A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches. Far more than a comic actor, Smith also wrote and edited a host of celebrated TV comedies in the 1980s and 90s. He was a theatre and film director, and as a TV producer he was responsible for several innovative comedy series. Friends and colleagues, including Griff Rhys Jones, John Lloyd and Richard Curtis, talk about Smith's talents, both in front of- and behind the camera. The programme also traces his time at Oxford and, before that, Latymer Upper School, where Smith's talents were first spotted.
Mel Smith
Rebecca Front
Griff Rhys Jones
John Lloyd
Rowan Atkinson
Richard Curtis
Rory McGrath
Kevin McNally
Bob Goody
Stephen Poliakoff
Jon Plowman
Fulke Johnson Houghton
James Gay-Rees
Peter Brewis
Chris Hammond
Geoff Lavers
Peter Fincham
Nicky Kentish Barnes
Anthony Pye-Jeary
David Tupman
Michael Robinson