Alfresco (TV series)

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Alfresco
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Genre	Sketch comedy
Starring	Robbie Coltrane Ben Elton Stephen Fry Hugh Laurie Siobhan Redmond Emma Thompson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	Granada Television
Running time	approx. 25 minutes
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1 May 1983 (1983-05-01) – 2 June 1984 (1984-06-02)
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Alfresco is a British sketch comedy television series starring Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Siobhan Redmond and Emma Thompson, produced by Granada Television and broadcast by ITV from 1 May 1983 to 2 June 1984. Running for two series, it totalled 13 episodes and was named Alfresco (from the Italian al fresco, meaning "in the fresh air") because, unusually for a comedy sketch show of the time, it was shot on location rather than in a studio.