Hebburn characters - British Comedy Guide Newspaper Editor. Played by: Chris Ramsey The son. He starts things and never finishes them, gets into all kinds of situations, "a walking disaster zone", but loveable and almost naïve in his view of the world. Jack loves his sister, although their relationship can be a little strained; meanwhile, he has pursued his dreams by becoming a journalist in Manchester, and has ambitions to write books and be a huge success. Sometimes a little too impetuous and ambitious for his own good, Jack's nevertheless utterly honest, loving and loyal to his family and to Sarah, who he met in Manchester and married on impulse in Las Vegas. Having had his dreams of publishing a major football biography dashed, Jack's reluctantly found himself Editor (and sole reporter) of the tiny local paper, the Hebburn Advertiser. He wouldn't have taken it if Sarah hadn't fallen pregnant... Sarah Pearson Played by: Kimberley Nixon The wife. Middle class, from York and Jewish, Sarah is the clever half of the couple. She's studying a PhD in Psychology, looking forward to a successful career in academia and is hoping that her Jack's writing will take off so they can settle down, buy a house and live the dream.

Pregnant with their first child, she's suffering dreadfully from hormonal mood swings, and growing ever-more frustrated with not having any space, peace or privacy. Jack seems to have lost all his drive, and it's not gone un-noticed. It'd be fair to say that Hebburn did not initially feature in her plans, but Sarah's not a snob and is really relieved that Jack's family like her. It's a pity that the same cannot be said of her argumentative, snooty, forthright mother... Joe Pearson Played by: Vic Reeves (as Jim Moir) The father, the patriach of the family, strong and silent, great in a crisis, with a dry, almost cutting sense of humour. A big man with a big heart, capable of huge moments of generosity, while refusing to spend any money at all on himself. Joe has worked in the Merchant Navy all his life and has often been away from home for six months at a time, but after a massive stroke he's now back in the family home for good; while there's never anything but love between him and Pauline, it's an added pressure on the Pearsons. Pauline Pearson Estate Agent. Played by: Gina McKee The mother.

Daft but not stupid, wise but not sensible, her entire focus is her family and getting them forward in life. In raising her children Pauline has always tried the best for them and in moments of darkness will always "cope". Sometimes by saying the wrong thing, but she will always cope. She is a homemaker at heart and loves looking after her children even though they are now fully grown adults. Following Joe's stroke, Pauline's had to make a big change in her own life by becoming the breadwinner: she's got a job as an estate agent. Trouble is, she's really just a bit too honest! Vicki Florist. Played by: Lisa McGrillis The daughter. Headstrong but with a good heart, Vicki lurches from moments of the desire to fit in, to the realisation she is her own person. She thinks Jack is a "waster" and they bicker constantly, but she loves Sarah and almost instantly seems to feel closer to her than she does to long-term best friend Denise.

Jack describes his sister, who idolises Cheryl Cole , as as a "loveable slapper": her somewhat brash, northern manner can disarm, but it's a thin covering over a fairly typical girly-girl. On-off boyfriend Gervaise keeps breaking her heart, but she still loves him. However, having been more than content with a simple life as the girlfriend of a pub singer apparently on the up, she's inspired by Sarah to strive in life, and join the local college: "There's a whole world out there, and I'm gonna learn the shite out of it." Dot Played by: Pat Dunn Joe's mam, Granny Dot, is the matriarch of the Pearson family. She thinks she controls the family despite a long spell in retirement home exile. Dot is desperate to join in the conversation and is thrilled at Sarah's introduction to the family. She also enjoys Pauline's difficulties in, well, anything whatsoever, and never misses an opportunity to let her daughter-in-law know that she would do a better job. But even though she often snipes at Pauline, Dot knows that her son's done well for himself and settled down with a good woman. Ramsey Phyiscal Distribution Manager.

Played by: Jason Cook One of Jack's old Hebburn mates is, on the surface, a n'er do well, but underneath he cares about his town, his mates, his tearaway son Hutchy and, particularly, Denise. He's a weekend dad - although Hutchy is often the authority figure - who tries and fails in life. Despite her still harbouring a deep desire for Jack, Ramsey is overjoyed when he sleeps with, and later begins a relationship (of sorts) with, Denise. He describes her as his 'dream bird', and he quickly gets her pregnant - thanks to some incredibly dodgy condoms. He's delighted to get what is almost certainly his first job, as the local paper's Phyiscal Distribution Manager - aka, paper boy. Big Keith Played by: Steffen Peddie Big Keith is Ramsey's friend. He is, as his name suggests, quite big. His slobbish appearance is, to be fair, actually more than a little skin-deep - but Big Keith has an undoubted charm, proven when Sarah's hippy sister, Marial, goes a little bit crazy for him and his earthy masculinity.

Gervaise Played by: Neil Grainger Gervaise is a pub singer, and a mate of Ramsey. He has an on-off relationship with Vicki - he keeps breaking her heart, but she's hooked. Now starting to move up in the showbiz world, Gervaise is recording an album and is back together with Vicki. But will it last? Denise AKA: Denise Chantelle Rutherford. Care Worker. Played by: Victoria Elliott Jack's ex-girlfriend is a brash, outspoken good time girl. It may've been a full five years since they split up, but unfortunately for Jack she still harbours more than a little bit of a longing for his talents in the bedroom, and as Vicki's best friend, he can never quite escape her for long. Jack may have outgrown her uniquely classy style, but for the still Hebburn-bound Ramsey, Denise is his dream bird. Working at the local council-run OAP care home where Dot is resident, and now pregnant by Ramsey, she's developed quite the craving for Pepperami. Hebburn returns for a second series with the Pearson family gathered for a funeral - but who's died?

- Mirror Online TV Hebburn returns for a second series with the Pearson family gathered for a funeral - but who's died? Set in the North Eastern town of Hebburn, the first run ended after Joe, played by Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, had a stroke Share Hebburn: The family from the first series (Photo: BBC) Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email As the second series of this family sitcom begins, the Pearsons are gathered for a funeral. But who is being laid to rest? Set in the North Eastern town of Hebburn, the first run ended after Joe, played by Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, had a stroke. But has he survived? The show follows the trials and tribulations of his family, and last series we saw son Jack (Chris Ramsey) secretly marrying nice middle-class Jewish girl Sarah (Kimberley Nixon) after a drunken night in Vegas. In this run, mum Pauline (Gina McKee) decides to get a proper job as an estate agent, while Jack and Sarah have a baby on the way, so are desperate to find their own place to live.

