Here We Go: Our New Year's Fireworks Fantasaganza
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm, Wednesday, December 31 on BBC One London (1)
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Our New Year's Fireworks Fantasaganza
Season 1, Episode 1
With the new year fast approaching, Rachel is keen to throw a massive party, although Paul would much rather the family welcomed in 2026 in a quiet holiday cottage - preferably one with a sauna so he can sweat out the massive boil on his cheek. Cue a typically chaotic Jessop holiday, involving a road trip, a missing dummy and a large crate of unlicensed fireworks picked up at a police auction. Festive special of the comedy, starring Katherine Parkinson and Jim Howick, with Alison Steadman, Tom Basden and Freya Parks
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Katherine Parkinson
(Actor)
.. Rachel Jessop
Jim Howick
(Actor)
.. Paul Jessop
Alison Steadman
(Actor)
.. Sue Jessop
Tom Basden
(Actor)
.. Robin Hankey
Jude Morgan-Collie
(Actor)
.. Sam Jessop
Freya Parks
(Actor)
.. Amy Jessop
Tori Allen-Martin
(Actor)
.. Cherry Lee-Dixon
Jon Furlong
(Actor)
.. Jelson
Ed Kear
(Actor)
.. Dean
Christina Ngoyi
(Actor)
.. Stella
Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
(Actor)
.. Poppy
Marelyn Pielago
(Actor)
.. Holly
Sam Ward
(Producer)
Will Sinclair
(Director)
Steven Canny
(Executive producer)
Josh Cole
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Katherine Parkinson
(Actor)
.. Rachel Jessop
Born:
March 09, 1978
in
Cambridge
Best Known For:
The IT Crowd.
Early-life:
Born in 1972, Katherine studied at Tiffin Girls' School in London and then read Classics at St Hilda's College, Oxford before moving to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she met Chris O'Dowd, her fellow lead in The IT Crowd lead, for the first time. During her studies she left the course to star in the play The Age of Consent.
Career:
While originally intending to pursue a career as a serious actress, her comic abilities saw her quickly noticed by talent scouts. She landed a role in ITV's Doc Marten before The IT Crowd came along. Other recent roles include hit movie The Boat That Rocked and sitcom The Old Guys. She also has several theatre credits.
Quote:
"I always say I owe Lamda so much. It's about 10 grand."
Trivia:
She was awarded the Best Television Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards in December 2009.
Jim Howick
(Actor)
.. Paul Jessop
Alison Steadman
(Actor)
.. Sue Jessop
Born:
August 26, 1946
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Abigail's Party and Gavin & Stacey.
Early-life:
Alison was born on August 26, 1946, in Liverpool, where she was raised with two older sisters by her mother Marjorie and father George, who worked for an electronics firm. She wanted to be an actress from the age of nine and later trained at the East 15 acting school. Success did not come quickly, and she worked as a secretary for the Liverpool Probation Service before making her professional debut on stage in 1968 alongside Vanessa Redgrave in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Career:
In 1973, she made her TV debut in Mike Leigh's Hard Labour. She has also worked with Leigh on TV movies Nuts in May and Abigail's Party, and the films Life Is Sweet (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996) and Topsy-Turvy (1999). She made her movie debut in Champions (1983) and her other film credits include A Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989), Shirley Valentine (1989), Wilt (1990), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) and Confetti (2006). She earned a new army of fans with her role as matriarch Pamela in hit BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Her other TV credits include The Singing Detective, Pride and Prejudice, Fat Friends, The Syndicate, Love & Marriage and Boomers.
Quote:
"I didn't become an actress because I wanted to tell people what colour my knickers were. I wanted to entertain people."
Trivia:
Steadman won an Olivier Award in 1993 for her role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Tom Basden
(Actor)
.. Robin Hankey
Jude Morgan-Collie
(Actor)
.. Sam Jessop
Freya Parks
(Actor)
.. Amy Jessop
Tori Allen-Martin
(Actor)
.. Cherry Lee-Dixon
Jon Furlong
(Actor)
.. Jelson
Ed Kear
(Actor)
.. Dean
Christina Ngoyi
(Actor)
.. Stella
Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
(Actor)
.. Poppy
Marelyn Pielago
(Actor)
.. Holly
Sam Ward
(Producer)
Will Sinclair
(Director)
Steven Canny
(Executive producer)
Josh Cole
(Executive producer)
