

A day in the life of aristocratic brothers has them solving a murder, attending a black magic ritual and visiting some poor people.

Writers

Struggling, troubled writers believe they've received their big break when Radio 3 ask them to do a poetry reading.

Paranormal Researchers

The pair search for evidence of ghosts in

Barbara Castle Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, (''née'' Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament from 1945 United Kingdom general elec ...

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

Restaurateurs

A fly-on-the-wall account of the working lives of Antoine-Antoine and Vincenzo Jean-Claude Arkwright, who run a top celebrity restaurant, ''Gliterati's''

Consumer Watchdogs

The pair investigate fake newsagents, pension advice and pursue the manager of ageing boyband X-Citing.

Hospital Entrepreneurs

The pair attempt to run a profit-making hospital.

External links

Show Information at 'BFI'
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