Monkey Dust

29min

Animation

Comedy

Monkey Dust is a British satirical cartoon, notorious for its dark humour and handling of taboo topics such as bestiality, murder, suicide and paedophilia. There were three series broadcast on BBC Three between 2003 and 2005. Following co-creator Harry Thompson's death, no further series were made.

Production Companies

TalkBack Productions

VooDooDog

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

3rd Feb 2003

Lord Byron helps the fire brigade think up a new slogan; Jerry Bruckhammer's movie adaption of the diary of Anne Frank; Ivan Dobsky is released from prison and meets up with an old lady - with fatal results.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

10th Feb 2003

An advertisement firm helps the church change its image with the help of lord Byron; The yuppies discuss the WW2 bomb they have in their home; Geoff gets arrested for lewd behavior in a local toilet.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

17th Feb 2003

Hugh Grant meets Julia Roberts in a fictional area of London called Curtisland; The yuppies play a game of Russian roulette; Ivan Dobsky murders social commentator Stuart Maconie to get back into prison.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

24th Feb 2003

Ivan Dobsky is released from prison and meets up with a fellow released prisoner called the canal killer; The yuppies discuss football; David Badiel is invited to go into space by NASA.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

3rd Mar 2003

Singer Robbie Williams agrees to go to Brazil as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF; Ivan Dobsky is released from prison and thinks he is back in the 1970s; David Baddiel becomes a England football player.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

10th Mar 2003

DJ Dr Fox gets tortured; A police negotiator receives a awkward phone call; Ivan Dobsky has his precious space hopper Mr Hoppy taken from him and replaced by a skateboard.

First air date

9th Feb 2003

Last air date

8th Feb 2005

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks