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Adapted from the sci-fi novel by Robert Rankin

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With DAVID WARNER.
Fantastical comic serial with DAVID WARNER and Elliott Stein.
Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with DAVID WARNER.
With DAVID WARNER and RUPERT DEGAS.
Fantastical comic serial with DAVID WARNER and RUPERT DEGAS.
Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with DAVID WARNER and RUPERT DEGAS.
Jason Isaacs and DAVID WARNER star.

Duration

30 minutes

Genre

Drama
Scifi And Fantasy

Official Site

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Station

BBC7

Trivia

BBC7 has sometimes listed episode 12 as The Wondrous One-off Birdman Of Whitehawk, which seems to be mixing the correct title and that of episode 11.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	The Incredible Encounter With Hugo Rune	20080823	20080824 (BBC7) 20090309 (BBC7) 20090310 (BBC7) 20100128 (BBC7) 20100825 (BBC7) 20100826 (BBC7) 20110622 (BBC7) 20110623 (BBC7) 20100128 20100129 20100825 20100826 20110622 20110623	A young man is mysteriously saved from drowning in 1960s Brighton. A young man is saved from drowning by a mysterious gentleman in 1960s Brighton. The adventures of Rune and Rizla begin! A young man is mysteriously saved from drowning in 1960s Brighton.
02	The Hound Of The Hangletons	20080830	20080831 (BBC7) 20090310 (BBC7) 20090311 (BBC7) 20100129 (BBC7) 20100826 (BBC7) 20100827 (BBC7) 20110623 (BBC7) 20110624 (BBC7) 20100129 20100130 20100826 20100827 20110623 20110624	Hugo Rune and Rizla attempt to solve the missing spaniel mystery. Hugo Rune and Rizla solve the mystery of the missing spaniel with unremarkable ease. Hugo Rune and Rizla attempt to solve the missing spaniel mystery. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein. Bizarre comic serial. Hugo Rune and Rizla solve the mystery of the missing spaniel with unremarkable ease. David Warner stars. Episode 2 of 13.
03	The Curious Case Of The Centenary Centaur	20080906	20080907 (BBC7) 20090311 (BBC7) 20090312 (BBC7) 20100201 (BBC7) 20100827 (BBC7) 20100828 (BBC7) 20110624 (BBC7) 20110625 (BBC7) 20090311 20090312 20100201 20100202 20100827 20100828 20110624 20110625	Hugo Rune and Rizla cause a riot at a new-age seminar. With David Warner. Rune and Rizla cause a riot at a new-age seminar with a mythical centaur. David Warner stars in the bizarre comic serial. Episode 3 of 13.
04	The Monstrous Mystery Of The Moulsecoomb Crab	20080913	20090312 (BBC7) 20090313 (BBC7) 20100202 (BBC7) 20100830 (BBC7) 20100831 (BBC7) 20110627 (BBC7) 20110628 (BBC7) 20090312 20090313 20100202 20100203 20100830 20100831 20110627 20110628	Hugo Rune and Rizla uncover an alien plot on the Sussex Downs. Rune and Rizla learn the piratical history of Moulsecoomb, bump into a bog-troll and uncover an alien plot! Hugo Rune and Rizla uncover an alien plot on the Sussex Downs. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
05	The Lark Of The Lansdowne Lioness	20080920	20080921 (BBC7) 20090313 (BBC7) 20090314 (BBC7) 20100203 (BBC7) 20100831 (BBC7) 20100901 (BBC7) 20110628 (BBC7) 20110629 (BBC7) 20090313 20090314 20100203 20100204 20100831 20100901 20110628 20110629	Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Hugo Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Fantastical comic serial with DAVID WARNER. Rune and Rizla find themselves collecting the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Hugo Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner. Rune and Rizla find themselves collecting the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Bizarre comic serial with David Warner. Episode 5 of 13.
06	The Curious Case Of The Woodingdean Chameleon	20080927	20080928 (BBC7) 20090316 (BBC7) 20090317 (BBC7) 20100204 (BBC7) 20100901 (BBC7) 20100902 (BBC7) 20110629 (BBC7) 20110630 (BBC7) 20090316 20090317 20100204 20100205 20100901 20100902 20110629 20110630	Rizla must hit the mean streets to try to stop an assassination. Rizla must hit the mean streets to try and stop an assassination. Down those mean streets a man must go, to stop an assassination. Bizarre comic serial with David Warner. Episode 6 of 13. Synopsis
