Watson & Oliver. Image shows from L to R: Lorna Watson, Ingrid Oliver. Copyright: BBC
Watson & Oliver

Watson & Oliver

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 2012 - 2013
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Sketch show for BBC Two with female comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver. Stars Lorna Watson, Ingrid Oliver, Adrian Scarborough, Hugo Speer, Peter Serafinowicz and more.

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Series 2, Episode 6

Watson & Oliver. Copyright: BBC / Popper Pictures
Three ways to escape a boring conversation; an actress learns how to cry on cue; an author discovers her new erotic novel is too embarrassing to read out loud; and somewhere in Spain a matador and a bull are falling in love.

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Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 30th May 2013
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Lorna Watson Various
Ingrid Oliver Various
Matthew Earley Ensemble Actor
Vicki Hopps Ensemble Actor
Daniel Lawrence Taylor (as Daniel Taylor) Ensemble Actor
Daisy Aitkens Ensemble Actor
James Doherty Ensemble Actor
Richard Glover Ensemble Actor
Keir Charles Ensemble Actor
Maurice Cole Ensemble Actor
James Foster Ensemble Actor
Marcus Garvey Ensemble Actor
Jenny Bede Ensemble Actor
Gus Brown Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Adrian Scarborough Prime Minister's Husband
Gareth Edwards Self
Felicity Montagu Ensemble Actor
Anabel Barnston Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Lorna Watson Writer
Ingrid Oliver Writer
Alex Lowe Writer (Additional Material)
Jessica Silcock Writer (Additional Material)
Naomi Smith Writer (Additional Material)
Charlotte Hudson Writer (Additional Material)
Leila Hackett Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Simon Gibney Director
Gareth Edwards Producer
Robert Popper Executive Producer
Mark Freeland Executive Producer
Simon Prentice Editor
Dennis De Groot Production Designer
Ben Hales Composer

Video

The Don

If you ask the Don for a favour, you have to kiss his hand.

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