Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

1993 · 60 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

A short series of 15 minute programmes, really expanded sketches, in which Tracey Ullman and Michael Palin play various roles satirizing the British class system.

Directed by Les Blair

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