The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
As part of the BBC2 50th anniversary celebrations comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were commissioned to produce this spoof history of the channel. It parodies the channel, its content and the history documentary.
Ratings
IMDb8.4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Ed ByeDirector
- Harry EnfieldWriter
- Paul WhitehouseWriter
- Charlie HigsonWriter
- Philip PopeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Harry EnfieldSimon Schama / Bob Ferris / Barry Cryer / Jacob Bronowski / Eric Idle / John Cheese-Shop-Sketch / Basil Fawlty / Cherri 'Terry' Jones / John Major / Margaret Thatcher / Lord Howe / Mel Smith / Rowan Atkinson / Jonathan Lloyd-Cambridge / Stephen Fry / Lord Melchett / Blackadder / Alan Bennett / Jim Broadbentovich / Vyvyan / Michael Gambon / David Brent / Tim Rice-But-Dim / Tim Nice-But-Brooke-Taylor / Arthur Pinta-Lager / Germaine Dreary / Mark Egghead / Lord Sugar / John Torode / Paul Hollywood / Ian Hislop / David Mitchell / Diddy Andy Parsons / Various
- Paul WhitehouseTerry Collier / Michael Palin / Manuel / Frankie Howerd / Lurcio / Yosser Hughes / Lord Lawson / Stanley Baldrick / Alan Yentob / Rick / Dennis Potter / Evan Davis / Tim Canterbury / Rick Prog-Rock / Mary Berry / Jools Holland / Paul Merton / Sarah Silligan / Alan Davies / Diddy Andy Hamilton / Various
- Kevin EldonDerek Jacobi / Claudius / Bob Harris-Tweedious / Griff Rhys-Jones / Tim McInnerny / Various
- Simon GreenallBrian Blessed / Augustus / Mark Williams / Arthur Weasley / Ruddy Rory Redface / Nick Hewer / Gregg Wallace / Dara Ó Rea / Various
- Joseph MorpurgoHugh Laurie / Neil / Gareth Keenan / Angus Angusson / Russell Somebody / Russell Somebody-Else / Noel Fielding / Various
- Rhys ThomasVarious
- Catherine ShepherdJoan Bakewell Tart / Sue Perkins / Various
- Rosie CavalieroMiranda Richardson / Dawn Tinsley / Sheila Snoozecock / Karren Brady / Mel Giedroyc / Various
- Justin EdwardsOrson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various
- Lucy MontgomeryAnne Robinson / Various
- Nell EnfieldYoung Brunhilder
- Archie LyndhurstYoung Michael Gambon
Stills
Themes
parodyhistorical