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Big Train

Big Train is a British television sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan. The first series was broadcast on BBC Two in 1998. The second, in which Linehan was not involved, aired in 2002.

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Comedy style and notable sketches

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Reception

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Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
Graham Linehan Arthur Mathews
Network
BBC Two
No. of episodes
12
No. of series
2
Original language
English

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Comedy style and notable sketches

Reception

Home media

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Big Train

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Triples51
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
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Big Train

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related to Reception · 15
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related to Comedy style and notable sketches · 13
Big Train → Barry Davies, BBC, Chris Shepherd, Following, For, In, Monty Python, Paul Hatcher, Phil Cornwell, Some, The, The Stare-out Championship, World Cup
related to Transmission details · 7
Big Train → BBC Two, December, February, January, Monday, November, Series
related to External links · 5
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Created by · 1
Big Train → Graham Linehan Arthur Mathews
Network · 1
Big Train → BBC Two
No. of episodes · 1
Big Train → 12
No. of series · 1
Big Train → 2
Original language · 1
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Big TrainCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Big TrainCreated byGraham Linehan Arthur Mathews1.00infobox
Big TrainNetworkBBC Two1.00infobox
Big TrainNo. of episodes121.00infobox
Big TrainNo. of series21.00infobox
Big TrainOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Big TrainProduction companyTalkback1.00infobox
Big TrainRelease9 November 1998 (1998-11-09) – 11 February 2002 (2002-02-11)1.00infobox
Big TrainRunning time30 minutes1.00infobox
Big TrainStarringSimon Pegg Mark Heap Kevin Eldon Amelia Bullmore (series 1) Julia Davis (series 1) Rebecca Front (series 2) Tracy-Ann Oberman (series 2) Catherine Tate (series 2)1.00infobox
Big Trainis aBritish television sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan0.90text
Big Trainrelated to Comedy style and notable sketchesFollowing0.60section

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