How many episodes of Monty Pythons Flying Circus are there?
There were 13 shows from each of the first 3 series and 6 shows in the 4th series plus 2 specials made for German television for a total of 47. Q: When were these episodes originally shown in the U.K.? A: The broadcast dates for Monty Python’s Flying Circus are as follows: Series 1: 5 October 1969 – 11 January 1970 Series 2: 15 September 1970 – 22 December 1970 Series 3: 19 October 1972 – 18 January 1973 Since John Cleese left the group after the third series, the fourth was called simply Monty Python. Series 4: 31 October 1974 – 5 December 1974 Q: What are the German episodes? A: Two special episodes of “Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus” were done especially for German television in 1972 and 1973. One was done in German, the other done in English and dubbed over in German. These remained mostly unaired for years, but the Pythons were proud of them, and had the backing for Life of Brian fallen through they planned to use the bits in a cheap sketch film. Segments have been used as time-
