Brian Pern
- TV sitcom
- BBC Four / BBC Two
- 2014 - 2017
- 10 episodes (3 series)
Spoof music documentary series fronted by Simon Day in character as art rocker Brian Pern. Also features Paul Whitehouse, Nigel Havers, Michael Kitchen, David Cummings, Philip Pope and more.
Episode menu
Brian Pern: A Life In Rock, Episode 2
Further details
This year is the tenth anniversary of the twentieth anniversary of the fifth anniversary of the first anniversary of the non-release of his unheard debut solo album, Brian Pern's Musical Version Of The Day Of The Triffids. To celebrate, Brian plans to stage the entire album live from the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa with a host of special guests.
Brian Pern has allowed the BBC unlimited access backstage to this ground breaking show which not only reveals the technical challenges of performing live music - but the physical strains many rock stars of Brian's generation are facing as they enter their winter years.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 16th December 2014
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Cast & crew
| Simon Day | Brian Pern |
| Paul Whitehouse | Pat Quid |
| Nigel Havers | Tony Pebblé |
| Michael Kitchen | John Farrow |
| Al Murray | Eddie Mount |
| Rhys Thomas | Self |
| Lucy Montgomery | Ensemble Actor |
| Kevin Eldon | Lennie Monkton (Angry Fan) |
| Molly Whitehouse | Wembley Stage Manager |
| Adjoa Andoh | Dr Foluke |
| Simon Godley | Man with Flaky Skin |
| Stewart Holbrook | Staring Man |
| Vicky Bovingdon | Woman Breastfeeding |
| Derek Rushton | Prop Hand |
| Jamie Smyth | Prop Hand |
| Justyn Thomas | Triffid |
| Tom Davis | Security Guard |
| Lucy Montgomery | Xanadu Bramble |
| Annie Nightingale | Self |
| Alan Yentob | Self |
| Tim Rice (as Sir Tim Rice) | Self |
| Roger Moore | Self |
| Matthew Wright | Self |
| Alex Jones | Self |
| Dan Snow | Self |
| Paul Young | Self |
| Mark King | Self |
| Rhys Thomas | Ensemble Actor |
| Steven Burge (as Stephen Burge) | Ensemble Actor |
| Dean Thomas | Ensemble Actor |
| Simon Day | Writer |
| Rhys Thomas | Writer |
| Rhys Thomas | Director |
| Rhys Thomas | Producer |
| Richard Webb | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Bird | Editor |
| Neil Barnes | Production Designer |
| Steven Burge (as Stephen Burge) | Composer |
Videos
Brian Pern meets Daft Punk
Daft Punk visit Brian Pern in his dressing room.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Simon Day (Brian Pern) & Michael Kitchen (John Farrow).
The Day of The Triffids
Roger Moore recalls when Brian Pern asked him to narrate The Day of the Triffids.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Simon Day (Brian Pern), Lucy Montgomery (Xanadu Bramble) & Roger Moore.