Meanwhile, daughter Vicky wants to make a better life for herself, that is if her boyfriend, superstar Gervaise, doesn’t stand in her way. And Granny Dot is fed up in her retirement home. “Hebburn is a really sweet and funny show,” says Kimberley. “It’s a traditional family set-up that you don’t always see on TV nowadays.” Gina McKee's trademark is cool detachment, so why is she blushing on the inside? | The Independent Profiles Gina McKee's trademark is cool detachment, so why is she blushing on the inside? Gina McKee – she of the alabaster skin and cool demeanour – is silent on her private life and lets her acting speak for itself. But the thought of Julia Roberts’trousers, or critical acclaim, makes our elegant heroine quite flustered, as Gerard Gilbert discovers. Friday 26 October 2012 23:00 BST Click to follow Gina McKee's trademark is cool detachment, so why is she blushing on the inside?

1/5 Gina McKee photographed at the Quo Vadis Club, Dean Street, London W1 Kalpesh Lathigra McKee in her latest drama, Secret State Channel 4 McKee with her on-screen husband Vic Reeves in the BBC2 sitcom Hebburn BBC/Baby Cow McKee starred in children's series Quest of Eagles in 1979 Rex Features 5/5 McKee playing the wheelchair-bound Bella alongside Hugh Grant in the 1999 Richard Curtis rom-com Notting Hill Rex Features And so, with mixed feelings, to meet Gina McKee, the long, slim, murmuring Geordie actress with the Modigliani looks and the Sphinxlike demeanour. On the one hand I’m intrigued to meet this elegant enigma in the (alabaster) flesh, who has stealthily become one of the most respected performers of her generation. On the other hand I have read enough press cuttings to note the repeated use of phrases such as “evasive civility”, “details seem slippery” and “famously tight-lipped about her personal life” to fear that all I will return with will be long, dutiful passages about her work. I needn't have worried.

For a start she seems relaxed – almost chatty – on the afternoon that I meet her, draped over a sofa on a top-floor room of a London restaurant. Casually dressed in T-shirt and black jeans, she is fresh from adding ADR (additional dialogue recording) to her part as an investigative journalist in Channel 4's new conspiracy thriller, Secret State, a remake of their 1988 series, A Very British Coup – of which more later. Although there is an inner core of her personal life that remains off-limits – that's to say her relationship with her husband of 23 years, Kez Cary – she doesn't seem particularly evasive about the rest of it. Perhaps it's just easy to mistake slowly measured thought for evasion. We break the ice with a discussion about my digital recorder. "Oh, I have this exact same microphone… use it for learning lines," she says. It seems McKee records the other actors' words, with suitable gaps for her own lines. "It means you don't bother people saying, 'Can you help me with this?', which drives people nuts.

Anyway, that's exceptionally dull… you didn't need to know that." Not at all, and anyway this self-reliance becomes a recurring, underlying theme of her story. First up, however, I congratulate her on her performance as the mother in the BBC2 sitcom Hebburn. She plays a Tyneside housewife married to Vic Reeves – or rather Jim Moir, as he calls himself when he's not being Vic Reeves – and McKee seems wonderfully skittish and liberated after so many anguished roles (the wife of a man arrested for downloading child pornography in Fiona's Story, the mother covering up her son's crime in The Street, the wife whose family is swept away in Tsunami: the Aftermath, Kenneth Branagh's terminally ill wife in the Donmar production of Chekhov's Ivanov… I could go on). "Three years ago we did In the Loop [the Armando Iannucci satire] and I really enjoyed it," she says. "It was a real shot in the arm.

I kept saying, 'I've got to do some comedy, I've got to do some comedy'… and then when I knew Jim was cast… I've been a huge fan of Vic and Bob… so I was very excited about that. And a little bit nervous, actually. I rarely get nervous about meeting people and sometimes it's unexpected." Unexpected indeed, given the calibre of some of the talent she's worked with over the years, including Hugh Grant in the Ken Russell phantasmagoria, The Lair of the White Worm, Christopher Eccleston and Daniel (or "Danny", as she calls him) Craig in the Nineties TV classic Our Friends in the North, Homeland star Damian Lewis in The Forsyte Saga, Clive Owen in Mike Hodges' Croupier and, of course, Julia Roberts – McKee playing the wheelchair-bound Bella in the 1999 Richard Curtis rom-com Notting Hill. "The first day we met for a rehearsal, I gave myself a little talking to: 'Don't get nervous…'," she recalls.

"And when I got in there Julia and I were wearing the exact same pair of trousers and for some silly reason I was embarrassed she would think I was trying to copy her – so I didn't take my coat off all day. Anyway, it's completely unnecessary – she's very easy to be with and wants to do her job like everyone else." The global success of Notting Hill got McKee an American agent, and roles in films with the likes of Willem Dafoe and Sandra Bullock – and it still wins her jobs today, some 13 years later. "I recently did a film with a French director – it was a straight offer I didn't have to meet for or audition, which is fairly unusual. The director [Arnaud Desplechin] was struggling to cast this English character – he kept saying 'no' and finally the US casting director showed him these scenes from Notting Hill and he said 'yes'." The film is Jimmy Picard, the true tale of a Native American ex-serviceman, and her co-stars are Benicio del Toro (Usual Suspects, Che) and Mathieu Amalric (Quantum of Solace, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly).

It's a very long, exotic way from McKee's upbringing in County Durham, in the "classic post-war new town" of Peterlee, where Georgina McKee was born in April 1964, her father working in the nearby Easington Colliery. "A distant cousin sent me some genealogy report on my father's side, and it's sort of what I suspected," she says. "Coal miners for generations… four or maybe five generations. Easington Colliery is just a landscaped field now, with a ventilation shaft – I guess for the gasesf – and a small commemorative garden with the wheel. It's quite a contrast to how it was." How does she feel about that? "I don't know entirely. I think if I lived there I would have processed how I feel about it more. I don't know fully what the community's like now." In fact, McKee rarely returns since the death of her parents. Her father took early retirement after the 1984 miners' strike, and McKee's brother had to move away to find work, becoming (ironically given the turbulent times, and McKee practically whispers the fact) a policeman in the Metropolitan Police.

By the time of Arthur Scargill's last stand against the Thatcher government, however, McKee was 300 miles away in London, a jobbing actress with that most precious of commodities back in the day – a union card from Equity. How did the coal miner's daughter get to this point, especially, as she says, "the environment we were living in was not one of the theatre or the arts"? By way of a succession of inspiring individuals, it would seem, starting with her primary school teacher, Mrs Hall, who introduced her pupils to improvisation. "Of course it was never described as that, but it was bringing the playground into the classroom," says McKee. "I loved it, but of course it was never seen as something that could be useful in your life." At secondary school, McKee read a "hand-written photocopied A4 sheet of paper" (the memory is obviously firmly imprinted) on a shoe-shop window, advertising a teenage drama workshop run by Ros Rigby (now an OBE, and a director at the Sage, Gatehead) and her husband Graeme Rigby of Amber Films.

