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Michael Cumming

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Michael Cumming is the director of World of Pub. He is a graduate of The RCA Film School, London. Prior to Pub, he had worked with an impressive number of the Britcom crowd, including Chris Morris, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Rory Bremner, Jack Dee, Mark Thomas, Kevin Eldon and Alistair McGowan. He continues to work, doing all sorts of stuff. Anything I can find out I’ll put on here.

If you know something I don’t, please let me have it.

All credits below are directing credits, except where stated otherwise.

Year

Title

Notes

Availability

1996 (broadcast 1997)

Brass Eye

[L]

Chris Morris’ masterpiece was agonisingly constructed in the two years following Morris’ triumph with The Day Today. And Michael Cumming directed the lot!

Talkback, for Channel 4. 6 episodes.

The complete series, plus the Paedogeddon Special from 2001 and a fair few extras, are available on VHS and DVD

1998–2000 The Mark Thomas (Comedy) Product

Michael directed four series of this variable but well-intentioned and effective militant satire show. I went to a number of recordings and they were always good fun.

Vera productions (Rory Bremner) for Channel 4.

None
1998/2001 Rory Bremner

Michael has directed various specials.

Vera productions (Rory Bremner) for Channel 4.

None
1999 Jack Dee’s Full Mounty TV series starring Jack Dee. Obviously. None

1999

Rock Profiles

Matt Lucas and David Walliams, impersonating rock stars, are interviewed by Jaimie Theakston, with hilarious consequences.

Co-written by Ashley Blaker.

BBC Play UK. A series is coming to BBC2 soon.

None. Some episodes are too rude ever to be repeated!

2000 Shadows of Reflection

Kevin Eldon’s Comedy Lab programme.

Channel 4.

None
2000 Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression

First series of this comedy show. The impressions were good, but often the sketches went on far too long, week after week. Also starred Ronnie Ancona, Alan Francis, Sally Grace and Rory Bremner.

Vera productions (Rory Bremner) for BBC1.

There is a video, if I can track it down.
2001 World of Pub BBC Taped off-air. No plans to release it.
2002 Mark Thomas’s Guide to Underground Britain

Micheal co-directed this intriguing documentary, shot on camcorders, about obsessive secrecy in Britain, from secret underground bunkers to hidden tunnels, oil pipelines and Margaret Thatcher's safe. It used the Brass Eye style, but without sending the participants up.

Vera Productions (Rory Bremner, Geoff Atkinson) for Channel 4.

Taped off-air. No plans to release it.

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