Stephen Mangan

Keeping Up Appearances remains one of Britain's best loved series. Running for 5 years throughout the 90s, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the delightfully monstrous Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) as she attempted to climb the social ladder, only to be endlessly let down by her family. In this 90-minute celebration we feature the very best and most hilarious moments from the series, and cast, crew and celebrity fans pay tribute to the show and share backstage secrets. Featuring an exclusive interview with Dame Patricia Routledge, who shares her memories of the show, we learn how she came to be cast, how she developed the character, and what happened when the cameras stop rolling.

A bumbling Englishman and an uptight Israeli are desperate to get into the Gaza strip — “the safest place in the world” — when a virus breaks out, in this hilariously irreverent satire from British-Palestinian writer-director Basil Khalil.

A celebration of the comedian’s career that includes tales about shaggy dogs, vintage sketches, and his partnerships with famous people like Roy Barraclough, Shirley Bassey, and John Cleese.

A celebration of the much-loved holiday camp sitcom, featuring classic scenes and interviews with members of cast and crew including Su Pollard, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Paul Shane and Jimmy Perry. The programme reveals that Butlin's, the real-life inspiration for the series, were not impressed with the show, and there are backstage secrets, such as the day several cast members nearly drowned in the swimming pool

This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by former cast and crew members, families of the stars no longer with us, and celebrity fans, we learn the secrets of this comedy classic and get to see previously unseen interviews and rare behind-the-scenes archive footage.

Documentary on the art and culture of Florence in 15th century Tuscany and, in particular, the work of Eary Ranaissance painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1501).

Once Upon a Time 4 years ago, a scientific advisor gets hit by the full farce of the government she's trying to help. Shot and edited remotely during lockdown, an all-star cast brilliantly bring to life the story of a disease expert who is wading through the treacle of government bureaucracy. Can she persuade the powers-that-be that we actually do need experts? And that ignoring the science can have deadly, global consequences...

Grace Brothers shut up shop over thirty years ago but for one night only we are reopening that infamous department store, climbing into the lift and going up to celebrate everything we love about Britain's brashest bawdiest sitcom, Are You Being Served?. Featuring side-splitting clips and behind the scenes footage, prepare to have your ribs well and truly tickled as we pay tribute to the true-blue sitcom phenomenon that is Are You Being Served?

Robín, es un joven atractivo, brillante y aventurero cuya vida dará un cambio radical cuando la polio lo deje paralizado de por vida.

A look behind the scenes as the world's most profitable toy maker opens its biggest ever Lego store, in London. Designer Justin's first ever kit finally hits the shelves, and Lego pro Duncan prepares to make the largest model ever - a replica of Tower Bridge.

A warm and witty celebration of Sue Townsend's life and writing, the story is told with the help of children from Sue's old school, her friends and family, as well as the comedy and literary stars she inspired - including Stephen Mangan, Ian Hislop, David Nicholls, Isy Suttie and Adrian Scarborough. Drawing on Sue Townsend's own archive of letters and notebooks, the film also features unseen photographs, footage and even her appointment diary, which includes poignant entries about her struggles with ill health, written in a humorous style instantly recognisable from her books.

Documentary that takes an inside look at the high-stakes, and sometimes murky, world of art collecting.

Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and gets caught up in a seventies Watergate-style scandal.

Sky Arts’ adaptation of Joe Penhall’s 2012 Royal Court play Birthday sees Mangan reprise the role of Ed who endures a caesarian birth with his high-flying wife by his side.

Adaptación al largometraje de una serie televisiva creada por John Cunliffe e Ivor Wood para la BBC en 1981. La serie estaba animada en stop motion y la película será en animación por ordenador, y seguirá las aventuras del veterano cartero tras haber sido retado a participar en un concurso de talentos de TV.

Brasil es el corazón salvaje de Sudamérica, hogar de más especies que ningún otro país del planeta. Pero es también una tierra de extremos, donde los animales deben aprender a adaptarse para sobrevivir. Esta serie sigue la vida más íntima de un excepcional grupo de animales en el tiempo que transcurre entre las grandes inundaciones de la estación húmeda a los devastadores incendios de la estación seca.

This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.

A man becomes obsessed by the sight of his own double in an Italian film from the early 1960s.

