Martin Freeman
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Martin Freeman is a versatile and sexy comedy actor who first came to prominence in the excellent-but-almost-unknown Bruiser.
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To see Blackstar's page of Martin Freeman's appearances (blank at present), click here.
| Year |
Title |
Notes |
Availability |
| 1997–1998 |
Comedy Nation |
He probably first appeared briefly in this. He may also have been in an episode of People like Us on Radio 4 or BBC2 (unconfirmed at present) BBC 2 |
Not available. |
| 2000 (recorded 1999) |
Bruiser |
As a major player in this sketch-based comedy show which everyone missed but which was also really very good. God, he looks good in a Tottenham shirt, and there’s not many men you can say that about! 6 episodes, BBC 2 |
I’ve got an off-air recording, but not commercially released. Often on UK Play. |
| 2000 |
Lock Stock… The TV Series |
God, this is boring. A Channel 4 series based on the popular Cockney gangster flick. But several episodes have Martin in doing a Dutch voice quite well. Inessential Freeman, but I’m sure it pays his rent. Channel 4. 800 hours X 435 episodes. |
All on DVD and VHS from here. |
| 2000 |
Black Books |
Series 1, Episode 1. Freeman plays the doctor who attends to Manny (Bill Bailey) in hospital, after Manny ingests The Little Book of Calm. This is not the same episode as Peter Serafinowicz appears in. Channel 4. Producer Nira Park. |
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| 2001 | World of Pub | Not released. Off-air recording. Often on UK Play. | |
| 2001 | Men Only | Channel 4 drama with lots of drugs.
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Not released. |
| 2001 |
The Office |
A masterpiece! Freeman plays a sales rep in Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant‘s bleak but hilarious portrayal of modern industrialism. My review: It was with some trepidation that I tuned in to watch Reading-born UCL graduate Ricky Gervais' The Office on BBC2. The trailers I had seen contained little that could be considered 'gold'. It looked like another low-budget reality-sitcom, which would add nothing to comedy after People like Us and The Royle Family. However, I remembered the poor trailers for The Day Today in 1994, and how they failed to impress me, so I refused to write it off. More importantly, I had encountered Gervais before, first as the funniest man on the 11 hours of your life wasted show, and then as the slightly struggling host of the patchy, but still enjoyable, Meet Ricky Gervais. The less said about the former the better, but it was in these shows that Gervais' character made his debut, and he has kept developing along those lines to bring us David Brent, the regional manager of the Office of a paper company in Slough. Brent would love to be a funny and modern
man, free of sexist and racist thoughts, and loved by everyone for
his wit, just like his star rep, Chris Finch. And he can't help
playing up to the cameras filming his office. Unfortunately for
him (and his employees), he's not quite as politically Highlights include the pub quiz and the training session, involving a stunning recreation of a 1980s training video starring Peter Purves. Undoubtedly one of the best comedies of the year and some of the finest character work ever seen in a comedy programme. Despite revisiting ideas that have often featured in sitcoms before, The Office does so with such originality and wit that it never fails to surprise. A few slower moments slightly diminish the whole, though. Overall, 9/10. 6 episodes, BBC 2. A second series is currently in production, and the first one has been showered with awards, including a BAFTA. For more information, see this site's sister unofficial website at wernhamhogg.co.uk. |
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| 2002 |
Ali G, Innit |
Freeman appears in this film starring Sacha Baron-Cohen's tired character. |
Showing in cinemas. Coming to DVD and VHS soon. Click here to pre-order. |
Advert work: Join the Army (2001) (with mock northern accent); Yorkshire Electricity (only in Yorkshire region, probably)
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