LifeSpam: My Child Is French. Image shows from L to R: Alice Lowe, Man With 1000 Wives (Simon Farnaby). Copyright: Arbie
LifeSpam: My Child Is French

LifeSpam: My Child Is French

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Three
  • 2009
  • 1 pilot

A comedy pilot by Alice Lowe spoofing shocking true life documentaries. Stars Alice Lowe, Simon Farnaby, Joel Coussins, Leo Henry, Susannah Slevin and more.

Key details

Genre
Sketch Show
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC Three
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Alice Lowe, Simon Farnaby, Joel Coussins, Leo Henry, Susannah Slevin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, Richard Glover and more
Writer
Alice Lowe
Director
Jacqueline Wright
Producers
Daisy Robertson, Rob Brydon, Miles Ross and Duncan Hayes
Companies

LifeSpam is a spoof documentary pilot written by comedian Alice Lowe, who is probably best known for playing the role of Liz Asher in Darkplace.

The spoofs include a woman who is struggling to come to terms with her son's rare and debilitating condition, plus The Man Who had A Thousand Wives and The Woman Who Lived in Hair.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 23rd January 2009 at 11pm on BBC Three
Episode length
30 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Wednesday 4th March 2009 at 11:45pm on BBC3 - Episode 1