07	The Scintillating Story Of The Sackville Scavenger	20081004	20081005 (BBC7) 20090317 (BBC7) 20090318 (BBC7) 20100205 (BBC7) 20100902 (BBC7) 20100903 (BBC7) 20110630 (BBC7) 20110701 (BBC7) 20090317 20090318 20100205 20100206 20100902 20100903 20110630 20110701	Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. With David Warner. Rune and Rizla go natural for an encounter with KURT COBAIN and other doomed musicians. Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein. Rune and Rizla go natural for an encounter with Kurt Cobain and other doomed musicians. With David Warner. Episode 7 of 13. Synopsis Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner.
08	The Fantastic Adventure Of The Foredown Man	20081011	20081012 (BBC7) 20090318 (BBC7) 20090319 (BBC7) 20100208 (BBC7) 20100903 (BBC7) 20100904 (BBC7) 20110701 (BBC7) 20110702 (BBC7) 20090318 20090319 20100208 20100209 20100903 20100904 20110701 20110702	A monk in Rizla's dream thinks he's two minutes away from death. With David Warner. Is Rizla only two minutes away from death? The monk in his dreams thinks so. David Warner stars in this comic serial. Episode 8 of 13. Synopsis A monk in Rizla's dream thinks he's two minutes away from death. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner.
09	The Baffling Business Of The Bevendean Bat	20081018	20081019 (BBC7) 20090319 (BBC7) 20090320 (BBC7) 20100209 (BBC7) 20100906 (BBC7) 20100907 (BBC7) 20110704 (BBC7) 20110705 (BBC7) 20090319 20090320 20100209 20100210 20100906 20100907 20110704 20110705	Rune and Rizla meet a detonating one-legged seafarer. With David Warner. Rune and Rizla meet a detonating one-legged seafarer. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner. Rune and Rizla meet a detonating one-legged seafarer. David Warner and Rupert Degas star in a bizarre comic serial. Episode 9 of 13. Synopsis
10	The Sensational Saga Of The Saltdean Stallion	20081025	20081026 (BBC7) 20090320 (BBC7) 20090321 (BBC7) 20100210 (BBC7) 20100907 (BBC7) 20100908 (BBC7) 20110705 (BBC7) 20110706 (BBC7) 20090320 20090321 20100210 20100211 20100907 20100908 20110705 20110706	Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Fantastical serial with David Warner. Rizla is apparently unable to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. With David Warner and Rupert Degas. Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas. Rizla is apparently unable to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. David Warner stars. Episode 10 of 13. Synopsis
11	The Bizarre Brouhaha Of The Birdman Of Whitehawk	20081101	20081102 (BBC7) 20090323 (BBC7) 20090324 (BBC7) 20100211 (BBC7) 20100908 (BBC7) 20100909 (BBC7) 20110706 (BBC7) 20110707 (BBC7) 20090323 20090324 20100211 20100212 20100908 20100909 20110706 20110707	The future's best unknown. Rune and Rizla find out the hard way. The future's best left unknown. Rune and Rizla find out the hard way. Episode 11 of 13. Synopsis
12	The Wondrous One-off Wiseman Of Withdean	20081108	20081109 (BBC7) 20090324 (BBC7) 20090325 (BBC7) 20100212 (BBC7) 20100909 (BBC7) 20100910 (BBC7) 20110707 (BBC7) 20110708 (BBC7) 20090324 20090325 20100212 20100213 20100909 20100910 20110707 20110708	Rizla dresses as a woman, but Hugo Rune can't escape his destiny. With David Warner. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo cannot escape his destiny. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo Rune can't escape his destiny. With David Warner. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo Rune can't escape his destiny. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo cannot escape his destiny. Episode 12 of 13.
13 LAST	The Concluding Chaotic Conundrum Of The Coldean Cat	20081115	20081116 (BBC7) 20090325 (BBC7) 20090326 (BBC7) 20100215 (BBC7) 20100910 (BBC7) 20100911 (BBC7) 20110708 (BBC7) 20110709 (BBC7) 20090325 20090326 20100215 20100216 20100910 20100911 20110708 20110709	Can Rizla survive with only a messiah for company?