McKee and her friends went along for af laugh, except that McKee was "hooked… although I didn't admit it". One of their productions was watched by someone from the local ITV station, Tyne Tees, which led to a job in a children's series, Quest of Eagles. In the meantime, she spent three summers from the age of 15 in London (being put up by the relatives of one of her teachers) attending the National Youth Theatre. At 17, she applied for and was rejected by three drama schools, but by then she had something almost more valuable than a Rada education. She had an Equity card from her stint on Quest of Eagles. "Back then it was a closed shop, and I was in a fairly unique position of being a young person with a provisional Equity card," says McKee. "I got offered a few jobs, and kept going and kept going." Not that she skimped on her education. "I would go off and do classes because I needed to know skills you would learn in drama school, and I needed to make sure I wasn't lacking. City Lit [the City Literature Institute in London] is particularly good.

I would go regularly because it was affordable." She's self-taught then? "Self-motivated, maybe… yeah." Work remained steady and varied – with supporting parts in the Mike Leigh film Naked and in TV shows such as Inspector Morse, The Lenny Henry Show, Drop the Dead Donkey and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet – but unspectacular. And then in 1995, at the age of 31, she was cast as Mary Soulsby in Peter Flannery's time-lapse drama Our Friends in the North, alongside Christopher Eccleston and the then unknown Daniel Craig and Mark Strong. "I was very lucky, wasn't I?" says McKee. "I remember loving the scripts and then having that bittersweet feeling where every fibre of your being says, 'I want to do this, and it may not be yours'." Flannery's drama followed the mixed fortunes of a group of four friends from Newcastle from 1964 until 1995, by which time McKee's character, Mary, had become a Labour MP, a proto 'Blair's Babe'.

"All the boys were cast and I wasn't and I remember having to go for a screen test with Mark and they gave us a scene where they're lying in bed together and they had us lie on two tables that they'd pushed together. And I think they had concerns about what I would look like in Sixties make-up, so I was given a nylon, black, long wig and very heavy Sixties eye make-up. I looked like a drag act trying to be Cher." Despite the look, McKee won the role, ageing from 18 to 52 on screen and winning a Bafta. Was it career-changing? "Markedly but not immediately," she says, after her usual consideration. McKee is not one to jump into answers. "In fact, I was unemployed for a while after I won the Bafta. But there was a definite change… better roles… more interesting things to do." One of those things was playing the vampy news reporter Libby Shuss in Chris Morris's Brass Eye, displaying the comedy chops that have resurfaced in Hebburn. She seems particularly pleased when I mention that The Independent's TV reviewer had, that morning, heaped praise on the show.

"I'm going a bit red… I'm burning up now… I don't know why," she says. "You don't go red," I say, looking closely at her still resolutely alabaster cheeks. "No, you haven't gone red," confirms the PR. "I don't know if I'm physically going red," says McKee, "but I'm feeling really hot." Part of McKee's pallor might be to do with her low blood pressure ("All the doctors refer to it"), partially the result of not eating meat since 1982. "I was one of those kids who found it difficult to eat anything that looked like an animal," she says. "If you were given a leg of turkey at Christmas I would look at it and think 'It's a leg'." Movie location catering can prove a problem, especially abroad. "I did a film in France where they actually went 'Phfah!' when I asked them for vegetarian food and served me a fried egg one day on mashed potato." Her slimness could also be attributed to her devotion to walking.

Seven years ago, she and husband Kez moved from north London to a village in East Sussex ("to try a different rhythm"), choosing a house with the South Downs on their doorstep. "We can just step out and go for a hike. I still get a fix of London, because I do love London and I'm here for work a lot. And travelling to different places is always a joy for me. But I do love going back… it's so good." She doesn't have any children. Dogs? "No, none of that." Anything else she would like to tell me about her personal life? How does she unwind? "Being at home with my partner… eating well… as simple as that." Her partner? "Husband… I'm not going to go into it. He was in the industry, but not now." Perhaps if McKee doesn't talk about her personal life, one reason might be that it isn't particularly fascinating – by which I mean, it seems ordered, settled and contented. It probably needs to be because her work, by contrast, seems endlessly varied. Currently she is filming her on-going role as the warrior Caterina Sforza in The Borgias, while finishing dubbing Secret State.

A remake – or rethink – of the 1988 series A Very British Coup, which, in turn was adapted from Labour MP Chris Mullin's novel (Mullin has a cameo in the new series, as a vicar), the Channel 4 drama series stars Gabriel Byrne as the deputy prime minister eased into 10 Downing Street after the death of the PM in a plane crash. McKee plays an investigative reporter being fed leaks damaging to the petro-chemical industry. Sounds dangerous – does she survive all four episodes? "How many have you seen?" she asks, with a glint in her eye. "Only one? Then I'm not going to tell you." 'Secret State' begins on Channel 4 on 7 November; 'Hebburn' continues on Thursdays on BBC2 Chris Ramsey looking forward to returning to Middlesbrough Town Hall - Gazette Live Chris Ramsey looking forward to returning to Middlesbrough Town Hall Chris Ramsey's new solo show is entitled The Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning Television Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing!

Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Last time funnyman Chris Ramsey played Middlesbrough Town Hall it was his biggest show to date. So he’s looking forward to returning to the venue - on Thursday, March 6 - and to Teesside, where he played local comedy clubs in the early days of his career. Such was demand for tickets for Chris’ last Boro date, his show had to be moved upstairs from the more intimate Town Hall Crypt to the venue’s main room. “It was so great to play the main room,” says Chris, “it’s a big room and was my biggest show to date. The crowd was amazing.” Chris’ new solo show is entitled The Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning Television, alluding to being kicked off Soccer AM for telling an inappropriate joke on November 17, 2012 - the same day he was heading to Teesside for his Middlesbrough Town Hall gig. Following the incident Chris started to wonder whether he might actually be “the most dangerous man on Saturday morning television” and in his current tour looks at what happens when you say the wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Chris is a firm favourite with Teesside comedy fans after a clutch of gigs at local venues, including the Big Mouth Comedy Club, over the last few years. And he also has a soft spot for the area having held what he calls his first “proper gig” at Stockton’s ARC. “I really enjoy playing Teesside - it’s where I played gigs in the early days. I’ve done open mic spots at ARC and the Riverside Festival - the crowds have always been fantastic.” Chris is also a popular face on the small screen including multiple appearances on shows such as Celebrity Juice and 8 Out of 10 Cats. But it’s a new North-east-based comedy gem that has brought Chris even more success. He has starred in two triumphant series of BBC Two’s comedy series Hebburn, which was penned by fellow North-east comic Jason Cook. He plays Jack, who returns to the North-east with his wife Sarah, played by Kimberley Nixon, alongside other stars including Steffen Peddie, Jason Cook, Gina McKee and Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves. The second six-episode series came to an end in December. But there was an extra treat for fans in the shape of a Hebburn Christmas special.

