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Not with a Bang was a short-lived British television sitcom produced by London Weekend Television in 1990. It ran for seven episodes, each 30 minutes long. The show was a dark science fiction comedy, focusing on the end of the human race on Earth. The title comes from the last line of T. S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men "not with a bang, but a whimper".

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Rating

6/10

Release Date

19 April 2025

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Cast

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Brian Appleyard

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Colin Garrity

Mike Grady

Mike Grady

Graham Wilkins

Josie Lawrence

Josie Lawrence

Janet Wilkins

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