Three of the best fisherman in Norway, Denmark and Finland try to prove their home fishing is the best on the planet and win the title of King Fisher.

Ambientada en los años 70, durante la glamourosa y espectacular Edad de Oro de la Fórmula 1, "RUSH" retrata la poderosa historia real de los dos mayores rivales que el mundo ha conocido: el apuesto playboy inglés James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth), y su metódico y brillante oponente, Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). Dentro y fuera de la pista, los dos pilotos se presionan a sí mismos hasta llegar al límite de su resistencia física y psicológica en un mundo donde no existen atajos hacia la victoria ni margen de error. Si cometes uno, mueres.

In London's bustling, yet desolate Trafalgar Square, an ancient corpse meets a pigeon with a broken wing.

The precautionary prowess of the British is proudly on display in this programme which proves that the wonder of apocalyptic wariness isn’t purely an American phenomenon. Civil unrest, financial chaos and natural disasters are everyday news – and, whether it involves survivalists stockpiling away in Surrey or completely upping sticks and moving to Slovakia, Preppers UK: Surviving Armageddon features British preppers who’ve armed themselves with much more than just a stiff upper lip. In Surrey, Royston is preparing for the aftermath of a solar flare and hosts a radio show for fellow preppers. Over in Buckinghamshire, tree surgeon Malcolm explains how he prepares for disaster by sampling the local wildlife – he has feasted on squirrel, rabbit, magpie, and even tried ant eggs! ....

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run. Escaping from Number 10 and leaving behind his adoring wife Cherie (Catherine Shepherd), Tony vows to clear his name no matter what the consequences.

Channel 4 has conducted a survey with the leading TV critics and industry figures, and asked the public in a YouGov national poll, to tell us what they think was the greatest television of the last ten years.

Un equipo de filmación de documentales sigue la primera expedición vegetariana, orgánica y sin emisiones de carbono que ha intentado llegar al Polo Norte. Simultáneamente Salvando el Planeta y entrando en el Libro Guinness de los Récords, Brian y Mark esperan matar dos pájaros de un tiro. Desafortunadamente, nunca han hecho nada como esto antes.

A drama about a couple on the edge of divorce, their solicitors, their daughter and of course, their dog.

The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, relentless smorgasbord of comedy and music. 6,000 people turned up to create a fantastic atmosphere as some of the best contemporary comic and music talent from both sides of the Atlantic delivered one show-stopping performance after another. Featuring never-before-seen collaborations, brand new sketches, explosive stand-up, off-stage performances, surprise ingredients and an anthem for the world, there has been nothing like it in the comedy world for years.

When thirty-something David isn't working as a photographer at a high-street photo studio he is stressing over his love-life. Torn between his rather-too-agreeable girlfriend Lisa and the exciting but tricky Nina, he has serious decision to make. When he gets it all wrong and loses them both he has to start all over again.

Narra la historia de tres parejas que competirán por conseguir el premio de una revista a la "boda más original del año", que otorga la revista Confetti. Están en juego una casa valorada en 500.000 libras, su foto para ilustrar la portada del siguiente número de la publicación y, lo último pero no menos importante, el día más trascendental de su vida. Matt y Samantha, Josef e Isabelle, y Michael y Joanna, desde el momento en el que son elegidos como finalistas, muestran su entusiasmo y sus nervios, a lo largo de las agitadas semanas de preparativos que culminan con la gran final. Matt y Samantha son dos románticos a la vieja usanza que optan por los musicales de Hollywood; Josef e Isabelle son los supermotivados profesionales del tenis para quienes el fracaso no es una opción; mientras que Michael y Joanna son dos hijos de la naturaleza que ni se plantean ponerse ropa encima...

