Gimme Gimme Gimme
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1999 - 2001
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Repulsive, overweight, loudmouth cretin Linda La Hughes shares a flat with Tom Farrell, an extremely camp gay man: both are obsessed with men. Stars Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus, Rosalind Knight, Beth Goddard and Brian Bovell
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Series 3, Episode 2 - The Lollipop Man Cometh
Tom has a part in a small local theatre production, which has somehow attracted Tom Cruise to the lead role. Preparing for the premiere performance in his dressing room stress levels begin to rise, and with a little of Linda's mis-assistance, his make-up takes a turn for the bizarre.
Notes
This episode is also known as Lollipop Man.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 9th November 2001
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Kathy Burke | Linda |
| James Dreyfus | Tom |
| Akemi Otani | Yakashoto Shakamoto (Director) |
| Geraldine McNulty | Interpreter |
| Vilma Hollingbery | Sister Brian May |
| Matthew Dunster | Schoolboy |
| Andrew Pointon | Schoolboy |
| Jonathan Broadbent | The Salmon |
| Jonathan Harvey | Writer |
| Kathy Burke | Script Editor |
| Tristram Shapeero | Director |
| Matthew Francis | Producer |
| Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
| Mark Chapman | Executive Producer |
| Sue Vertue | Executive Producer |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Philip Pope | Composer |