Funboys: Blight at the Museum
10:25 pm - 10:50 pm, Saturday, June 20 on BBC One London (1)
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Blight at the Museum
Season 2, Episode 1
Callum's new job at the Ballymac Folk Museum sends him down a spiral of method acting as a starving peasant. And he's helped along in this grovelling subservience by his new boss, tyrannical land steward Phillip. The sudden news, to Jordan, that a million people died during the potato famine causes him to finally develop empathy, and it turns out to be a real pain. Steve Coogan guest stars in the comedy, with Rian Lennon and Ryan Dylan
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Cast & Crew
Ryan Dylan
(Actor)
.. Callum Brown
Rian Lennon
(Actor)
.. Jordan McCafferty
Lee R James
(Actor)
.. Lorcan Boggin
Ele McKenzie
(Actor)
.. Gemma Wilton
Owen Colgan
(Actor)
.. Frank Lynch
Paul Bazely
(Actor)
.. Mal McCafferty-Chowdhry
Richard Croxford
(Actor)
.. Ben McCafferty-Chowdhry
Emer O'Connor
(Actor)
.. Mildred McGinty
Amanda Doherty
(Actor)
.. Chancer Lady
Steve Coogan
(Actor)
.. Phillip Cantwell
Lauriel Martin
(Producer)
Simon Mayhew-Archer
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Ryan Dylan
(Actor)
.. Callum Brown
Rian Lennon
(Actor)
.. Jordan McCafferty
Lee R James
(Actor)
.. Lorcan Boggin
Ele McKenzie
(Actor)
.. Gemma Wilton
Owen Colgan
(Actor)
.. Frank Lynch
Paul Bazely
(Actor)
.. Mal McCafferty-Chowdhry
Richard Croxford
(Actor)
.. Ben McCafferty-Chowdhry
Emer O'Connor
(Actor)
.. Mildred McGinty
Amanda Doherty
(Actor)
.. Chancer Lady
Steve Coogan
(Actor)
.. Phillip Cantwell
Born:
October 14, 1965
in
Middleton, Lancashire
Best Known For:
Playing hopeless presenter Alan Partridge.
Early-life:
Stephen John Coogan was born on October 14, 1965, in Middleton, Lancashire. His parents are Irish and he is the fourth of seven children. It was clear from an early age he was a natural mimic. After leaving the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre he became an impressionist, and featured on Spitting Image and the Royal Variety Show. He tired of being, in his words, 'a cut-rate Rory Bremner' and decided to create characters of his own. The decision paid off, and he won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1992.
Career:
After becoming a cult favourite with Radio 4's On the Hour, Coogan made his TV breakthrough in 1993 with roles on Saturday Zoo and The Day Today. The former introduced his foul-mouthed Mancunian layabout Paul Calf, and the latter brought his most famous radio creation, Alan Partridge, to the small screen. He appeared in horror spoof Dr Terrible's House of Horrible and also made a handful of hit-and-miss films, including Terry Jones's version of Wind in the Willows, The Parole Officer and 24 Hour Party People. He's enjoyed success in America with such films as Around the World in 80 Days, A Night at the Museum and Tropic Thunder. In 2010 he appeared with Rob Brydon in contemplative BBC sitcom The Trip, and more recently in its sequel, The Trip to Italy. He also co-wrote and starred in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Philomena.
Quote:
'When my life has been the subject of tabloid intrusion, what I have never done is get engaged in justifying myself. Celebrities who go round apologising are pitiful, and don't do themselves any favours.'
Trivia:
Coogan and his writing partner, Henry Normal, own Baby Cow Productions, which has backed such hits as Human Remains, Moone Boy, Gavin & Stacey, Nighty Night and The Mighty Boosh.
Lauriel Martin
(Producer)
Simon Mayhew-Archer
(Executive producer)