'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever-suffering assistant, an actress debuting at the festival with a one-woman show about Dorothy Wordsworth and a depressed, rich housewife who spies on the stoned Canadian theatre troupe to whom she has rented out her house

Película dividida en siete episodios. Unos tipos algo desquiciados descubrirán hasta qué punto están preparados para escapar de situaciones desesperadas. "Supermarket": una cajera (Douglas) trabaja en un supermercado al que acude continuamente una chica (Daryl Hannah) que trae de cabeza a todos los hombres. "New Year’s Eve" (Nochevieja): durante una fiesta de Nochevieja, una bella adolescente seducirá a un hombre adulto ante la desaprobación de sus esnobs amigos. "Bangers" (Cacharros): algo extraño ocurre cuando una mujer con una imaginación prodigiosa cocina puré de patatas para su madre. "A Whole New Day" (Un Nuevo Día): un hombre, que se despierta ebrio en una casa vacía, cree que su mujer y sus hijos lo han abandonado..

Drama sobre la historia de la vida de la escritora de Frankenstein. Sus influencias, escritura y vida personal.

A rollicking adaptation of Kingsley Amis's first novel, Lucky Jim stars Stephen Tompkinson as Jim Dixon, a luckless lecturer at a provincial British university, trying to make a splash with his pompous boss, Professor Neddy Welch (Robert Hardy). Jim is also trying to make it with the woman of his dreams, Christine Callaghan (Keeley Hawes, Othello and Wives and Daughters), while simultaneously being pursued by the woman of his nightmares, fellow lecturer Margaret Peel (Helen McCrory, Anna Karenina). One (of many) complications is that Christine is the girlfriend of Professor Welch's egotistical artist son, Bertrand. Another is that Margaret keeps attempting suicide to get Jim's attention. But despite his misadventures, Jim keeps his eyes on the prize: a leg up on the ladder to a professorship in medieval history.

Fitness fanatic, Donald Leek, indulges in a monthly Chunky Monkey experience with, someone vaguely resembling movie-songstress, Julie Andrews, who he's expecting at 7:30pm. His obsession with Ms. Andrews (and her posterior) is somewhat disturbing to say the least. Before she arrives however, he has to dispose of the body parts of Mr Azam, manager of his favourite Indian restaurant, who has neglected to send him a Christmas card. He is interrupted by a peculiar assortment of unwelcome visitors, amongst them, Jesus Christ and a one-testicled self-made millionaire. Each one is as unhinged as their host, who retaliates to the intrusion in extreme fashion

Remake of the 1976 TV drama by Jack Rosenthal. An extra in a TV drama is finally given a line to say. He goes on to cause mounting chaos

A young woman brings out the worst in a group of friends on New Year's Eve.

El empleado de banca John Buckingham es un hombre solitario y de carácter apacible que lleva una vida gris y rutinaria. Su último recurso para huir de la soledad y encontrar el amor es Internet. Así es como consigue una novia rusa que alterará su vida completamente.

Año 1939, Guy Grouchback (Daniel Craig), un inglés que vive en Italia, vuelve de su exilio para alistarse y luchar en la Segunda Guerra Mundial junto con la armada británica. Tras las líneas enemigas, varios de sus compañeros de guerra morirán en honor a su país.

Sam and Baggy are two non-committal slackers who while their time away with nonsensical affairs while dreaming of greater things in life. Paris and Zeke are two guardian angels who confront them with plans for change. Paris is a former dolphin while Zeke is a former squirrel.

En 1984, durante una huelga de mineros en el condado de Durham, se suceden los enfrentamientos entre piquetes y policía. Entre los mineros más exaltados están Tony y su padre. Éste se ha empeñado en que Billy, su hijo pequeño, reciba clases de boxeo. Pero, aunque el chico tiene un buen juego de piernas, carece por completo de pegada. Un día, en el gimnasio, Billy observa la clase de ballet de la señora Wilkinson, una mujer de carácter severo que lo anima a participar. A partir de ese momento, Billy se dedicará apasionadamente a la danza.

Frank, Daniel y Laurence son tres londinenses amigos de toda la vida. En un viaje de vuelta a Londres, Daniel se enamora de Martha, una joven americana dispuesta a comenzar una nueva vida en Inglaterra. Pero la chica le da plantón al día siguiente. Daniel explica la triste historia a sus amigos. Casualmente, Frank conoce a Martha paseando por un parque y también se enamora de ella. El lío no acaba aquí. Sin que ninguno de sus dos amigos lo sepa, Laurence también a conocido a Martha, y ha caído seducido por sus encantos.

A young boy is sent to live with a group of senior citizens who have hidden double lives as Robin Hood style vigilantes .