Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

Wear your mushroom with pride.

Limited Series 1982 · 6 eps · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Whoops Apocalypse is a six-part 1982 British sitcom by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, made by London Weekend Television for ITV. Marshall and Renwick later reworked the concept as a 1986 film of the same name from ITC Entertainment, with almost completely different characters and plot, although one or two of the original actors returned in different roles. As the Apocalypse nears, US President Johnny Cyclops tries to run a reelection campaign whilst also dealing with the Russians, a deposed Shah needing to be hidden, and a new weapon called a 'quark' bomb.

Created by David Renwick, Andrew Marshall

Network: ITV1

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Cast

Barry Morse President Johnny Cyclops
John Barron The Deacon
Ed Bishop Jay Garrick
Bruce Montague Shah Mashiq Rassim
Richard Griffiths Premier Dubienkin
David Kelly Abdab
Peter Jones Kevin Pork
Richard Davies Chancellor of the Exchequer
Alexei Sayle Commisar Solzhenitsyn
Geoffrey Palmer Foreign Secretary
John Cleese Lacrobat
Lou Hirsch Jed Grodd

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