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 3
Further details
The final episode of the series follows Brian as he records a charity record in aid of bi-polar polar bears. However, as part of the deal with his record company, he must make the album commercial, 'Christmassy' and full of big cutting edge duets - none of which come easy to him.
Brian's health problems also come to a head when he discovers that he has invested millions into an aggressive tax avoidance scheme and HMRC want their money back. This isn't going to be a Merry Christmas after all...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 22nd December 2014
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Simon Day | Brian Pern |
| Paul Whitehouse | Pat Quid |
| Nigel Havers | Tony Pebblé |
| Michael Kitchen | John Farrow |
| David Cummings | John |
| Philip Pope | Mike Phillips |
| Al Murray | Eddie Mount |
| Rhys Thomas | Self |
| Lucy Montgomery | Ensemble Actor |
| Lucy Montgomery | Pepita Sanchez |
| Roger Allam | Ken LeGrange |
| Simon Day | Lionel Pern |
| Anna Maxwell Martin | Jess Hunt |
| Paul Whitehouse | Pierre Sac |
| Lucy Montgomery | Xanadu Bramble |
| David Arnold | Self |
| Roger Taylor | Self |
| Annie Nightingale | Self |
| Peter Gabriel | Self |
| Alan Yentob | Self |
| Tony Blackburn | Self |
| Alexis Petridis | Self |
| Billy Bragg | Self |
| Tim Rice (as Sir Tim Rice) | Self |
| Paul Gambaccini | Self |
| Roy Wood | Self |
| Rick Parfitt | Self |
| Melanie Chisholm (as Mel C) | Self |
| Simon McCoy | Self |
| 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 |
| Tony Way | Composer |
Video
Thotch in the Christmas charts
Thotch have had many festive hits including Black Christmas and Dulci Yuletide.
Featuring: Simon Day (Brian Pern), Paul Whitehouse (Pat Quid), Nigel Havers (Tony Pebblé), Michael Kitchen (John Farrow), Rhys Thomas, Lucy Montgomery (Xanadu Bramble), Tony Blackburn & Paul Gambaccini.