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	The Incredible Encounter With Hugo Rune	20080823	20080824 (BBC7) 20090309 (BBC7) 20090310 (BBC7) 20100128 (BBC7) 20100825 (BBC7) 20100826 (BBC7) 20110622 (BBC7) 20110623 (BBC7) 20100128 20100129 20100825 20100826 20110622 20110623	A young man is mysteriously saved from drowning in 1960s Brighton. A young man is saved from drowning by a mysterious gentleman in 1960s Brighton. The adventures of Rune and Rizla begin! A young man is mysteriously saved from drowning in 1960s Brighton.
02	The Hound Of The Hangletons	20080830	20080831 (BBC7) 20090310 (BBC7) 20090311 (BBC7) 20100129 (BBC7) 20100826 (BBC7) 20100827 (BBC7) 20110623 (BBC7) 20110624 (BBC7) 20100129 20100130 20100826 20100827 20110623 20110624	Hugo Rune and Rizla attempt to solve the missing spaniel mystery. Hugo Rune and Rizla solve the mystery of the missing spaniel with unremarkable ease. Hugo Rune and Rizla attempt to solve the missing spaniel mystery. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein. Bizarre comic serial. Hugo Rune and Rizla solve the mystery of the missing spaniel with unremarkable ease. David Warner stars. Episode 2 of 13.
03	The Curious Case Of The Centenary Centaur	20080906	20080907 (BBC7) 20090311 (BBC7) 20090312 (BBC7) 20100201 (BBC7) 20100827 (BBC7) 20100828 (BBC7) 20110624 (BBC7) 20110625 (BBC7) 20090311 20090312 20100201 20100202 20100827 20100828 20110624 20110625	Hugo Rune and Rizla cause a riot at a new-age seminar. With David Warner. Rune and Rizla cause a riot at a new-age seminar with a mythical centaur. David Warner stars in the bizarre comic serial. Episode 3 of 13.
04	The Monstrous Mystery Of The Moulsecoomb Crab	20080913	20090312 (BBC7) 20090313 (BBC7) 20100202 (BBC7) 20100830 (BBC7) 20100831 (BBC7) 20110627 (BBC7) 20110628 (BBC7) 20090312 20090313 20100202 20100203 20100830 20100831 20110627 20110628	Hugo Rune and Rizla uncover an alien plot on the Sussex Downs. Rune and Rizla learn the piratical history of Moulsecoomb, bump into a bog-troll and uncover an alien plot! Hugo Rune and Rizla uncover an alien plot on the Sussex Downs. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
05	The Lark Of The Lansdowne Lioness	20080920	20080921 (BBC7) 20090313 (BBC7) 20090314 (BBC7) 20100203 (BBC7) 20100831 (BBC7) 20100901 (BBC7) 20110628 (BBC7) 20110629 (BBC7) 20090313 20090314 20100203 20100204 20100831 20100901 20110628 20110629	Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Hugo Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Fantastical comic serial with DAVID WARNER. Rune and Rizla find themselves collecting the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Hugo Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner. Rune and Rizla find themselves collecting the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Bizarre comic serial with David Warner. Episode 5 of 13.
06	The Curious Case Of The Woodingdean Chameleon	20080927	20080928 (BBC7) 20090316 (BBC7) 20090317 (BBC7) 20100204 (BBC7) 20100901 (BBC7) 20100902 (BBC7) 20110629 (BBC7) 20110630 (BBC7) 20090316 20090317 20100204 20100205 20100901 20100902 20110629 20110630	Rizla must hit the mean streets to try to stop an assassination. Rizla must hit the mean streets to try and stop an assassination. Down those mean streets a man must go, to stop an assassination. Bizarre comic serial with David Warner. Episode 6 of 13. Synopsis
