| Genre: | Thriller |
| Director: | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| Starring: | Tim Guinee Danny Webb Lennie James Michelle Fairley Frank Grimes Christopher Fulford Graham Fellows Jenny Galloway Alex Norton |
| Composer: | Richard Hartley |
| Opentheme: | "Stay With Me Baby" — Ruby Turner |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 2 |
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| Producer: | Selwyn Roberts |
| Executive Producer: | Verity Lambert |
| Cinematography: | Robin Vidgeon |
| Editor: | Don Fairservice |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Company: | Cinema Verity |
| Network: | Channel 4 |
Comics is a two-part British television miniseries, written and created by Lynda La Plante, that broadcast on Channel 4 between 6 and 7 June 1993.[1] Adapted from La Plante's novel of the same name, the series stars Tim Guinee as Johnny Lazar, a down-and-out American comedian who tries to regain his status as an international superstar by embarking on a tour of working men's clubs and universities in England. But on his first night, Johnny is witness to a gangland murder and finds himself having to go on the run as he becomes the target of hit men who want to eliminate any chance of them being identified.[2]
The series also stars Danny Webb as Lazar's agent, Brian Duffield; Lennie James as Delroy Smith, a local delinquent whom the police suspect committed the murder; and Michelle Fairley as Nula O'Reilly, Duffield's girlfriend and a fellow comic who grows close to Johnny. The series was directed by Diarmuid Lawrence,[3] produced by Verity Lambert via her own production company, Cinema Verity, and features a number of notable cameo appearances, including the likes of Michael Aspel and The Wildhearts.[4] Comic material used in the series was co-written by Jenny Eclair. The complete series was released on DVD via Simply Media on 21 May 2018.[5]
Comics has been released on DVD in 2018 by Simply Media.