Pompidou
- TV sitcom / sketch show
- BBC Two
- 2015
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Dialogue-free sitcom starring Matt Lucas as an elderly, oddball aristocrat who has fallen on hard times. Also features Alex Macqueen.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Hunger
Further details
Pompidou, Hove and Marion are broke and hungry. Albert, a fisherman, comes by the caravan asking for directions to the lake which gives Pompidou an idea - if they go fishing they'll have something to eat. Pompidou and Hove join an unimpressed Albert fishing at the lake where Pompidou is, as expected, useless. While Albert snoozes there's a tug on his fishing rod. So Pompidou orders Hove to quietly reel in the fish, but Albert, while dosing, snuggles up to Hove as he tries to grab the fishing rod. Albert wakes and shocked at the sight of Hove pushes him in the lake!
Hove and Pompidou leave empty-handed and still very hungry. Spotting a bird in a tree, they attempt to entice it down with a juicy worm. But, the bird flies into Hove's open mouth and into his belly. Cue Hove and Pompidou rushing to hospital.
At the hospital, the receptionist implies it might be weeks until Hove is operated on, which gives Pompidou an idea. The Nurse discovers Hove missing from his bed and the doctor sound asleep in Pompidou's. Pompidou, now dressed as the doctor, is in the operating theatre playing surgeon. He cuts Hove open and the bird is released!
Back at the caravan, Albert, feeling bad for pushing Hove into the lake, brings him a fish as a peace offering, but the fish wriggles and jumps straight into Hove's mouth!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 1st March 2015
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Matt Lucas | Pompidou |
Alex Macqueen | Hove |
Roy Barraclough | Albert |
Alex Lowe | Doctor |
Ivan Gonzalez | Bandaged Man |
Ayesha Antoine | Nurse |
Sally Bankes | Matron |
Katy Secombe | Hospital Receptionist |
Joyce Veheary | Theatre Nurse |
Beattie Edmondson | Theatre Nurse |
Abbie Murphy | Colleague |
Zara Tempest-Walters | Colleague |
Andrew Francis | ENT Doctor |
Anjali Mya Chadha | Ward Receptionist |
Matt Lucas | Writer |
Ashley Blaker | Writer |
Julian Dutton | Writer |
Jon Foster | Writer (Additional Material) |
James Lamont | Writer (Additional Material) |
Charlie Hanson | Director |
Matt Lucas | Director |
Charlie Hanson | Producer |
Katie Mavroleon | Producer |
Layla Smith | Executive Producer |
Jon Blow | Editor |
Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
Kevan Frost | Composer |
Matt Lucas | Composer |
Andy Heath | Puppeteer |
Yvonne Stone | Puppeteer |
Video
Hospital gown
Pompidou doesn't like the hospital gown, so he modifies it to his liking.
Featuring: Matt Lucas (Pompidou), Alex Lowe (Doctor) & Ayesha Antoine (Nurse).