“The two series have gone really well,” said Chris. “We’ve had such fantastic feedback - the critics and the audience continue to like it. “I’m so lucky to have the part, I didn’t know I could act! I’m enjoying working on it so much.” While there’s no news of a third series yet, fans of Hebburn took to social media at the end of last year to call for Jason Cook, Chris Ramsey and the cast to produce the next instalment of the popular show. The last remaining tickets for Chris Ramsey’s Middlesbrough Town Hall gig are £16.50, details on 01642 729729 or middlesbroughtownhallonline.co.uk Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent Archive | Channel X 13 x 30 mins sitcom for CBBC The Broadcast Awarding winning series returns… Lily, Martha and Jas are super-bright, but socially awkward 13 year old girls, trying to make sense of life, boys and fitting in. While other girls are going to parties, netball practice and sleepovers, our inseparable trio are busy with chess club, homework and Friday nights in watching documentaries.

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Slaterwood 1x30min Comedy Lab for Channel 4 This vehicle for Bolton character comic Peter Slater featured a variety of sketches and spoofs including the B Movie Trailer Bang Out of Order, characters like the French Mystery Man, Bobby Gold and the frightening diner owner, Tex. Chelsey: OMG! 12 x 3 Episodes Bebo Chelsey : OMG! is primarily set in London, England and follows the life of Chelsey Pucks a young American girl who lands a job in the world of fashion. By August 2009 the show had amassed approx 2,000,000 views. UXB UXB is a female skewed sketch show starring Fiona Allen and based around the pre-occupations all women, and all men who know women, would fully understand. Mainstage MAINSTAGE is a funny look at the music world through the eyes of TV’s top character comedians and sketch performers Sucka Fu Chicken Hed An eccentric sketch comedy featuring an exciting new cast of comedy performers, written by Christian Azzola.

Swizzcall 1x3omin Comedy Lab for Channel 4 A spoof of late night phone-in quiz shows, Swizzcall proved cult viewing and featured several emerging comic performers including Emma Fryer, Andrew Lawrence, Seymour Mace and Gary Morris and a cameo from Johnny Vegas. ` Jobs Jim Jeffries Shouldn’t Do 10 x shorts Paramount Comedy Controversial Australian comedian Jim Jeffries showing us why he isn’t a professional sportsman, priest or gynecologist, amongst other things. Golf War 1 x 15min E4 Funny Cut Simon Farnaby, Rich Fulcher, Matt Berry, Nina Conti and Hale from Hale and Pace star in this sitcom about two rival golf clubs. Lifeskills 1x15min for E4 Written by John Camm and Will Maclean this is a spoof of educational programmes and online videos aimed at young people – hosted by Chris Hannon and Lorna Watson with Emma Fryer, Katy Wix, Ruth Bratt, Sarah Solemani, Peter Slater, Michael Spicer and more. Where to Mate? 20x2min online sketches This series of taxi bases sketches were written by Jason Wingard and David Isaac with Jason directing.

They featured Peter Slater and Irfan Nazir as Manchester cabbies who were joined by a range of guest passengers including Johnny Vegas, John Henshaw, Paula Wilcox and Seymour Mace. This clip includes some swearing… 10x2min sketches for Paramount Comedy Bolton character comic Peter Slater wrote and starred in this series of spoof infomercials. BBC3 6×30 2006 Comedy. Be preapaered to enter the unique world of Matt Berry & Rich Fulcher’s Snuff Box. An unconventional ‘narrative’ sketch show from Mighty Bosh co-stars Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher set in a Gentlemen’s Club. The show follows the progress of two hangmen played by Matt and Rich as they scheme and plot against one another. The surreal nature of the series would have the couple travelling back in time or breaking out in song and dance. The series will air on BBC America in 2007. Modern Toss Channel 4 6×30 2006 Comedy/Animation Based on the comic book by Jon Link and Mick Bunnage.

“The stink of excellence in a world gone tits up.” Critically acclaimed mix of animation and live action based on the popular comic book created by Jon Link and Mick Bunnage. Most popular characters include, Mr Tourette, Alan, Drive By Abuser and a bloke who turns into a giant red monster when he sees Alan Titchmarsh. The Daily Telegraph called it; Blunder 6 X 30 MINS FOR E4/C4 Blunder is an ensemble sketch show featuring the best new character comedians in the country. The six strong cast is Rhys Thomas-Fast Show/Star Stories, Tom Meeten-Mighty Boosh, David Mitchell-Peep Show, Nina Conti – Bromwell High, Tony Way-Extras/Saxondale and Simon Farnaby-Spoons, Jam and Jersusalem. Reversal of Fortune 1×30 2006 Quiz show pilot, hosted by Eamonn Holmes Quiz show where being last could be better than being first; the questions are also set in a unique way in this topsy turvey stripped show.

Britcom Weekend UKTV Gold 2006 3 6-hour themed nights about British comedy, hosted by Julian Clary A Julian Clary hosted weekend celebrating the best of British sitcom for UKTV Gold. A mix of interviews, sketches and clips presented around the themes of Miserable Gits, Rule Britannia and Camp Comedy. The guests included John McCririck, Linda Robson, Andrew Sachs, Melvyn Hayes, Henning Wehn and Shahbaz Chaudry. Funny Cuts E4 2×15 2006 Comedy/Entertainment, starring Henning Wehn & Jason Manford Channel X produced two films for E4’s Funny Cuts strand: German Tourism featuring German stand up comedian Henning Wehn extolling the virtues of the Fatherland, while Modern Worries stars Mancunian stand up Jason Manford, who ponders whether the modern generation of men have gone soft. Living With Two People… 1x30min pilot for BBC Three Living With Two People You Like Individually, But Not As A Couple is a studio sitcom pilot for BBC Three and was written by Mark Watson.

