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Hippies (1999)

1999-11-12 · 30m · EN
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Hippies is a 1999 BBC Two comedy miniseries created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, and written by Mathews. The six-episode series stars Simon Pegg, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sally Phillips, and Darren Boyd as four wannabe hippies in 1969 swinging London, who run a counterculture magazine and strive to be as trendy as society will allow... even if they fail at every turn.

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Arthur MathewsWriterMartin DennisDirector

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Simon PeggSimon PeggRay PurbbsJulian Rhind-TuttJulian Rhind-TuttAlex Picton-DinchSally PhillipsSally PhillipsJill SprintDarren BoydDarren BoydHugo YempJohn BenfieldJohn BenfieldDadGeraldine McNultyGeraldine McNultyMumSimon KunzSimon KunzProfessor RickmanPeter SerafinowiczPeter SerafinowiczRobinRolf SaxonRolf SaxonJerry GurvitzKevin EldonKevin EldonPeter MountstewartPaul ShearerPaul ShearerDesmond KempNigel WilliamsNigel WilliamsSalesman

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference2567801Actor preference14291 · 48988 · 27234Country preferenceGb

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What is Hippies about?

Hippies is a 1999 BBC Two comedy miniseries created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, and written by Mathews. The six-episode series stars Simon Pegg, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sally Phillips, and Darren Boyd as four wannabe hippies in 1969 swinging London, who run a counterculture magazine and strive to be as trendy as society will allow... even if they fail at every turn.

How long is Hippies?

Hippies has a runtime of 30 minutes.