Harry Enflied's Television Programme was first broadcast on BBC 2 in 1990 in the Thursday 9pm slot that had become traditional for Alternative Comedy. Enfield was already an established name due to his 'Loadsamoney' character but the series gave greater presence to his frequent collaborators Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke - so much so that in 1994 the series was retitled "Harry Enflied and Chums".

The 1990 series written solely by Enflied, Whitehouse, Charlie Higson and Geoffrey Perkins. The original series began with Enfield in a black suit waling towards the camera and blowing a rasberry to the music of a brass band. Regular characters included:

Out-of-date Radio 1 DJs Dave Nice and Mike Smash or Smashey and Nicey a thinly veiled parody of Mike Reed and Simon Bates, Usually at the start of the programme each skit would have the pair try to out do each other with mentions of celebrity friends or charity work 'that they don't want to boast about'.

Wayne and Waynetta Slob (actually derived from one of Burke's stand-up skits), a pair of benefit dependent proto-Chavs arguing over the name of their unborn child "You can't call it Elvis 'cause its a GIRL" or pizza.

Tim-Nice-But-Dim - upper class twit who is usually being ripped off by one of his 'jolly nice' prep-school chums.

Lee and Vince - Two idiot fruit and veg stall holders opining about current affairs much in the same mode as "Pete and Dud".

The Old Gits - An obnoxious pair of old men who take great delight in persecuting younger people.

Annoying Kid Brother - spends his entire time irritating his family by talking constantly.

The Castle of Crystal Justice - A superhero team who are forced to encounter everyday problems such as opening a bank account.

Stavros - A revival of Enfield's old character

Loadsamoney - Killed off in the final episode.

After the original series there were a couple of radio appearances and a One-Off Special for Smashey and Nicey. During the period between series Enfield concentrated on straight acting parts and Whitehouse worked on other projects though through repeats the characters proved popular and in 1994 BBC2 commissioned a new series this time called "Harry Enfield and Chums". The format of the opening credits were the same though this time Enfield would be seen taking a quick drag from a cigarette hidden behind his back. This time the series had a pool of writers and is not as sharp as the original.