List of episodes of the series «Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 6
  • Total viewing time: 3 h.
Episode 1
Release date: 5/8/1998

Episode 1

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Comic hero Alexei Sayle dons his tight suit to deliver high-octane monologues and off-the-wall observations in a six-part series propounding his slanted view of the world. See today's choices.
Episode 2
Release date: 5/15/1998

Episode 2

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Alexei Sayle finds out what it's like to be a sex object, uncovers the mysteries of retailing, and advises on the best way to leave a porn shop as he continues his off-the-wall observations.
Episode 3
Release date: 5/22/1998

Episode 3

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Alexei Sayle explains how to look like an authentic expert while visiting an art gallery, reveals the true meaning behind some of Shakespeare's works, and takes a look at censorship of the press.
Episode 4
Release date: 5/29/1998

Episode 4

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Alexei Sayle reveals that he has been the victim of an alien abduction, but comforts himself with the fact that at least it was a business-class kidnapping rather than the slower, economy-rate snatch. He also delivers insights into celebrity marriages and how they can be a wise career move, particularly if you marry the director-general of the BBC.
Episode 5
Release date: 6/5/1998

Episode 5

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Alexi Sayle offers his services to the government as minister for curries, claiming that he would ensure every curry has the "same mouth-burning strength" from Glasgow to Guildford
Episode 6
Release date: 6/12/1998

Episode 6

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    In the last of the series, Alexei Sayle considers what might have happened if the career of Bobby Charlton had coincided with penicillin's invention and the building of Hadrian's Wall.