In 1986, Idle provided the voice of Wreck-Gar, the leader of the Junkions (a race of robots built out of junk that can only speak in film catchphrases and advertising slogans) in The Transformers: The Movie. In 1987, he took part in the English National Opera production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Mikado, in which he appeared in the role of the Lord High Executioner, Ko-Ko; a performance of it was taped by Thames Television for broadcast, directed by John Michael Phillips, and subsequently released on DVD by A&E. In 1989, he appeared in the U.S. comedy television series Nearly Departed, about a ghost who haunts the family inhabiting his former home; the series lasted for six episodes as a summer replacement series.
In 1986 Idle provided the voice of Wreck-Gar the leader of the Junkions (a race of robots built out of junk that can only speak in film catchphrases and advertising slogans) in The Transformers The Movie In 1987 he took part in the English National Opera production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Mikado in which he appeared in the role of the Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko; a performance of it was taped by Thames Television for broadcast directed by John Michael Phillips and subsequently released on DVD by A&E In 1989 he appeared in the US comedy television series Nearly Departed about a ghost who haunts the family inhabiting his former home; the series lasted for six episodes as a summer replacement series