colourfully-dressed children's TV presenters Billy (Hale) and Johnny (Pace), and rockers Jed and Dave. Billy and Johnny started off in a number of sketches spoofing the kind of television programming which helps pre-schoolers learn, with Ainsley Harriott appearing in a number of the sketches as their co-presenter Willy. Most sketches includes both Hale and Pace, though the black and white sketches featuring 1960s Beat Generation-era poet Groovy Wordbender are performed by Gareth Hale, whilst series one has a running gag featuring Norman Pace and a cow. A number of their TV sketches caused controversy, especially the one in which they pretended to have microwaved a cat. A number of writers worked on the series over the ten series, with a high number of writing duos contributing ideas for sketches including Carson & Tomlinson (script advisors Sean Carson and David Tomlinson), Nice & Smith and Hale & Pace themselves. In March 2022, the series was acquired by That's TV for its comedy line-up which also included repeats of The Mrs Merton Show and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Series list Spin-offs Hale & Pace's characters "The Two Rons – also known as The Management" also had a spin-off series of their own called The Management which included a number of their regular cast in permanent positions and ran for a total of 6 episodes. This series was also released on video but strangely only 4 out of the 6 episodes. They also made several specials, such as the 1996 Showcase Hale & Pace Down Under from Australia and April Fools' Day. Guest stars In early series, Hale and Pace would feature little known performers such as Ainsley Harriott, Annette Badland and Caroline Quentin, who would become successful in their own right later in the 1990s, but would not have any famous for the time stars in the series. Once Hale and Pace became more well known, more widely known stars appeared in their shows, with the snooker players Steve Davis and Jimmy White playing foil to the two cabbies in one episode. DVD box sets All 10 series are now released on DVD, available in region 4 from Australia (No special features or extras, simple DVD transfer) Series 1 & 2 Alternative? Series 3 & 4 Alternative? Series 5 & 6 Series 7 & 8 Series 9 & 10 The show is rated M in Australia and R16 in New Zealand for