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The Evil Hypnotist

Big Train
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The setup

A woman trying to quit smoking is referred to a hypnotist with a sinister reputation.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Two practitioners fail to hypnotize Mrs Phillips out of her cigarette cravings. Their colleague Tim Rowlands arrives in a cape and top hat, making his ominous reputation impossible to overlook. His courteous consultation builds toward a treatment that leaves the room uncertain how to react.

The funny people

Meet the cast. 4

Say it with us

Highly quotable.

You do know I'm an evil hypnotist?

It worked! It worked!

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

The episode rundown lists this sketch as “Hypnotist.”

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