The Glam Metal Detectives

The Glam Metal Detectives is a comedy show produced by the BBC in 1995. Shown on BBC2 on Thursday nights at 9pm, it combined both sketch and sitcom elements, As with other shows launched in this timeslot, The Glam Metal Detectives attempted to innovate and combine genres, resulting in an off-the-wall mix of the sublime and the surreal which broke new ground with its 'multimedia' approach. The show consists of a single series of seven episodes. The scripts were written by the cast, and director Peter Richardson, and the series starred Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan, Sara Stockbridge, George Yiasoumi, and Mark Caven. The show was designed to appear as if the viewer was channel surfing through a multi-channel wasteland, happening upon spoof adverts, short sketches, and recurring show elements. Like other BBC content of the mid-1990s, it often lampooned the low-budget quality of satellite television available in the UK at the time.

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Awards

Won 1 David di Donatello for Best Actress Award

David di Donatello for Best Actress 1 won

• ★ — Best Actress Won Alba Rohrwacher

David di Donatello for Best Director 1 nominated

• ◦ 2009 Best Director Nominated

Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress 1 won

• ★ 2009 Best Supporting Actress Won Francesca Neri

Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1 won

• ★ 2008 Best Actor Won Silvio Orlando

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