Tracey Breaks The News. Tracey Ullman
Tracey Breaks The News

Tracey Breaks The News

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC One
  • 2017 - 2018
  • 7 episodes (2 series)

Topical sketch show starring comedian and impressionist Tracey Ullman. Also features Ben Miller, Samantha Spiro, Laurence Howarth, Tony Gardner, Tony Way and more.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 3

Filmed close to transmission, the topical format allows Tracey Ullman's huge range of characters to react to the news of the moment.

Preview clips

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 10th November 2017
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Tracey Ullman Various
Samantha Spiro Ensemble Actor
Laurence Howarth Ensemble Actor
Tony Gardner Ensemble Actor
Tony Way Ensemble Actor
Jason Forbes Ensemble Actor
Katherine Jakeways Ensemble Actor
Aaron Neil Ensemble Actor
Sue Elliott-Nicholls Ensemble Actor
Laurence Rickard Ensemble Actor
Georgia Maskery Ensemble Actor
Dan Skinner Ensemble Actor
Olivia Morgan Ensemble Actor
Gemma Arrowsmith Ensemble Actor
Zahra Ahmadi (as Zara Ahmadi) Ensemble Actor
Dave Lamb Ensemble Actor
Tracy-Ann Oberman Ensemble Actor
William Andrews Ensemble Actor
Ben Ashenden Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Anthony Atamanuik Donald Trump
Daniel Fearn Ensemble Actor
Patrick Folly Ensemble Actor
Martha Howe-Douglas Ensemble Actor
Harman Singh Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Kevin Cecil Writer
Andy Riley Writer
Georgia Pritchett Writer
Jeremy Dyson Writer
Gemma Arrowsmith Writer
Laurence Howarth Writer
Giles Pilbrow Writer
Laurence Rickard Writer
Production team
Dominic Brigstocke Director
Caroline Norris Producer
Tracey Ullman Executive Producer
Gareth Edwards Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Heather Gibson Production Designer
Tracey Gillham Casting Director
Leah Archer Costume Designer
Pete Rowe Director of Photography
Vanessa White Make-up Designer
Richard Thomas Composer
Andy Marlow Composer
Matthew Gallagher (as Matt Gallagher) 1st Assistant Director
Shane Allen Commissioning Editor

Video

Sharon Osbourne struggles with the X Factor

Sharon Osbourne struggles with the new X Factor rules, but all becomes clear with a little help from Ozzy.

Featuring: Tracey Ullman, Dave Lamb & Martha Howe-Douglas.

Press

A big 80s name - a comic actor who made quite good records - Tracey Ullman then made an enormous success of herself in the US. Now she's back, it's quite hard to see how. What has changed? Could it be that impersonations have been devalued as a comedy tool? Or that our expectations of political comedy have been raised very high by The Thick of It? To those not devotees already, this is hard to recommend.

John Robinson, The Guardian, 10th November 2017

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