Broadcast Programmes

The Cornwell Estate - Broadcast December 2008/January 2009

Phil Cornwell (Stella Street, Dead Ringers) stars as four individual characters each with their own story as they try and get through life on The Cornwell Estate. Starring Tony Gardner (Lead Balloon), Daisy Haggard (Green Wing) Abigail Hollick, Geoffrey Hutchings and Mike Sarne. Created by Phil Cornwell and Andrew McGibbon. Produced by Jonathan Ruffle and Nick Romero. Featuring Phil Cornwell as Dave Kafka, Keith Butler, Jasper Lengthe and Mike Duggan. See the films of the first two episodes plus the BBC trailer and teaser at

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=The+Cornwell+Estate&aq=f

 

"I Was..." Series Two - Broadcast December 2008

Featuring Ernest Hemingway's La Secretaria, Douglas Adams Flatmate, Dudley Moore's First Bandleader and David Lean's Boy Star. The first series featured Sam Peckinpah's Girl Friday and Peter Sellers' Personal Assistant

 

Reality is an Illusion caused by lack of N F Simpson

A biography of the absurdist playwright presented by David Quantick and broadcast in April 2007 has now been made into a film and was screened at the BFI - National Film Theatre 2 at 6:20pm, Wednesday May 28th 2008. DVD's are available.

"Not Today Thank You"

Starring Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap, The Simpsons) Sheridan Smith (Two Pints of Lager, Grown-ups) A radio presenter down on his luck tries to share his grandmother's house with six strange tenants. First broadcast August-September 2006. A film documentary about the making of this series - "Not Today Thank You - in fact, never!" is set for release in 2010

I Was Morrissey's Drummer

The story of Morrissey's first drummer. Broadcast October 2005. To be repeated on Tuesday 4th September 2007.

The Pickerskill Detentions

The late Ian Richardson plays Dr Henry Pickerskill the English master with a unique teaching method Broadcast July 2005. As a tribute to his passing it was repeated in March 2007.

Wheelers Wonder

A second series of Creighton Wheeler's experiences as the world's only sufferer of Splicers' Disease - Broadcast November 2004.

Wheeler's Fortune

The story of Creighton Wheeler, sufferer of Splicers' Disease an ailment that clips out words and phrases as the sufferer is speaking, with disastrous consequences - Broadcast December 2003. Repeated Spring 2007.