Alas Smith and Jones

September 9, 1998

Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones return for another series of comic sketches, including more head-to-head discussions.

September 16, 1998

Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones continue their series of comic sketches. There's a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock 's classic film Rear Window and new dance sensation Conga Britannica.

September 23, 1998

Mel and Griff try to find out if their friend Frank, played by Alun Armstrong, is wearing a toupee.

September 30, 1998

This week Griff tries to combat Mel's snoring and the duo unearth a long-lost satire programme of the sixties.

October 7, 1998

The duo play soldiers with a timekeeping problem, Mel goes to an all-night celebrity party, and there's a head-to-head on the problems of managing an all girl band.

October 14, 1998

Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones conclude their series of comic sketches with the duo revealing an amazing breakthrough in personal technology. With guest, rock guitarist Brian May.