It’s full title sums up the premise – a struggling young writer is forced to live with his financially successful brother and girlfriend, who are lovely on their own, but… California Dreaming Channel 4 7x 30 2005 Factual Entertainment/Reality Show for T4 In this seven part series, presented by Vernon Kay, five ambitious British showbiz wannabes are taken to Los Angles to see if they can try and ‘make it’ in the capital of showbiz. The five hopefuls – Hollyoaks star Jodi Albert, Ewen “Keith from The Office” Macintosh, presenters Giles Vickers Jones and Ashley Mulheron and singer/songwriter Anouska De Georgiou – were transformed by a series of stylists, PR’s and acting coaches, but could any of them break through in the competitive world of Hollywood showbiz? Peter Kay – The Early Years Paramount Comedy 1×30 2005 Archive Comedy Unseen -’ before he was famous’ – interview footage of Britain’s favourite comedian filmed in his mum’s back yard.

Lucas and Walliams – The Early Years Paramount Comedy 1×30 2005 Archive Comedy This show, put together with Channel X owned archive, features rarely seen footage of the stars of Little Britain before they became the megastars they are today. We visit Matt Lucas on the set of Shooting Stars as he plays Mr T and Uncle Fester in two classic sketches and chat to Matt and Dave before they go on tour with Sir Bernard Chumley’s Gang Show. Modern Toss Comedy Lab C4 1×30 2005 Comedy/Animation Unique hybrid of comedy and animation based on the cult comic of the same name created by Mick Bunnage and Jon Link. Popetown BBC3 10×30 2004 Animation Comedy The most controversial animated comedy series ever made stars Matt Lucas, Bob Mortimer, Ruby Wax, Jerry Hall and Mackenzie Crook. Popetown is based the side-splittingly surreal world of the Vatican where the long suffering and good-hearted Father Nicholas struggles to walk the narrow path of righteousness, whilst surrounded by money grabbing cardinals and a pogo-stick-riding infantile pope.

The show was banned by the BBC, but has been successful in Germany, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand. The Grill Channel 4 10×30 2004 Comedy- Entertainment for T4 A studio based show set in LA hosted by Vernon Kay and Playboy Playmate Nikki Ziering (American Pie: The Wedding) . Each episode featured interviews with Hollywood based movie or music stars, freak show weirdos and comedy sketches in which Vernon and Nikki aped the lives of Madonna, Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow. Catterick BBC2/3 6×30 2004 Comedy Drama, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer A real time road trip comedy Catterick tells the story of brothers Chris and Carl who have not seen each other for 15 years. The series deal with the first three hours following their reunion. The brothers go on a desperate mission in search of Carl’s estranged son but things do not go exactly to plan… On the way they are pursued by a murderer, are mistakenly wanted by the police and become involved with a hotel proprietor who is searching for a vital part of his anatomy.

The show’s co-stars read like a who’s who of British comedy talent; Mark Benton Morwenna Banks, Matt Lucas, Reece Shearsmith and Charlie Higson. Shooting Stars Series 5 BBC2 10×30 2003 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer The award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson, Will Self and Johnny Vegas. Stupid Punts BBC3 19×30 2003 Panel Show, hosted by Patrick Kielty Panel show based around the premise of wagering on unlikely bets. Each episode four celebrities would bet over a series of ridiculous, ludicrous but always funny situations. Which Chelsea Pensioner will talk longest about the war? How many celebrity wigs can Debbie McGee catch in a wind storm? What turns on a Star Trek fan more – a nude model or a picture of the Starship Enterprise? The show was piloted by ABC in the states, aired as a sping break special for MTV in the US and was a ratings hit in Romania.

Shooting Stars Xmas Special BBC2 1×40 2002 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer Christmas version of the award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson, Will Self and Johnny Vegas. Date That Five 13×30 2002 Dating Show Dating format where five teenage girls from one sub-cultural groups are matched with five boys from another. Would there be love in the air or blood on the carpet when Goths from Folkstone spent the day with five model girls from Essex? Presnted by Abbie Eastwood. Fanorama E4 40×30 2002 Panel Show, featuring David Mitchell & Rhys Thomas Pop culture panel show where two teams of fans are pitted against each . Contestants ranged from J-Lo junkies to Star Wars stalkers, Eminem enthusiasts to Monsters Inc maniacs. To prove their dedication they were put through 5 hilarious rounds. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman and later Lauren Laverne, and featuring David Mitchell and Rhys Thomas as team captains.

Origen’s Wake Channel 4 1×15 2002 Animation Channel X’s first foray into adult animation was written and produced by Waen Shepheard and is set in the north of England of the late 1970s. South Park meets Coronation Street. Shooting Stars Series 4 BBC2 8×30 2002 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer The award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson, Will Self and Johnny Vegas. Head to Toe BBC Choice 13×15 2000 Fashion/Factual Entertainment, presented by Sean Rowley A style series looking at the social and cultural history of men’s clothing and aiming to build up the perfect gentlemen’s wardrobe, from head to toe! Paul Zenon’s Trick or Treat Channel 4 1×60 2000 Magic/Comedy Magic special where comic street magician Zenon takes on a Halloween theme as he befuddles and amazes the people of Prague with a collection of outrageous tricks. Like all the Channel X Zenon shows this was a strong international seller.

Vic Reeves Examines UK Play 13×30 2000 Entertainment A bizarre mix of chat show and performance art as comedy star Vic Reeves In allowed guests a rare opportunity to delve into his mind and examine the contents.. Guests were invited to talk about obscure subjects like ‘cutlery’ andin the process analyse Vic’s original art work, study relevant props and artefacts, and spend time with the studio rabbit. Guests included Johnny Vegas, Ricky Gervais and, Bill Oddie. All Back To Mine Series 2 Channel 4 9×30 2000 Music/Factual Entertainment, presented by Sean Rowley In this grown up music show DJ Sean Rowley (Guilty Pleasures) interviewed music celebrities – Desert Island Discs style – in their homes and dipped into their record collection to reveal the soundtrack to their lives. Celebrities featured in this series included Keith Allen, Gil Scott Heron, Lemmy from Motorhead, James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers fame, Shaznay Lewis (All Saints), Huey from Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Frankie Knuckles, Patrick Cox and Moby. Like all the Channel X Zenon shows this was a strong international seller.

The Dave Saint Show UK Play 13×30 2000 Entertainment John Thomson starred as a past-it DJ and rock fan who presents the drive-time show on Stoke local radio. The series was written by Alex Kirk and Simon Messingham. Celebrities The Truth Sky One 2×60 2000 Gossip Show Series that looked at famous ‘urban myths’ associated with big name stars and attempted to find the truth. Paul Zenon’s Tricky Xmas Channel 4 1×60 1999 Magic/Comedy Street magician Paul Zenon hits a Christmas theme in this ratings hit. Scouting the night life of inner city Britain playing tricks on the unsuspecting public, Zenon found cards in walnuts, made tax discs jump through glass and created a snowstorm with one cigarette paper. Comedy Café ITV 25×30 1999 Comedy Magazine Show, presented by Mackenzie Crook Magazine show devoted to the world of comedy, presented by Mackenzie-‘The Office’- Crook, in character as the dated comedian Charlie Cheese.

