Bellamy's People
- TV sketch show
- BBC Two
- 2010
- 8 episodes (1 series)
TV version of the Radio 4 phone-in satire show Down The Line. Clueless DJ Gary Bellamy is let out of the studio to meet people face-to-face. Stars Rhys Thomas, Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery, Amelia Bullmore and more.
Press clippings
Doomed BBC sitcom gets support from music stars
Welsh rock superstars the Manic Street Preachers and Queen guitarist Brian May have spoken out in support of beleagured BBC comedy show Bellamy's People.
Such Small Portions, 10th June 2010Bellamy's People fans petition BBC to save axed series
The BBC is facing another petition over axed services, however this time it isn't BBC 6 Music but fans of BBC Two comedy show Bellamy's People who are petitioning to save the show.
Such Small Portions, 27th May 2010Comment: Bellamy's People
I was surprised to learn that the BBC have not recommissioned Bellamy's People. Why was I surprised? Because it's studded with top comedy talent and the critics that I read seemed to love it. And sometimes, one feels, the BBC bloody-mindedly decide to recommission a series in order to prove the first series was not a failure or a mistake. That said, I can't think of that happening recently. The Persuasionists received very short shrift from BBC2 and was demoted twice during it's run. Perhaps also I thought the BBC would want to keep Whitehouse and Higson onside since they're clearly people the BBC want to continue working with. This is understandable, although a very expensive way of going about it.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 14th May 2010BBC2 cancels Bellamy's People
BBC Two has cancelled Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson's spoof travelogue series Bellamy's People after just one series.
British Comedy Guide, 13th May 2010TV series for Bellamy's People character Mr Khan?
The BBC is looking to develop a TV series around Adil Ray's comic creation Mr Khan, most recently seen on Bellamy's People.
British Comedy Guide, 8th April 2010Audio interview: Charlie Higson
I approached Charlie Higson with a request for a phone interview, and not only did he agree, he was extremely generous with his time.
Cook'd and Bomb'd, 22nd March 2010Bellamy's Babes: Bye
I can't believe it. It's over. Someone pass me the cyanide. The babes are going into retirement. Bellamy is no longer on the box. Draw the curtains. Muffle the church bells. Cancel my subscription to Woman's Weekly. I've gone into mourning.
Patricia Webb, BBC Comedy, 15th March 2010This inconsistent sketch series milks its now-familiar characters for laughs in tonight's final episode. Although jokes have been too few in the series, its strength has lain in some nicely observed characters, particularly Paul Whitehouse's ageing showbiz hanger-on, Ian Craig-Oldman.
The Telegraph, 11th March 2010Bellamy's Babes: Blessed Bellamy
Ey oop ducks,
Well I tuned in to Bellamy's People last night and there we were again! The babes! We set up a stall at the Festival of Soul, Spirit, Mind, Body and Enlightenment in Kidderminster where they let all sorts of weirdos waffle on about God. Trish and me had never been to Kidderminster before and we were dead impressed. It's big on carpets is the town and Trish and me spent many a happy hour looking at all the rugs in the windows. Who knew you could get that many types? Bernard and me have got the loveliest shag (tee hee!) avocado carpet in our bathroom. It soaks everything up.
Gary Bellamy takes the nation's spiritual pulse at a festival, in an episode that may revive memories of 1970s new-age expos such as the Mind, Body and Spirit exhibition. Great to see the wonderful Felix Dexter again in various roles, while highlights include Robert Popper repping for the "Tarvu" faith ("SO easy to join"); Rosie Cavaliero as a Bellamy's Babe; and Lucy Montgomery as a Doctor of Dreams: "A lot of the other stalls are twaddle. I've got a BSc." Brilliantly funny.
The Guardian, 25th February 2010