The Max Headroom Show

The Max Headroom Show
GenreMusic
Comedy
Talk Show
Created byGeorge Stone
Rocky Morton
Annabel Jankel
Directed byRocky Morton
Annabel Jankel
StarringMatt Frewer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes29 + 1 Special
Production
ProducerPeter Wagg
EditorsRoo Aiken
Paul Whiting
Running time30 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyChrysalis Visual Programming
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) –
10 March 1987 (1987-03-10)
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The Max Headroom Show is a television series that debuted in the UK in 1985. It was produced by Carlton TV and aired on Channel 4, with an initial series of 13 shows. It featured actor Matt Frewer playing the role of pseudo-computer-generated talk-show host Max Headroom. It returned in 1986 for a second series of six episodes plus a Christmas special. The final series aired in 1987.


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