of the show was not to shock but to examine the appeasement surrounding Hitler in 1938. He concedes that the satire of this appeasement did not translate as well as he intended. Discussing the furore around the show, Atkinson has also stated that three quarters of the cast were Jewish and did not consider the concept controversial. See also List of television series canceled after one episode Adolf Hitler in popular culture List of sitcoms known for negative reception 1990 in British television List of television shows considered the worst That's My Bush! — Another show parodying American sitcoms using politics References External links View animated opening titles 1990s British sitcoms 1990 British television series debuts 1990 British television series endings Fiction set in 1938 1990s British black comedy television series Sky sitcoms Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler Cultural depictions of Eva Braun Cultural depictions of Hermann Göring Cultural depictions of Joseph Stalin Cultural depictions of Neville Chamberlain English-language television shows Nazism in fiction Political controversies in television Race-related controversies in television Sky UK original programming Television controversies in the United Kingdom Television series produced at Pinewood Studios Television series canceled after one episode Television series set in the 1930s Television shows set in Berlin 1990 controversies