Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004) (TV)

Directors:

Jonathan Gershfield
Pati Marr

Writers:

Simon Blackwell ("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)
Nev Fountain ("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)
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Release Date:

20 April 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A night celebrating 40 years to the day of BBC Two Television. Interspread with the talking heads, information...

Cast

Michael Abbensetts	...	Himself
Fiona Allen	...	'Dear BBC Two' readings (voice)
Michael Angelis	...	Himself
Michael Appleton	...	Himself (as Mike Appleton)
Lorraine Ashbourne	...	Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough	...	Himself
Joan Bakewell	...	Herself
Jenny Barraclough	...	Herself
Chris Barrie	...	Himself
Peter Bazalgette	...	Himself
John Berger	...	Himself
Rodney Bewes	...	Himself
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Himself
Alan Bleasdale	...	Himself
Brian Blessed	...	Himself
Duncan Campbell	...	Himself
Patrick Chalmers	...	Himself
Jeremy Clarkson	...	Himself
Dick Clement	...	Himself
Kevin Connelly	...	Various Characters (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Mark Cooper	...	Himself
Phil Cornwell	...	Various Characters (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Oliver Cotton	...	Himself
Jon Culshaw	...	Various Characters (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Richard Curtis	...	Himself
Craig David	...	Himself
Magenta Devine	...	Herself (as Magenta De Vine)
Mike Dibb	...	Himself
Clarissa Dickson-Wright	...	Herself (as Clarissa Dickson Wright)
Sarah Dunant	...	Herself
Jeremy Dyson	...	Himself
Peter Flannery	...	Himself
Tony Garnett	...	Himself
Ricky Gervais	...	Himself
A.A. Gill	...	Himself
Rob Grant	...	Himself
Sankha Guha	...	Himself
Janice Hadlow	...	Herself
Susan Hampshire	...	Herself
Bob Harris	...	Himself
Fran Healy	...	Himself
Ian Hislop	...	Himself
Jools Holland	...	Himself
Bernard Ingham	...	Himself (as Sir Bernard Ingham)
Jeremy Isaacs	...	Himself (as Sir Jeremy Isaacs)
Michael Jackson	...	Himself
Martin Jarvis	...	Himself
Michael Jayston	...	Himself
Amy Jenkins	...	Herself
Les Keen	...	'Dear BBC Two' readings (voice) (as Les Kenn)
Troy Kennedy-Martin	...	Himself (as Troy Kennedy Martin)
Beeban Kidron	...	Herself
Helen Kirkpatrick	...	Various Characters (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Ian La Frenais	...	Himself
Brian Lapping	...	Himself
Patricia Llewellyn	...	Herself
Robert Llewellyn	...	Himself
John Lloyd	...	Himself
Bob Long	...	Himself
Ted Lowe	...	Himself
Matt Lucas	...	Himself
Matthew Macfadyen	...	Himself (as Matthew McFadyen)
Tracey MacLeod	...	Herself
Derek Martin	...	Himself
Joseph McGrath	...	Himself (as Joe McGrath)
Ian McNeice	...	Himself
Anthony Minghella	...	Himself
Edward Mirzoeff	...	Himself
Peter Montagnon	...	Himself
Mo Mowlam	...	Herself
Chris Needham	...	Himself
Normski	...	Himself
Jeremy Paxman	...	Himself
Dougie Payne	...	Himself
Michael Peacock	...	Himself
Steve Pemberton	...	Himself
Norma Percy	...	Herself
Mark Perry	...	Various Characters (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Siân Phillips	...	Herself (as Sian Phillips)
Stephen Poliakoff	...	Himself
Jonathan Powell	...	Himself
Esther Rantzen	...	Herself
Jan Ravens	...	Various Characters (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Griff Rhys Jones	...	Himself
Ian Richardson	...	Himself
Anne Robinson	...	Herself
Jane Root	...	Herself
Simon Schama	...	Himself
Reece Shearsmith	...	Himself
S.K. Singh	...	Himself
Peter Snow	...	Himself
Juliet Stevenson	...	Herself
Patrick Stewart	...	Himself
Janet Street-Porter	...	Herself (as Janet Street Porter)
Mark Strong	...	Himself
Dennis Taylor	...	Himself
Richard Temple	...	'Dear BBC Two' readings (voice)
Louis Theroux	...	Himself
Mark Thompson	...	Himself
Alan Titchmarsh	...	Himself
Mark Tully	...	Himself
Denis Tuohy	...	Himself
Michael Waldman	...	Himself
Anthony Wall	...	Himself
Kim Wall	...	Various Characters (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Kirsty Wark	...	Herself
Michael Wearing	...	Himself
John Whiston	...	Himself
Jeanette Winterson	...	Herself
Will Wyatt	...	Himself
Alan Yentob	...	Himself

Directed by
Jonathan Gershfield		("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)
Pati Marr		("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Simon Blackwell		"Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments
Nev Fountain		"Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments
Tom Jamieson		"Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments

Produced by
Kerry Arnell	....	assistant producer
Liam Carroll	....	assistant producer
Ali Bryer Carron	....	line producer (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Bill Dare	....	producer (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Claire Finnett	....	producer (as Clare Finnett)
Michelle Parlett	....	assistant producer
Mark Turnbull	....	producer
Andrew Wiltshire	....	assistant producer
Andrew Wright	....	assistant producer
Caroline Wright	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
John Sorapure		(segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")

Film Editing by
James Calderwood
Pete Drinkwater
Michael Duly
Mark Lawrence		(segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Alex Muggleton

Production Design by
John Asbridge
Graeme Story		(segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")

Art Direction by
Jenny Andrews		("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)

Makeup Department
Kate Benton	....	hair designer
Kate Benton	....	makeup designer
Diane Chenery-Wickens	....	hair designer
Diane Chenery-Wickens	....	makeup designer
Deborah Taylor	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Wendy Clarke	....	production manager
Simon Scott	....	unit manager (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")

Art Department
Keith Haynes	....	graphics

Sound Department
Julian Chatterjee	....	sound recordist
Steve Hudson	....	dubbing mixer
Tim Humphries	....	location sound ("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segment)
Kate Morath	....	boom operator ("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)
Luke Williams	....	dubbing mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
James Grimes	....	grip (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Martin Healey	....	gaffer (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Jeremy Hewson	....	camera operator
Geraint Owen	....	focus puller (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucia Santa Maria	....	costume designer: segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" (as Lucia Santa-Maria)

Editorial Department
Andy Parkinson	....	colorist
Nick Peto	....	on-line editor

Other crew
Anna Amico	....	researcher
Lucy Crayford	....	production coordinator (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Harjeet Ghataora	....	production accountant (segments: "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Wayne Gordon	....	AD team (segments: "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Zoë Gregory	....	AD team (segments: "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats") (as Zoe Gregory)
Lucy Kenwright	....	programme producer
Carlene King	....	AD team (segments: "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Charlotte Lamb	....	production coordinator
Maura Laverty	....	product buyer (segments: "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
James Lindsay	....	location manager (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Sophie Milland	....	researcher
Liz Minchin	....	script supervisor (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")
Naoma Nagahawatte	....	junior researcher
Debbie Somerville	....	production accountant (as Debbie Sommerville)
Hayley Treacey	....	researcher
Katie Wilkinson	....	script supervisor (segment "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats")

Thanks
Joanna Hanley	....	thanks
Mike Parkinson	....	thanks
Samantha Peters	....	thanks
Joanna Ribeiro	....	thanks

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2004) (UK) (TV)

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Movie Connections:

Features "Have I Got News for You" (1990)