Chris Langham

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Chris Langham - what members say

People Like Us review by from Bristol

Deadpan comedy 22 February 2005
...The straight documentary format gives Chris Langham great scope for satire, with convincing commentary which sounds authentic, but when you come to think about it, is entire... Read customer review

The Thick Of It review by redmars from Whitstable

top swearing 28 October 2007
...I missed this on TV. This is brilliant stuff. Shame Chris Langham's recent trial leaves a dent on his reputation, esp because he is just genius here. ... Read customer review

Black Pond review by FrankIV from

Deadpan Humour 23 April 2012
...film is made in the underplayed and understated style of the mockumentary which Chris Langham excels in, although here there are dramatised sections commented on by the char... Read customer review

Black Pond on DVD (2011)
Starring: Simon Amstell, Chris Langham, Will Sharpe
Director: Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe
Certificate:
Nominated for Outstanding Debut at this year's BAFTAs, 'Black Pond' tells the story of a family who are accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table. Two-time BAFTA winner Chris Langham (Help, The Thick of It) stars as bumbling father Tom Thompson and Simon Amstell (Grandma's House, ..read more »

53% from 435 members

People Like Us - Series 2 (2010)
Starring: Chris Langham, Selina Cadell
Director: none
Certificate:
PEOPLE LIKE US is an inspired, award-winning spoof documentary series that follows filmmaker Roy Mallard (Chris Langham) as he makes six short films featuring fictional estate agents, headmasters, photographers, and others. Includes all the episodes from the show's second series.

75% from 6 members
Currently unavailable

The Thick Of It (2 discs) on DVD (2005)
Starring: Chris Langham, Peter Capaldi
Director: Armando Iannucci
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From the creator of THE DAY TODAY and I'M ALAN PARTRIDGE, THE THICK OF IT is a biting comedy satire set in the world of Westminster politics. The show follows the trials and tribulations of Hugo Abbot, a lowly MP who finds himself continually harassed by the PM's policy enforcer. THE THICK OF IT ..read more »

83% from 5,138 members

Help - Series 1 (2005)
Starring: Paul Whitehouse, Chris Langham, Alison King
Director: Declan Lowney
Certificate:
Therapy is meant to be cathartic, a first step on the healing path. You share your problems, your regrets, your fears, and try to overcome them. That is only in a perfect world, not the world of Paul Whitehouse and Chris Langham. Here, you will find an assortment of oddballs and 'special' cases ..read more »

77% from 39 members
Currently unavailable

My Family And Other Animals on DVD (2005)
Starring: Eugene Simon, Imelda Staunton, Tamzin Merchant
Director: Sheree Folkson
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Adapted from Gerald Durrell's bestselling autobiography, this much-loved classic tells the story of the naturalist's childhood years spent on the island of Corfu.

77% from 403 members

People Like Us on DVD (2001)
Starring: Chris Langham
Certificate:
PEOPLE LIKE US is an inspired, award-winning spoof documentary series that follows filmmaker Roy Mallard (Chris Langham) as he makes six short films featuring fictional estate agents, headmasters, photographers, and others.

69% from 2,267 members

The Big Tease on DVD (1999)
Starring: Craig Ferguson, Chris Langham, Frances Fisher
Director: Kevin Allen
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THE BIG TEASE is a charming mockumentary of the competitive side of Hollywood and awards shows in general. Ferguson (who co-wrote the screenplay) is Crawford Mackenzie, a Scottish hairdresser who travels to Los Angeles to participate in the World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship in the hopes of ..read more »

51% from 236 members

Chelmsford 123 Complete Series (2 discs) on DVD (1998)
Starring: Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope
Director: Vic Finch, John Stroud
Certificate:
From the writers of ALAS SMITH & JONES and NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS comes yet another wonderful relic of 80s TV, CHELMSFORD 123. Set in the Roman-occupied Britain of 123AD, the show focuses on the comedic power struggle between a Roman governor and a group of "savage" locals.

75% from 164 members

Black Pond - 2.5 stars
People Like Us - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
The Thick Of It - 4.0 stars
Help - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
My Family And Other Animals - 4.0 stars

The Thick Of It - 4.0 stars
My Family And Other Animals - 4.0 stars
Chelmsford 123 Complete Series - 4.0 stars
People Like Us - 3.5 stars
Black Pond - 2.5 stars

People Like Us - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Help - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
The Big Tease - 2.5 stars
Black Pond - 2.5 stars
People Like Us - 3.5 stars

Peter Capaldi - 3 times - show films
Isabella Aitken - 1 times - show films
Rory McGrath - 1 times - show films
Matthew Goode - 1 times - show films
Kevin Allen - 1 times - show films

Vic Finch - 3 times - show films
John Stroud - 3 times - show films
Armando Iannucci - 3 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films
Tom Kingsley - 2 times - show films