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Snakes and Ladders

Snakes and Ladders

1989TV Series
ComedySci-Fi
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
27 votes

Set in a Britain of 1999, where the north and south are bordered states, with riches on one side and poverty on the other. Due to a computer mix-up, rich businessman's son Giles and poor, lowly-paid Gavin find themselves swapping ...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
John Gordon Sinclair, Adrian Edmondson, Ed Devereaux
Release Date
October 17, 1989
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Gordon Sinclair
John Gordon Sinclair
as Gavin
Adrian Edmondson
Adrian Edmondson
as Giles
Ed Devereaux
Ed Devereaux
as Computer Voice
June Watson
June Watson
as Gavin's Mum
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Phil McCall
as Gavin's Dad
Christopher Godwin
Christopher Godwin
as Mr Haverty
Ron Donachie
Ron Donachie
as Mr Pym
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Roger Sloman
as Mr Lambie
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Tony Meyer
as Donald
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Elaine Collins
as TV Reporter

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Yorkshire Television (YTV)

🎯 Categories

ComedySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Make it three
by jeremy-robinson-1 β€’ 2013-08-20
8/10

"Three good reviews. It's a classic that deserves a reappraisal! I remember it being laugh out loud funny but it was a long time ago, so I could be confusing it with some other obscure 80s comedy TV series, for example Thompson (1988) which I also thought was a hoot, and no one else did. Snakes and Ladders bears a strong resemblance to the concept introduced in Doomsday (2008) but with more laughs. The main reason I remember it is not to do with the quality of the acting or story, most of which I can hardly recall, but the fact it ended so abruptly. I don't recall it receiving particu..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The series takes place in 1999.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Set in a Britain of 1999, where the north and south are bordered states, with riches on one side and poverty on the other. Due to a computer mix-up, rich businessman's son Giles and poor, lowly-paid Gavin find themselves swapping ...