With the loss of iconic anchorman Angus Deayton, the witty and caustic topical news quiz tries out guest presenters. What a motley crew they turn out to be. From politician Charles Kennedy and THE WEAKEST LINK's hard woman Anne Robinson to comedians Hugh Dennis and Sanjeev Bhaskar. They cope with varying degrees of comedic .. Read more
| Starring | Paul Merton, Ian Hislop, Boris Johnson, Martin Clunes |
|---|---|
| Director | Ben Fuller, John F.D. Northover |
| Genres | Comedy |
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With the loss of iconic anchorman Angus Deayton, the witty and caustic topical news quiz tries out guest presenters. What a motley crew they turn out to be. From politician Charles Kennedy and THE WEAKEST LINK's hard woman Anne Robinson to comedians Hugh Dennis and Sanjeev Bhaskar. They cope with varying degrees of comedic success. Particularly fine at fielding sarcasm and witty retorts from the resident team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop were Bruce Forsyth, Boris Johnson, Martin Clunes and one-time Conservative Party leader William Hague.
| Starring | Paul Merton, Ian Hislop, Boris Johnson, Martin Clunes, William Hague, Bruce Forsyth |
|---|---|
| Director | Ben Fuller, John F.D. Northover |
| Studio | VIDEO COLLECTION INT. LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 48 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Oct 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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This is just awesomely funny.
Best for me is Bruce Forsyth; Hislop's reaction when he does 'Play your Iraqi Cards Right' is an absolute jewel!
The show with Boris Johnson is excellent as well, but Brucie steals the show. You must watch this, I defy anyone not to laugh out loud!
The main disc is fine - if you knew the original shows, you will not be disappointed; read the other reviews and you will see that Boris Johnson is the star. However, I do wonder what the bonus disc is for; the longest item, 'The Full Boris' is already on the main disc so all it offers are short monologues by Johnson and Forsyth on their experience plus Merton and Hislop reminiscing for a while about different presenters without even the support of clips to back up their references. A total waste of plastic, time and money and not worth one of your Easycinema credits at all.
The best of TV times (30)
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