Mandy - The Mandy Who Knew Too Much - 03:20 am Monday, December 29 on BBC Two HD

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The Mandy Who Knew Too Much
Season 1, Episode 1

Seasonal comedy special that sees Mandy have what can only be described as one of the worst Christmases ever. Mandy rarely dabbles in global diplomacy, especially over Christmas when it's so cold out and there's good telly on. But when she does, you can bet that she makes a real difference to the balance of power in the world. Diane Morgan stars

HD subtitles repeat 16x9 sign-language audio-description

Comedy Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Diane Morgan (Actor) .. Mandy

Michelle Greenidge (Actor) .. Lola

Tom Basden (Actor) .. Benefits advisor

Roger Sloman (Actor) .. Brian Cheeseman

Hugh Quarshie (Actor) .. General Moore

Alice Blundell (Actor) .. Angry mum

Amelia Cattermole (Actor) .. Little girl

Richard Goulding (Actor) .. Major Perkins

Oliver Woollford (Actor) .. Soldier Ellis

Kenny Tanner (Producer)

Ben Caudell (Executive producer)

Adam Bokey (Editor)

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Did You Know..

Diane Morgan (Actor) .. Mandy

Michelle Greenidge (Actor) .. Lola

Tom Basden (Actor) .. Benefits advisor

Roger Sloman (Actor) .. Brian Cheeseman

Hugh Quarshie (Actor) .. General Moore

Born: December 25, 1954 in Accra, Ghana

Best Known For: Playing Ric Griffin in Holby City.

Early-life: Hugh Antony Kobna Quarshie was born on December 22, 1954, in Accra, Ghana, where he spent the first few years of his life. He moved to England and grew up in Golders Green, north London. Hugh went to school in Cheltenham and later studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford, where he was president of the African Society, and co-director of the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company. After graduating, he worked as a journalist, becoming a sub-editor at West Africa Magazine.

Career: Made his small-screen debut in 1979 TV movie The Knowledge, and later featured in TV series Angels, Surgical Spirit and Medics. Appeared as Julius Caesar and Macbeth for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starred in a string of movies including Highlander and Nightbreed. While filming Star Wars: Episode One _ The Phantom Menace in Italy, he drew more autograph hunters than co-star Liam Neeson because of his role as a priest in Italian horror film La Chiesa. He was asked to reprise his role of Captain Panaka in Attack of the Clones but turned it down. Over the past few years he has appeared in Conspiracy of Silence, The Afternoon Play, Doctor Who and Holby City.

Quote: "My attitude to acting is if you take it too seriously then you're not taking your life seriously enough."

Trivia: In 2010, he traced his Ghanaian and Dutch origins in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?