Guests included Ricky Gervais, The Mighty Boosh, Ross Noble, Lee Mack, Omid Dhajli, Leigh Francis, Meera Syal, Iain Lee, Simon Pegg, Jessica Stephenson, Dave Gorman, Robin Ince and more… Families At War BBC1 8×45 1999 Saturday Night Entertainment with Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer hosted family game show, where two familes compete against each other over a collection of bizarre challenges. The winning family then got to take control of the prize grabbing spider in the enormous Cubiscous at the end of the programme. Performances included a record breaking display of incredible strength, a bizarre ventriloquist act and a daring motorcycle stunt. Helping the family member’s display their skills each week were various celebrity guests All Back To Mine Series 1 Channel 4 7×30 1999 Music/Factual Entertainment, presented by Sean Rowley In this grown up music show DJ Sean Rowley (Guilty Pleasures) interviewed music celebrities – Desert Island Discs style – in their homes, dipping into their record collections to reveal the soundtrack to their lives.

Celebrities featured in this series include Norman “Fatboy Slim” Cook, Pete Waterman, Skin (Skunk Anansie), Alan McGee, Grant Mitchell from Massive Attack, Sharleen Spiteri of Texas and Suede frontman Brett Anderson. Turning Tricks – Easter Special Channel 4 1×60 1999 Magic/Comedy starring Paul Zenon First of three one hour Paul Zenon magic specials where the street magician trawled the streets of inner city Britain bamboozling, boozed up locals, playing tricks on kebab eaters and generally sending up the pomposity of post David Blaine magic shows. Bang Bang, It’s Reeves & Mortimer BBC2 6×30 1998 Sketch Comedy A follow up to The Smell Of Reeves and Mortimer, new sketches were added in this series, including the recurring sketch ‘The Club’, a spoof fly-on-the-wall documentary looking at the ups and downs of Baron’s Night Club.

Barking Channel 4 6×30 1998 Sketch Comedy, starring Mackenzie Crook, David Walliams, Omid Djalili, Peter Kay, Tony Way, Rhys Thomas, Catherine Tate, Simon Greenhall. Late night show ensemble sketch show featuring up and coming character comedians, most of whom have gone on to become big stars. The Cooler Challenge TV 30×30 1998 Game show Bizarre popular culture game show hosted by Donna Air which featured contestants racing against each other in adult baby walkers. The Dolls’ House Bravo 5×30 1998 Documentary Ob-doc about four young women living together in one of the UK’s first web-cam houses. One of the girls, Mylene Klass went onto achieve fame as a pop singer. Families at War BBC1 1×45 1998 Saturday Night Entertainment with Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer hosted family game show, where two familes compete against each other over a collection of bizarre challenges. The winning family then got to take control of the prize grabbing spider in the enormous Cubiscous at the end of the programme.

Food Fight C5 13×301998 Panel Show Food-based comedy panel show hosted by Andy Parsons with team captains Sara Cox and Henry Naylor, featured blindfolded food tasting, true or false round and milking a cow live in the studio. Johnny Meets Madonna Channel 4 1×60 1998 Interview An exclusive interview with Madonna to coincide with her new LP and the first time she’d spoken in public since the birth of her daughter Lourdes. The interview is split into 3 parts, consisting of clips of Madonna’s music old & new, Channel X’s own take on the “Ray of Light” video with presenter Johnny Vaughan starring at various London locations, questions from the public, and candid chat about motherhood, horoscopes, moving to London & the identity of the world’s hottest lover. Left Field Bravo 5×120 1998 Sports Entertainment Sports entertainment show hosted by Gail Porter and Paul Tonkinson. Featured oddball games, weird archive and interviews.

Turning Tricks with Paul Zenon Channel 4 1×15 1998 Magic/Comedy In Turning Tricks, street magician Paul Zenon trawls the night life of inner city Britain playing tricks on unsuspecting members of the public. Zenon finds cards in kebabs, baffles traffic wardens, makes real money out of blank paper and pushes a cigarette through a coin. Filmed on location in London, Blackpool, Manchester and Glasgow, Turning Tricks shows Zenon taking his magic out onto the street and drawing an audience wherever he goes. The Best of The Last Resort Channel 4 1×60 1997 Chat Show Compilation Compilation of The Last Resort, talk show hosted by Jonathan Ross. Shooting Stars Series 3 BBC2 8×30 1997 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer The award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson and Mark Lamarr. Shooting Stars was a twist on the traditional panel show, with features such as The Dove From Above, leg rubbing, bizarre film clips and UVAVU!

The Best Slices of Jo Brand through the Cakehole Channel 4 3×30 1997 Comedy Compilation A starring show for Jo Brand who incorporated many of her favourite topics (periods, gluttony, smoking, boozing, male inadequacy and male immaturity) into the routines and sketches. Top-name guest stars appeared throughout – including Steve Coogan, Alan Davies, Imelda Staunton and Maria McErlane. It’s Ulrika! BBC2 1×45 1997 Comedy Show with Ulrika Jonsson Following from the success of Shooting Stars, Ulrika Jonsson starred in this comedy-entertainment show written and produced by Reeves and Mortimer. It’s Ulrika! showed Jonsson impersonating celebrities (Cher, Dusty Springfield, Phil Collins, Anne Robinson, Anthea Turner and others) and appearing in a number of surreal sketches, supported by a strong cast that includes Vic and Bob, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Rhys Thomas and Charlie Higson.

Phil Kay Feels… Channel 4 6×30 1997 Stand-up & Sketch Comedy Unique comedy talent Phil Kay’s hyper-energetic, rapid fire delivery was used to full effect in this studio show in which Phil explored a different theme every week (Phil Kay feels ‘Natural’, ‘Technical’, ‘Lovely’, ‘Entertaining’, ‘Sporty’, ‘Wet’). Thw off the wall comedy was punctuated with audience participation and film clips were used to illustrate the points made by Phil. Funny Business ITV 87×30 1995-97 Comedy Magazine Show First Jo Jo Smith and the Iain Coyle presented this comedy magazine show, that was a comprehensive weekly guide to the UK funny scene. Interviewees featured included, Lee Evans, Lee and Herring, Jo Brand, Joe Pasquale, Victoria Wood, Paul Kaye, Johnny Vegas, Harry Hill, Jack Dee and the League of Gentlemen.

