Channel 4 lawyer wrote: Cultural references After Dark featured in Biff cartoons from The Guardian in 1988. After Dark was parodied on a regular basis as part of the BBC1 comedy series Alas Smith and Jones. The comic writer William Donaldson ran a column in The Independent newspaper about attempts made by After Dark staff to contact him (they "didn't know me from a hole in the road and merely wanted Janie Jones's number"). Simon Bell plays the part of an After Dark presenter in the 1989 film The Tall Guy. In 2011 Oliver Reed's appearance on After Dark featured in the BBC radio play Burning Both Ends by Matthew Broughton In 2016 After Dark was the inspiration for the touring production The Destroyed Room by theatre company Vanishing Point. See also List of After Dark editions Open Media References External sources Production company's list of all guests, hosts, programme titles and dates Credits (from IMDb) One entire episode and several clips of others (from the production company's YouTube channel) Interview with Helena Kennedy launching a new series of After Dark (The Sunday Times, 23 February 2003) Channel 4 original programming British political television series Television censorship in the United Kingdom 1980s British television series 1990s British television series 1987 British television series debuts 2003 British television series endings British television talk shows British television series revived after cancellation Debate television series