David Brent: Life on the Road
12:15 am - 01:50 am, Sunday, January 25 on BBC Two HD (102)
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About this Broadcast
More than a decade on from his appearance in documentary series The Office, a film crew is once again following the life of David Brent. He is now working as a rep for a cleaning-goods distributor, but harbours dreams of making it big in the music business. Acting on this, he takes three weeks off work and tours with a new-look version of Foregone Conclusion, the band he fronted in the 1990s. Mockumentary comedy, starring Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith and Tom Basden.
2016
HD
subtitles
16x9
audio-description
Comedy
Movie/Drama
Music/Ballet/Dance
Rock
Spoof
Cast & Crew
Ricky Gervais
(Actor)
.. David Brent
Ben Bailey Smith
(Actor)
.. Dom Johnson
Tom Basden
(Actor)
.. Dan Harvey
Jo Hartley
(Actor)
.. Pauline Gray
Mandeep Dhillon
(Actor)
.. Karen Parashar
Rebecca Gethings
(Actor)
.. Miriam Clark
More Information
Did You Know..
Ricky Gervais
(Actor)
.. David Brent
Born:
June 25, 1961
in
Reading, Berkshire
Best Known For:
Hit BBC sitcom The Office.
Early-life:
Born Ricky Dene Gervais in Reading, Berkshire, on June 25, 1961. He's the youngest of four children. Early dreams of being a scientist led him to University College London to read biology, but he switched to philosophy instead. While studying, Gervais created his own band, Seona Dancing. They released two unsuccessful singles, although one of them was a hit in the Philippines. After graduating, Ricky became the entertainments manager at London University's student union.
Career:
Gervais started out in radio on Xfm, where he met Stephen Merchant, who would become his writing partner. His first taste of stardom came via Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show. Tongue-in-cheek chat show, Meet Ricky Gervais, paved the way for BBC sitcom The Office. Extras, Life is Short and An Idiot Abroad (featuring his sidekick Karl Pilkington) have also been TV hits. He's also continued to work on radio, done stand-up, wrote the children's books Flanimals, worked on The Simpsons, appeared in various Hollywood movies and wrote and directed (with Merchant) as well as appeared in the film Cemetery Junction. Gervais has won many awards, including several Baftas, Emmys and Golden Globes. His most recent project is the Channel 4 comedy Derek, in which he stars as well as directing and writing each episode.
Quote:
"Money gives me the creeps and mildly embarrasses me. I get paid too much anyway."
Trivia:
He hosted the Golden Globe Awards in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Ben Bailey Smith
(Actor)
.. Dom Johnson
Born:
September 21, 1977
in
Kilburn, London
Best Known For:
Playing Dom Johnson in David Brent: Life on the Road.
Early-life:
Born on September 21, 1977 in Kilburn, London to a Jamaican immigrant, Yvonne Bailey, and an Englishman, Harvey Smith. Ben's older sister is novelist Zadie Smith. He was raised in Willesden, London. After leaving school, he decided to pursue a career as a rapper and adopted the stage name Doc Brown, after the Back to the Future character, as it was his nickname in school. He attended the University of East Anglia, initially to do a drama degree but he switched to an American history degree.
Career:
Bailey Smith started out as a battle rapper in 2000 and grew popular enough on the underground scene to start his own monthly hip hop event, which in turn began to attract attention from UK and international artists. He then went on to tour with Mark Ronson before releasing his own studio recordings. Having written spoof music for BBC Radio 1 host and comedy writer Danny Robins, Bailey Smith got a start in comedy at the BBC and was able to write comedy shows for BBC Radio 4. He appeared in the talent competition for comedians, So You Think You're Funny?, in 2008. Since then, he has had more stand-up bookings in the UK and beyond, including supporting Ricky Gervais. Bailey Smith has also delved into the world of acting, appearing on episodes of Miranda, The Inbetweeners and Midsomer Murders. He played Nathan in teen comedy drama 4 O'Clock Club, which he also co-wrote, Joe Hawkins in Law & Order: UK and Johnny in Brief Encounters. His film credits include Attack the Block (2011), David Brent: Life on the Road and TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016).
Quote:
"I don't see myself making huge leaps of skill sets; I'm a writer and performer and that's what I've always been."
Trivia:
He published a children's picture book called I Am Bear.
Tom Basden
(Actor)
.. Dan Harvey
Jo Hartley
(Actor)
.. Pauline Gray
Born:
March 12, 1972
in
Oldham
Best Known For:
This is England.
Early-life:
Joanne Victoria Hartley was born in Oldham on March 12, 1972. Her first taste of acting came at school when she played the part of Gretel in The Sound of Music. The death of her father when she was 17 led to her giving up her dream of attending drama school. She entered the world of work instead and eventually wound up moving to Japan and becoming an air hostess with Japanese Airlines. Near the end of her time as an air hostess, she decided to get some one-on-one acting lessons. She was 30 when she made a commercial directed by Shane Meadows. A week later, Meadows cast her in his film Dead Man's Shoes (2004).
Career:
Hartley's breakthrough came when she worked with Meadows again on the movie This Is England (2006). She has since worked on the follow-up TV projects This Is England '86, This Is England '88 and This Is England '90. Hartley's other TV credits include Casualty 1909, Moving On, Waterloo Road, The Jury, Law & Order: UK, The Mimic, and Not Safe for Work.
Quote:
"I've always loved watching movies. It's an escape from reality. My inspiration comes from life, great actors and interesting performances."
Trivia:
Hartley won a best actress award for the 2012 short film Sea Change at the 2015 International Christian Film Festival.
Mandeep Dhillon
(Actor)
.. Karen Parashar
Rebecca Gethings
(Actor)
.. Miriam Clark