Shooting Stars Xmas Special BBC2 1×40 1996 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer Special festive one off of the award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson and Mark Lamarr. Shooting Stars was a twist on the traditional panel show, with features such as The Dove From Above, leg rubbing, bizarre film clips and UVAVU! Shooting Stars Series 2 BBC2 12×30 1996 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer The award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson and Mark Lamarr. Shooting Stars was a twist on the traditional panel show, with features such as The Dove From Above, leg rubbing, bizarre film clips and UVAVU! Phobophilia Channel 4 1×60 1996 Magic/Entertainment, starring Penn & Teller A magic/comedy special starring Penn and Teller, based on the theme of fear.

Shooting Stars Xmas Special BBC2 1×45 1995 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer One –off festive special of the award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson and Mark Lamarr. Shooting Stars was a twist on the traditional panel show, with features such as The Dove From Above, leg rubbing, bizarre film clips and UVAVU! Shooting Stars Series 1 BBC2 1995 7×30 Panel Show, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer The award-winning panel quiz show, hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with support from Matt Lucas as scorer George Dawes, Ulrika Jonsson and Mark Lamarr. Shooting Stars was a twist on the traditional panel show, with features such as The Dove From Above, leg rubbing, bizarre film clips and UVAVU! Alan Davies Live At the Lyric Polygram 1×65 1994 Stand-up Comedy An hour of stand up from Alan Davies, featuring observational comedy on Starsky and Hutch, the invisible man, no smoking flights and teenage years amongst other subjects.

Hypnosis Channel 4 8×30 1994 Dance Music Show Award winning dance music show; featuring profiles, interviews and a unique music mix throughout the whole show by a guest DJ every week. Jo Brand through the Xmas Cakehole Channel 4 1×45 1994 Stand-up & Sketch Comedy A starring vehicle for Jo Brand who incorporated many of her favourite topics into the routines and sketches; periods, gluttony, smoking, boozing, male inadequacy and male immaturity. Top-name guest stars appeared throughout – including Steve Coogan, Alan Davies, Imelda Staunton and Maria McErlane. The show was jointly written by Brand and Jim Miller. Jonathan Ross Presents… Channel 41 3×30 1994 Interviews Jonathan Ross tppk his chat show out of the studio and into the lives of the celebrities he wanted to interview, travelling to America to do so. The stars interviewed included David Copperfield, Billy Joel, Gloria Estefan, Hulk Hogan, Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, Chris Issak, Phil Collins, Johnny Depp, Tom Jones, Emma Thompson, Meat Loaf, Burt Reynolds and Cindy Crawford.

One for the Road Channel 4 6×30 1994 Comedy Drama, with Alan Davies Alan Davies starred in this spoof travelogue that charted the globetrotting adventures of timeshare salesman Simon Treat. Each episode was presented as a video-tape that Simon mailed back to England detailing his current exploits. The location shooting and performance by the likeable Davies neatly captured the flavour of the celebrity TV travelogues the series set out to lampoon, and it gained an added dimension via the device of presenting the stories as the product of a hand-held camera, complete with jump-cut editing. The Smell of Reeves & Mortimer BBC2 12×30 1993-94 Sketch Show Switching from C4 to BBC2, Vic and Bob continued to mix anarchy and surrealism, much as before, delighting their loyal following. The studio-set featured the huge letters ‘R’ and ‘M’ and various columns, and once again there was a desk, from which the pair launched many of the skits.

This series introduced new characters, including the bra-wearing men Pat Wright and Dave Arrowsmith; awful folk duo Mulligan and O’Hare; flatulent farceurs the Petomanes; and the Max Wall-ish Uncle Peter, played by Charlie Chuck. Among the many other highlights were occasional visits with Slade, the 1970s glam-rock group, brilliantly imitated by Reeves, Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse and Mark Williams. It is regarded by many as the pinnacle of their TV work to date. Jo Brand through the Cakehole Channel 4 13×35 1993-94 Stand-up & Sketch Comedy A starring show for Jo Brand who incorporated many of her favourite topics (periods, gluttony, smoking, boozing, male inadequacy and male immaturity) into the routines and sketches. Top-name guest stars appeared throughout – including Steve Coogan, Alan Davies, Imelda Staunton and Maria McErlane. The show was jointly written by Brand and Jim Miller.

Radio 5 52×105 1993 Comedy Radio Show Comedy radio show, featuring Mark Lammar and Johnny Vaughan Saturday Zoo Channel 4 13×60 1993 Topical Humour, Celebrity Chat, Music and Sketches, presented by Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross and a guest host presided over this alternative variety show featuring a high proportion of comedy, including notable appearances by Steve Coogan, Mark Thomas and Denis Leary. XYZ BBC1 32×30 1993 Stripped Game show Stripped game show. The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller Channel 4 6×30 1993 Magic Entertainment American comedy/magic double act Penn and Teller brought their talents to British shores for the first time in The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller. They performed their shocking but funny tricks with the help of guest stars, which included John Cleese, Dawn French, Christopher Reeve, Alexei Sayle, Fiona Fullerton and Stephen Fry.

Sean’s Show Channel 4 14×30 Sitcom, starring Sean Hughes Sean Hughes, the youngest ever winner of the Perrier Award for best newcomer, wrote and starred in this sitcom which broke down the ‘fourth wall’, allowing Hughes to address the studio audience and discuss the sitcom world in which he lives. Hughes’ flat – in Chelsea, London – was the studio set in which most of the adventures occurred. In the first series serialised storylines revolved around his rocky relationship with girlfriend Susan. For the second series he was chasing a different woman, Lizzie, who worked with him at a garage. Manic ideas littered the scripts (there were appearances by God’s brother Shaw; a flatmate spider called Elvis; and Bosnian refugee television addicts) and the whole premise was whisked smoothly along by the amiable – albeit sometimes confused – Hughes.

Americana Channel 4 3×60 1992 Documentary series, presented by Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross gave his own unique perspective on the US of A in these three documentaries: ‘Dumb’, in which Jonathan spent a lazy afternoon playing shuffleboard (in the nude) .‘Fat’, in which he looked at the importance of food to the American way of life featuring, the museums dedicated to hamburgers and Kentucky fried chicken, roadside cafes and naked waitresses; and ‘Rich’, where Ross explored the way some Americans make money, from the Exotic Dancers’ Hall of Fame in the Mojave Desert, via the drive-thru’ funeral parlour in Louisiana, to dressing up as a chicken for the corporate mascot training school. Fantastic Facts ITV 13×30 1992 Factual Entertainment, presented by Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross hosted this series which looked at strange but true stories from around the world, including sheep who faint.

