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Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

2014TV Movie⏱️ 1h 0mNot Rated
Comedy
8.3
IMDB Rating
198 votes

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.

Director
Ed Bye
Writers
Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson
Stars
Harry Enfield, Kevin Eldon, Paul Whitehouse
Release Date
May 25, 2014
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield
as Simon Schama
Kevin Eldon
Kevin Eldon
as Derek Jacobi
Paul Whitehouse
Paul Whitehouse
as Terry Collier
Rhys Thomas
Rhys Thomas
as Various
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Simon Greenall
as Brian Blessed
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Joseph Morpurgo
as Hugh Laurie
Catherine Shepherd
Catherine Shepherd
as Joan Bakewell Tart
Rosie Cavaliero
Rosie Cavaliero
as Miranda Richardson
Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
as Orson Welles
Lucy Montgomery
Lucy Montgomery
as Anne Robinson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Twickenham Studios, London, England, UK
Production
Balloon Entertainment, BBC Productions

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

2 for the show
by Prismark102015-01-12
6/10

"Simon Schama as played by Harry Enfield takes an uneven sideways but at time hilarious look at the 50 year history of BBC2 by Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. You had the early fawning news programmes as the news presenter toadied to the Tory politicians to a succession of Oxbridge educated producers and department heads. Quiz shows were parodied with 'Ask the Ugly Family' to landmark documentaries 'The Pottering About of Man' to prestige drama 'One Clavdivs' with Larry Lovely and Brian Blessed. Its gentle and affectionate mockery. When BBC2 were looking for a..."

📖 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.