07	The Scintillating Story Of The Sackville Scavenger	20081004	20081005 (BBC7) 20090317 (BBC7) 20090318 (BBC7) 20100205 (BBC7) 20100902 (BBC7) 20100903 (BBC7) 20110630 (BBC7) 20110701 (BBC7) 20090317 20090318 20100205 20100206 20100902 20100903 20110630 20110701	Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. With David Warner. Rune and Rizla go natural for an encounter with KURT COBAIN and other doomed musicians. Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein. Rune and Rizla go natural for an encounter with Kurt Cobain and other doomed musicians. With David Warner. Episode 7 of 13. Synopsis Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner.
08	The Fantastic Adventure Of The Foredown Man	20081011	20081012 (BBC7) 20090318 (BBC7) 20090319 (BBC7) 20100208 (BBC7) 20100903 (BBC7) 20100904 (BBC7) 20110701 (BBC7) 20110702 (BBC7) 20090318 20090319 20100208 20100209 20100903 20100904 20110701 20110702	A monk in Rizla's dream thinks he's two minutes away from death. With David Warner. Is Rizla only two minutes away from death? The monk in his dreams thinks so. David Warner stars in this comic serial. Episode 8 of 13. Synopsis A monk in Rizla's dream thinks he's two minutes away from death. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner.
09	The Baffling Business Of The Bevendean Bat	20081018	20081019 (BBC7) 20090319 (BBC7) 20090320 (BBC7) 20100209 (BBC7) 20100906 (BBC7) 20100907 (BBC7) 20110704 (BBC7) 20110705 (BBC7) 20090319 20090320 20100209 20100210 20100906 20100907 20110704 20110705	Rune and Rizla meet a detonating one-legged seafarer. With David Warner. Rune and Rizla meet a detonating one-legged seafarer. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner. Rune and Rizla meet a detonating one-legged seafarer. David Warner and Rupert Degas star in a bizarre comic serial. Episode 9 of 13. Synopsis
10	The Sensational Saga Of The Saltdean Stallion	20081025	20081026 (BBC7) 20090320 (BBC7) 20090321 (BBC7) 20100210 (BBC7) 20100907 (BBC7) 20100908 (BBC7) 20110705 (BBC7) 20110706 (BBC7) 20090320 20090321 20100210 20100211 20100907 20100908 20110705 20110706	Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Fantastical serial with David Warner. Rizla is apparently unable to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. With David Warner and Rupert Degas. Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas. Rizla is apparently unable to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. David Warner stars. Episode 10 of 13. Synopsis
11	The Bizarre Brouhaha Of The Birdman Of Whitehawk	20081101	20081102 (BBC7) 20090323 (BBC7) 20090324 (BBC7) 20100211 (BBC7) 20100908 (BBC7) 20100909 (BBC7) 20110706 (BBC7) 20110707 (BBC7) 20090323 20090324 20100211 20100212 20100908 20100909 20110706 20110707	The future's best unknown. Rune and Rizla find out the hard way. The future's best left unknown. Rune and Rizla find out the hard way. Episode 11 of 13. Synopsis
12	The Wondrous One-off Wiseman Of Withdean	20081108	20081109 (BBC7) 20090324 (BBC7) 20090325 (BBC7) 20100212 (BBC7) 20100909 (BBC7) 20100910 (BBC7) 20110707 (BBC7) 20110708 (BBC7) 20090324 20090325 20100212 20100213 20100909 20100910 20110707 20110708	Rizla dresses as a woman, but Hugo Rune can't escape his destiny. With David Warner. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo cannot escape his destiny. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo Rune can't escape his destiny. With David Warner. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo Rune can't escape his destiny. Robert Rankin's fantastical comic serial with David Warner. Rizla is disguised as a woman. Hugo cannot escape his destiny. Episode 12 of 13.
13 LAST	The Concluding Chaotic Conundrum Of The Coldean Cat	20081115	20081116 (BBC7) 20090325 (BBC7) 20090326 (BBC7) 20100215 (BBC7) 20100910 (BBC7) 20100911 (BBC7) 20110708 (BBC7) 20110709 (BBC7) 20090325 20090326 20100215 20100216 20100910 20100911 20110708 20110709	Can Rizla survive with only a messiah for company?