And God Created Tenors Channel 4 1×30 1992 Documentary for Without Walls strand And God Created Tenors celebrated the lives and voices of the great 20th century tenors in film clips of Enrico Caruso, Richard Tauber, Gigli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti (as a trio) and Domingo singing outside Covent Garden. Mario Lanza is seen in The Great Caruso and Sunday Night At The Palladium and his agent from 1957, Peter Prichard, describes his eating, drinking and daily life. Jonathan Ross Meets Madonna Channel 4 1×60 1992 Interview Jonathan Ross interviews Madonna in this exclusive interview. Hang The DJ Channel 4 1×30 1992 Documentary about Radio 1 Documentary about BBC Radio 1 and it’s appalling roster of doddery dj’s. A Word in Your Era BBC2 8×30 1992 Panel Show, hosted by Rory McGrath A Word In Your Era was a comedy panel show in which top talent are asked to become their favourite character from history and explain why they deserve to be immortal.

Hosted by Rory McGrath, this show also featured future stars like Steve Coogan, Kathy Burke and Tony Slattery. Seriously Seeking Sid Channel 4 1×60 1992 Documentary about Sid James This New Year’s day special was a search for the real Sid James: delving into his past career and his colourful sex life. Presented by Arthur Smith Seriously Seeking Sid included interviews with families, friends, colleagues, cabbies and bookies.

Tonight with Jonathan Ross Channel 4 149×30 1991 Chat Show Long running early evening talk show hosted by Jonathan Ross, featuring guests such as Danny Baker, Johnny B Badd, Jeremy Beadle, James Brown, Joan Collins, Robbie Coltrane, Henry Cooper, David Cronenberg, The Cure, Jamie Lee Curtis, Roger Daltrey, Jim Davidson, Jack Dee, Johnny Depp, Sheena Easton, Ade Edmondson, EMF, Robert ‘Freddy Krueger’ Englund, Erasure, Chris Eubank, John and Justin Fashanu, Jodie Foster, Michael J Fox, Sam Fox, Mel Gibson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, David Hasselhoff, Audrey Hepburn, Bill Hicks, Anthony Hopkins, Dennis Hopper, Frankie Howard, Rod Hull and Emu, Vanilla Ice, Billy Idol, Chaka Kahn, Jonathan King, Lenny Kravitz, Mark Lamarr, Dennis Leary, Victor Lewis-Smith, Lennox Lewis, Joanna Lumley, Massice Attack, Spike Milligan, Paul Merton, Kylie Minogue, Dudley Moore, Morrissey, Demi Moore, Piers Morgan, Mike Myers, Naughty By Nature,

 Leslie Nielsen, Nirvana, Sinead O’Connor, Al Pacino, Public Enemy, Enoch Powell, Pauline Quirke, Vic and Bob, Vanessa Redgrave, Joan Rivers, Smokey Robinson, Linda Robson, Jim Rosenthal, Diana Ross, Kevin Rowland, Lily Savage, Adam Sandler, Seal, Shakespears Sister, Slash, Christian Slater, Tony Slattery, Spinal Tap, Freddie Starr, Peter Stringfellow, Janet Street-Porter, Chris Tarrant, Wesley Snipes, Meera Syal, Penn and Teller, Texas, The Temptations, They Might Be Giants, Glenn Tilbrook, Lily Tomlin, Tone Loc, Trev and Simon, Kathleen Turner, Midge Ure, Sir Peter Ustinov, Jean Claude Van Damme, Dennis Waterman, Paul Weller, Wet Wet Wet, Barry White, Robin Williams and Womack & Womack.

Viva Elvis Channel 4 1×75 1991 Elvis Special, presented by Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross presented this documentary exploring the Elvis phenomenon and the hundreds of imitators it has spawned. Channel 4 6×30 1990 Jonathan Ross hosted Christmas collection of Chinese ghost stories. Jonathan Ross Presents For One Night Only Channel 4 3×45 & 1×60 1990-91 Jonathan Ross profiles filmmakers In this series Ross celebrated the careers of filmmakers David Lynch, Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Ari Kaurismaki, using interviews with the directors, as well as clips and comments from colleagues. Vic Reeves Big Night Out Channel 4 Series 1 and 2 ;14×30 1990 Comedy, starring Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer’s first series on TV was a refreshingly different and thoroughly original combination of surrealism and an obsession with the ridiculousness of outdated television variety shows, with the dapper host presiding over a procession of acts who could best be described as incompetently eccentric.

Acts such as Graeme Lister, The Man With The Stick, Novelty Island, Talc and Turnips and Donald and Davy Stott are remembered to this day and have influenced many others who have followed in their comedy footsteps. Son Of Incredibly Strange Film Show Channel 4 6×45 1989 Jonathan Ross interviews cult movie figures Jonathan Ross looked at some of the best low budget cult American cinema, in this cult series . Amongst others the show looked at creator of the zombie genre George A Romero, Tsui Hark and Steve Gordon and possibly the worst movie director ever Ed Wood Jr One Hour with Jonathan Ross Channel 4 15×60 1989 Chat Show Jonathan Ross took the talk show formula a step further in this follow up series to the Last Resort. The show featured the quiz ‘Knock Down Ginger’ which introduced a host of new comedy talent including, Vic and Bob and Higson and Whitehouse.

Set of Six Channel 4 6×30 1989 Comedy Drama, starring Rowland Rivron Roland Rivron stared in this series of individual mock-documentary sitcoms based around his Last Resort character, Dr Scrote and his five brothers (namely a boxer, a photographer, a gangster, a farmer and an MP). Shot on film and directed by veteran satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, the high production values of Set of Six were more than matched by the quality of the scriptwriting, which employed a laid-back and naturalistic approach to comedy that was quite distinctive at the time and a clear influence on later successes like Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights. The Incredibly Strange Film Show Channel 4 6×45 1988 Jonathan Ross interviews cult movie figures Ross delved into his love of cult American cinema in this much loved series. Amongst the directors profiled in the show were Russ Meyer, Sam Raimi who directed the Evil Dead series and later went on to direct Spiderman, campy Ted V Mikels, “The Guru of Gore” Herschell Gordon Lewis, Ray Dennis ‘Cash Flagg’ Steckler and “Pope of Trash” John Waters.

Phew Rock n Roll Channel 4 1×60 1988 Compilation of The Last Resort Compilation of music elements in The Last Resort, talk show, hosted by Jonathan Ross.

Question: Who plays Vic Reeves aka Jim Moir’s wife in the comedy Hebburn?
Answer: Gina McKee