Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!

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Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! is an animated skitcom television show that aired on BBC Two from 28 October 2001 to 18 February 2002. The show was created by David Freedman and Alan Gilbey after the greeting card line about a painfully honest demon created by cartoonist Hugh MacLeod. The basic format was a series of sketches linked by the eponymous Mr. Hell, a Satan-esque host voiced by comedian Bob Monkhouse – the last series before his death in 2003. Mr. Hell delights in making his guests as miserable as possible, and also discusses his own personal problems, to add to the general sense of desolation.^[1]

Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!

Genre	Sketch comedy
Created by	David Freedman Alan Gilbey
Written by	Joel Jessup Hugh MacLeod Simon Blackwell Roger Drew Will Smith Colin Yardley Joe Dator Nick Ostler Olly Smith
Directed by	Andy Bartlett John Pagan Tim Stuby Rob Boutilier Michael Grimshaw Keith Ingham Paul Boyd
Starring	Bob Monkhouse Paul Dobson Philip Maurice Hayes Scott McNeil Gerard Plunkett Tabitha St. Germain Michael Dobson Nicole Oliver Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Graham Andrews Ellie King Pauline Newstone Sally Grace Catherine Woods Jonathan Lloyd Walker Cathy Weseluck
Music by	Mark Sayer-Wade
Country of origin	United Kingdom Canada
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Christopher J. Brough Gareth Edwards David Freedman Alan Gilbey Myfanwy Moore Jon Plowman
Producer	J. Falconer
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Peafur Productions and Sextant Entertainment Group
Original release
Network	BBC Two (UK)
Release	28 October 2001 – 18 February 2002

Notable characters in the series include Josh, voiced by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, who attempts to start a discussion about reincarnation before inevitably getting killed, and Serge the Fashion Industry Seal of Death (an anthropomorphic seal), who wants to take revenge on the fashion industry for killing his parents. Mr. Hell also regularly appears in his own sketches, some featuring his illegitimate son Damien, and Damien's mother Angela, an angel.

2001 Houston World Festival Platinum Remi Award winner^[2]
2001 Leo Award winner for Best Animation Program or Series^[3]
2002 Gemini Award winner for Best Animated Program or Series^[4]

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^ "WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Past Winners". WorldFest. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
^ "Leo Awards 2001 Winners". Leo Awards. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
^ "17th Annual Gemini Award Winners". 17th Annual Gemini Awards. Archived from the original on 30 December 2002.