Brass Eye 27 years old

Brass Eye

Brass Eye is a UK television series of satirical news magazines. A series of six episodes aired on Channel 4 in 1997, and a further episode in 2001. The series was created by Chris Morris, and written by Morris, David Quantick, Peter Baynham, Jane Bussmann, Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan. The series was directed by Michael Cumming. It was a sequel to Morris's earlier spoof news programmes On the Hour and The Day Today. It satirised media portrayal of social ills, in particular sensationalism and creation of moral panics. The series starred Morris's The Day Today colleague Doon MacKichan and Gina McKee, Mark Heap, Simon Pegg, Julia Davis and Kevin Eldon.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Simon Pegg He was 26 , now 54 years old
Gina McKee She was 32 , now 60 years old
Alexander Armstrong He was 26 , now 54 years old
Alexander Armstrong He was 26 , now 54 years old as American Vox Pop
Claire Skinner She was 32 , now 59 years old
Julia Davis She was 30 , now 57 years old
Chris Morris He was 31 , now 58 years old as Christopher Morris
Richard Briers He was 63 , 79 years old when he died
Phil Collins He was 45 , now 73 years old
Hugh Dennis He was 34 , now 62 years old as Dr. Balb Kubrox
Hugh Dennis He was 34 , now 62 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Brass Eye poster
Brass Eye (27 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1997-01-29
  • Runtime: [25,30,168] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 6