"The Day Today" Meganews (1994)



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Director:

Andrew Gillman

Writers:

Christopher Morris (written and devised by) &
Armando Iannucci (written and devised by) ...
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TV Series:

"The Day Today" (1994)

Original Air Date:

2 February 1994 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

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Plot Keywords:

Journalism | British | Broadcasting | Spoof | Satire

Cast

(Episode Credited cast)

	Christopher Morris	...	Christopher Morris / Ted Maul / Jonathan Sizz
	Patrick Marber	...	Chapman Baxter / Jaques-'Jaques' Liverot / Guy - The Bureau / Swimming Pool Attendant
	Steve Coogan	...	Hennity - The Bureau / Alan Partridge / Spartacus Mills / Alvin Holler / Keith Mandemant
	David Schneider	...	Alex - The Bureau / Brant / Sylvester Stewart / Swimming Pool Attendant
	Rebecca Front	...	Valerie Sinatra / Ange - The Bureau / Barbara Wintergreen / Swimming Pool Manager
	Doon Mackichan	...	Maria - The Bureau / Collaterlie Sisters / Charlene Gray / Katrina Parfitt / Vicky - Swimming Pool Receptionist (as Doon MacKichan)
	Michael Alexander St John	...	Announcer (voice)
	Alan Kerrigan
	Lindsey MacRae
	Alan Stocks	...	Bob Mariner
	John Thomson	...	Dentist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Richard Branson	...	Himself
	John Fashanu	...	Himself (archive footage)
	Chris Patten	...	Himself (archive footage)
	Queen Elizabeth II	...	Herself (archive footage)

Quotes:

Keith Mandement: This pool's been open nearly 40 years, and, in all that time I only slipped up once, to my mind. I was engaged in a particularly tricky word puzzle and 40 people had broken in and were in the pool, playing around, ducking, bombing and doing all manner of prohibited activities, and eventually someone was killed.
Interviewer: But given that your sole responsibility is to maintain the security of the pool, isn't that an indictment against yourself?
Keith Mandement: Well, I would say this - I've been working here for 18 years, and in 1975 no one died. In 1976, no one died. In 1977, no one died. In 1978, no one died. In 1979, no-one died. In 1980... someone died. In 1981, no one died. In 1982 there was the incident with the pigeon. In 1983, no one died. In 1984, no one died. In 1985, no one died. In 1986... I mean, I could go on.
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