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Writers:
Simon Blackwell ("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)
Nev Fountain ("Dead Ringers Birthday Treats" segments)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
20 April 2004 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary
Plot:
A night celebrating 40 years to the day of BBC Two Television. Interspread with the talking heads, information... more | add synopsis

Cast

  (Complete credited 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
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Runtime:
180 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (archive footage) | Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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