Holy Flying Circus is a 90-minute BBC television comedy film first broadcast in 2011, written by Tony Roche and directed by Owen Harris.

Initially, the Pythons are reluctant to take part but decide that Cleese and Michael Palin should represent the troupe on the programme.

[1] The production team of the BBC chat show eventually manage to gain a commitment from Malcolm Muggeridge and Mervyn Stockwood, then the Bishop of Southwark, to oppose the two Pythons.

Chris Harvey of The Telegraph wrote, "Constantly inventive, often very funny, the drama followed a fictional religious group intent on pillorying the Pythons and having Life of Brian banned", although he added that it "abandoned some of its humour and subtlety for preachiness.

HFC gained approval from Palin and Terry Jones, but Cleese says he "absolutely detested" the drama, in particular Boyd's portrayal of him.