The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything is a collection of television comedy sketches, produced in 1999, broadcast in two parts on 2 and 4 January 2000 on BBC One. Based on well-known historical events, it took its title and concept from the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain. Cast The Ages of Man A version of the class sketch which had previously been broadcast as part of the BBC Millennium programme on 31 December 1999. Ronnie Barker – Renaissance Man Ronnie Corbett – Medieval Man Stephen Fry – Modern Man 1066 The Battle of Hastings staged and described in the style of a modern football match, a version of a sketch from The Complete and Utter History of Britain. Clive Anderson – Archbishop of Canterbury Ray Clemence – Ray Clemence the Younger George Cohen – Master George Cohen James Fleet – William of Normandy Archie Gemmill – Archie Gemmill, currently in exile David Gower – Lord Gower Ricky Grover – Aberforth Alan Hansen – Lord Alan Hansen Geoff Hurst – Sir Geoffrey of Hurst Gary Lineker – Lord Gary Lineker Rory McGrath – King Harold II Peter Osgood – Squire Peter Osgoode Martin Peters – Lord Martin Peters Steve Punt – French soldier Peter Shilton – Peter of Shilton Rupert Vansittart – Bishop of Cardiff