Introduction

Taking inspiration from the golden era of late Seventies and early Eighties television, and in particular BBC's Tomorrow's World, the new comedy series Look Around You looks at the very latest developments in science and technology - from the computer made especially for women (with scented keyboard) to the horse race predicting machine (designed by a horse).

Shot with the same particular brand of humour as the first series - and presented with aplomb by the very talented Peter Packard, Jack Morgan, Pam Bachelor and Pealy Maghti - the enthusiastic team of presenters offers an insight into what life might be like in the year 2000 in the worlds of music, health, sport, music, food and computers.

Peter Packard is the most self-assured member of the Look Around You team - authoritative, dependable and reliable.

Jack Morgan is a wisecracker with musical ambitions.

Pam Bachelor is the female face of science, friendly and with lots of great outfits.

Pealy Maghti is well-spoken, smiley and fond of wearing jump suits.

The Look Around You team is joined in the studio by regular guests, inventors and science specialists - from the man who loves synthesisers so much that he changed his name to… Synthesiser Patel, to the Ghost of Tchaikovsky who judges the Look Around You Music 2000 competition, a search for the music the public will be listening to in the year 2000.

Each week the team takes a look at a different invention and gets to meet the inventors.

This culminates in the grand live final of the Look Around You Invention of the Year competition - the winner is revealed in the final episode.

The series features cameos from the UK's finest comedy performers including Harry Enfield, Mark Heap, Matt Lucas, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Sarah Alexander and Kevin Eldon.

Set in the early Eighties the series is a fashion fest of fantastic outfits along with some great hair and sideburns.

Highlights include the return of the brown suit, slip-on shoes, the ra-ra skirt and an array of jumpsuits.

Peter is played by Peter Serafinowicz, Jack by Robert Popper, Pam by Olivia Colman and Pealy by Josie D'Arby.

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