The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
- TV documentary / sketch show
- BBC One
- 2018
- 1 episode
A one-off special hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald to celebrate Lenny Henry's career. Also features Trevor McDonald, Vivienne Acheampong, Seraphina Beh, John Bradley, Nathan Caton and more.
Key details
- Genres
- Documentary, Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2018
- Channels
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Trevor McDonald, Lenny Henry, Vivienne Acheampong, Seraphina Beh, John Bradley, Nathan Caton, Sharon D Clarke, Johnny Cochrane and more
- Writers
- Jon Canter and Kim Fuller
- Director
- Dominic Brigstocke
- Producers
- John Rushton, Gareth Edwards, Angela Ferreira, Chris Sussman and Kathryn Lowrie
- Companies
In 1975, a 16-year-old Lenny Henry bunked off school to appear on New Faces. In 2018, after a long and glittering career, Sir Lenny is 60 - the perfect excuse to celebrate a man who has made a unique impact on British comedy.
Hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald and filmed in front of a studio audience, Lenny takes a light-hearted look back at his career, featuring archive clips from a TV career that started 43 years ago and hasn't stopped since.
As well as all new sketches featuring a number of special guests, there's a look back at his favourite characters, from Theophilus P. Wildebeeste to Delbert Wilkins, Deakus to Mister Lister.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 22nd August 2018 at 8pm on BBC One
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- All previous repeats
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- Thursday 30th August 2018 at 12:55am on BBC1 Wales
- Wednesday 29th August 2018 at 11:15pm on BBC1
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre