The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy

8.3 / 10 | United Kingdom

1991 | Comedy

The Real McCoy was a BBC Television comedy show that ran from 1991 to 1996, featuring an array of black and Asian comedy stars performing material aimed at an across-the-board black audience. UK comedy stars that featured in the series included: the comedy double-act of Curtis and Ishmael, Collette Johnson, Llewella Gideon, British Asian standup Meera Syal, Perry Benson, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Leo Chester, Felix Dexter, Robbie Gee, Kulvinder Ghir, Judith Jacob, Rudi Lickwood, Eddie Nestor, Marcus Powell, Junior Simpson and Curtis Walker and Jo Martin. The producer of the first two series, Charlie Hanson, was the co-founder of the Black Theatre Co-operative and had produced No Problem! and Desmond's before creating The Real McCoy. He was working with Curtis and Ishmael on the 291 Club at the Hackney Empire and suggested making a television version, but instead, the BBC opted for a totally new sketch series, launching The Real McCoy. In spite of its popularity it has yet to be released on DVD.

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Cast List (48)

Terry Jervis

Charlie Hanson

Jo Johnson

Angie de Chastelai Smith

Angie de Chastelai Smith

John Kilby

Treva Etienne

Geoff Posner

Robbie Gee

Llewella Gideon

Llewella Gideon

Meera Syal

Kulvinder Ghir

Perry Benson

Leon Black

Leo Chester

Curtis Walker

Collette Johnson

Collette Johnson

Robin Pirongs

Alan Towers

Football Commentator

Alan Towers

Paul Slade

Ishmael Thomas

Llewella Gideon

Llewella Gideon

Meera Syal

Paul Henry

Leo Chester

Felix Dexter

Carlton Dixon

Robbie Gee

Eddie Nestor

Anil Gupta

Sharat Sardana

Kulvinder Gill

Geoff Atkinson

Annie Caulfield

Annie Caulfield

Kim Fuller

Sheila Hyde

Michael Tarat

Curtis Walker

Bennett Arron

Dave Lawrence

Jo Martin

Lynn Peters

Perry Benson

Fraser Downie

Kulvinder Ghir

Terry Jervis

Collette Johnson

Collette Johnson

Ishmael Thomas

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