Comedy. After an item on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Breakfast about plans to close the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Swing Band, the damage limitation team under Ian Fletcher is under huge pressure to limit damage.
Following on from an item on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Breakfast about plans to close the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Swing Band, the damage limitation team under Ian Fletcher is under huge pressure to limit the damage.
A twitter campaign led by Jools Holland, #JeSuisBigSwingb and #boycottΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, is gathering support from music royalty such as Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Tom Jones and Bono. And as the much-loved Big Swing bandleader Ray Fredericks is both black and 75, there are a growing number of accusations of discrimination and ageism.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News outlets are keen to report the latest developments but exacerbate the problem when Syncopatico, the new News subtitling software, continues to systematically misspell the names of the key players involved - including Jools Holland.
It is felt that an appearance from one of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ senior management team on the News at One would be a helpful way of clarifying the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's position - but when head of better Anna Rampton unexpectedly rules herself out, it falls to Ian Fletcher to face the music.
Meanwhile, the campaign to launch new online platform Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Me continues and ex-intern Will Humphries is still standing at his station in reception trying to persuade passing celebrities to record themselves saying 'me' into his phone.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Jack Patterson | Jonathan Bailey |
Ian Fletcher | Hugh Bonneville |
Faiza Rajah | Priyanga Burford |
Paramedic | Laura Checkley |
Tracey Pritchard | Monica Dolan |
Jerry Guildencrantz | Ivan Gonzalez |
Adam Brady | Laurence Howarth |
Siobhan Sharpe | Jessica Hynes |
David Wilkes | Rufus Jones |
Izzy Gould | Ophelia Lovibond |
Ben Rosenstern | Max Olesker |
Anna Rampton | Sarah Parish |
Fiona Craig | Pooky Quesnel |
Will Humphries | Hugh Skinner |
Lucy Freeman | Nina Sosanya |
Simon Harwood | Jason Watkins |
Neil Reid | David Westhead |
AFM | Ben Ashenden |
Himself | Brian Cox |
Interviewer | Sophie Raworth |
Himself | Hugh Grant |
Producer | Paul Schlesinger |
Director | John Morton |
Writer | John Morton |
Executive Producer | Jon Plowman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 9 Oct 2017 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland
- Fri 13 Oct 2017 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland