Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery
- TV sketch show
- Channel 4
- 2009
- 3 episodes (1 series)
A three-part series featuring the inimitable satirical skills of acclaimed trio Rory Bremner, John Bird and John Fortune. Stars Rory Bremner, John Bird and John Fortune.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Blame Game
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 7th June 2009
- Time
- 7pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rory Bremner | Host / Presenter |
| John Bird | Ensemble Actor |
| John Fortune | Ensemble Actor |
| Frances Barber | Dinner Guest |
| Pauline McLynn | Dinner Guest |
| Rory Bremner | Writer |
| John Bird | Writer |
| John Fortune | Writer |
| Geoff Atkinson | Writer |
| John Langdon | Writer |
| Steve Connelly | Director |
| Chris Fox | Director |
| Geoff Atkinson | Producer |
| Tim Ellison | Editor |
| Sam Roberts | Editor |
| Gabriel Mossa | Production Designer |
Video
Gordon Brown sings Mika
Rory Bremner as Gordon Brown singing Mika's "Grace Kelly".
Featuring: Rory Bremner.
Press
Rory Bremner and pals lampoon the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Russell Brand in a new series of the sketch show. What with the PM's manic YouTube grin, the meltdown of Britain's banking system, a couple of twerps making abusive phone calls to Manuel off Fawlty Towers and greedy MPs buying Whiskas with our hard-earned wages (eight out of 10 voters said their cats were utterly disgusted), you can't say Rory and the two Johns will be short of material for this three-parter. Superbly written and performed, this is subtitled The Last Show Before the Recovery. Oh, if only that were true.
What's On TV, 7th June 2009A new three-part series from Rory Bremner, John Bird and John Fortune focuses first on the economic recovery, or lack of it, as well as looking askance at Gordon Brown's frightening smile and the "Sachsgate" affair. This was recorded in advance of the full horror of the MPs' expenses scandal; that will no doubt be explored in future weeks.
Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 1st June 2009