Monty Python's Flying Circus: Season 2
1970 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.5
What Season 2 of Monty Python's Flying Circus
Six British comedians, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, set out to make a show for the BBC that is unlike anything else on British television. Each episode is a series of sketches with no fixed format, with live scenes linked by Gilliam's animations. No sketch follows the one before it, so viewers never know what comes next. The comedians draw on absurd situations and everyday British life to satirize politics and professionals. Their targets include journalists, a ministry dedicated to ridiculous walks, a blackmail game show and a café turned into a stage.
Season 2 Episodes
2x01 Face the Press
Featuring Doug and Dinsdale Piranha, Face the Press and the Ministry of Silly Walks. Mrs G Pinnet buys a new gas cooker.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x02 The Spanish Inquisition
Featuring the Spanish Inquisition, courtroom charades and a semaphore interpretation of Wuthering Heights.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle · Starring: Marjorie Wilde
2x03 Déjà Vu
Featuring the work of the poet Euan McTeagle, a psychiatrist milkman and some exploding animals. A television presenter suffers from a severe case of deja vu.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x04 The Buzz Aldrin Show
More surreal humour from the Monty Python team. Sketches include The Architects, How to Recognise a Mason, Poets and the Chemist sketch.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x05 Live from the Grill-O-Mat
Featuring gameshow Blackmail, The Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and boxer Ken Clean-Air System.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle · Starring: Connie Booth, Ian Davidson, Carol Cleveland, Lyn Ashley
2x06 It's a Living
Featuring It's a Living and a school prize-giving. Timmy Williams presents a new chat show and the fate of the Silly Party hangs in the balance in an Election Night Special.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writing: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle · Starring: Rita Davies
2x07 The Attila the Hun Show
Featuring the Attila the Hun Show, a rat catcher, a village idiot, some killer sheep and news for parrots.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x08 Archaeology Today
Featuring Mrs Beethoven, the Reverend Arthur Belling, some Australian Mosquito Hunters and a drink party with the Gits.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x09 How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body
Featuring a guide on how to recognise parts of the body, a singing policeman, an interview with a plastic surgeon, a camp soldiers' drill and the Verrifast Plane Company.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x10 Scott of the Antarctic
Featuring a special report into the shooting of Scott of the Antarctic, from Paignton. Also, a man tries to purchase a fish licence.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle · Starring: Lyn Ashley, Carol Cleveland
2x11 How Not to Be Seen
Features gags and sketches such as Job Hunter, Railway Timetables, How Not to be Seen and Interview in a Filing Cabinet.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x12 Spam
The sketches in this episode include Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook, World Forum-Communist Quiz, Hospital for Over-Actors and Spam.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
2x13 Royal Episode 13 Season Finale
Sketches in this episode include How to Feed a Goldfish, The Man Who Says Things in a Very Roundabout Way and Lifeboat.
Directing: Ian MacNaughton · Writers: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
Season 2 Cast
Terry JonesVarious13 episodes
Terry GilliamVarious13 episodes
Lyn Ashley2 episodes
Connie BoothVariousEpisode 1
Ian DavidsonEpisode 1
Carol ClevelandEpisode 1
Rita DaviesHostess / Black Spot StorytellerEpisode 1All Seasons
Season 11969 · 13 ep. · 
Season 31972 · 13 ep. · 
Season 41974 · 6 ep. · Where to Watch Season 2 of Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in Season 2 of Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Season 2 of Monty Python's Flying Circus has 13 episodes.
When did Season 2 of Monty Python's Flying Circus premiere?
Premiered on September 15, 1970.
Where to watch Season 2 of Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Currently not available on the major subscription platforms (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 2?
According to the TMDB audience score, episode 2x02, «The Spanish Inquisition», with a 7.9.