The Secret Policeman's Ball
Premiered: Apr 01, 1976 | 1 seasons | 15 episodes
Popularity: 12
| Creator: | John Cleese, Peter Luff |
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| Updated: | Feb 10, 2025 (Update) |
| Entered: | Feb 10, 2025 |
| A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The Secret Policeman's Ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with Amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| John Cleese | Self | 15 |
| Rowan Atkinson | Self | 15 |
| Robbie Coltrane | Self | 15 |
| Hugh Laurie | Self | 15 |
| Dawn French | Self | 15 |
| Griff Rhys Jones | Self | 15 |
| John Bird | Self | 15 |
| Ben Elton | Self | 15 |
| Phil Collins | Self | 15 |
| Terry Gilliam | Self | 15 |
| Stephen Fry | Self | 15 |
| Dudley Moore | Self | 15 |
| Sting | Self | 15 |
| Bob Geldof | Self | 15 |
| Michael Palin | Self | 15 |
| Eric Clapton | Self | 15 |
| Connie Booth | Self | 15 |
| Eleanor Bron | Self | 15 |
| Alan Bennett | Self | 15 |
| Billy Connolly | Self | 15 |
| Peter Ustinov | Self | 15 |
| Graham Chapman | Self | 15 |
| Pete Townshend | Self | 15 |
| Alexei Sayle | Self | 15 |
| Jennifer Saunders | Self | 15 |
| Clive James | Self | 15 |
| Terry Jones | Self | 15 |
| Adrian Edmondson | Self | 15 |
| David Gilmour | Self | 15 |
| Lenny Henry | Self | 15 |
| Carol Cleveland | Self | 15 |
| Ruby Wax | Self | 15 |
| Mark Knopfler | Self | 15 |
| Peter Cook | Self | 15 |
| Peter Gabriel | Self | 15 |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | Self | 15 |
| John Fortune | Self | 15 |
| Jasper Carrott | Self | 15 |
| Chet Atkins | Self | 15 |
| Bill Oddie | Self | 15 |
| Kate Bush | Self | 15 |
| Graeme Garden | Self | 15 |
| Jonathan Miller | Self | 15 |
| Chris Langham | Self | 15 |
| Neil Innes | Self | 15 |
| Jeff Beck | Self | 15 |