Coogan's Run
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Coogan's Run was a 1995 UK TV
series featuring Steve Coogan
as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle. It was written by various people including Coogan, Patrick Marber
, David Tyler
, Graham Linehan
, Arthur Mathews
, Geoffrey Perkins
and Henry Normal
. The series consists of six self-contained stories, although Coogan's characters from the other episodes in the series make occasional cameo appearance
s.
Get Calf featuring the already well known characters Paul Calf and his sister Pauline (both played by Coogan). Paul gets into trouble with three criminal brothers after witnessing a bank robbery and being forced to identify them in court. He joins a cult and retreats to their residence where he is lured into a porn film.
Dearth of a Salesman, Coogan plays the insensitive, egotistical computer hardware salesman, Gareth Cheeseman
. Gareth has similarities to Alan Partridge
. Gareth attempts to socialise and make a big sale during a sales conference while constantly checking to see if his car is safe. Despite his faults, Gareth appears destined to land a big contract, but fate intervenes.
A Handyman For All Seasons, Main character Ernest Moss had previously appeared in live shows giving a safety lecture (as seen on the 1994 video release Live 'n' Lewd). Set in 1960 and mostly filmed in black and white. Ernest Moss (Coogan), a general repairman, attempts to stop a large new property development in his home village while making repairs to his fellow villagers' homes. This episode also saw Coogan play the laddish Peter Calf, the father of Paul.
Thursday Night Fever, Mediocre club entertainer Mike Crystal (Coogan) invents an alter-ego, Clint Stallone, when his career begins to falter. The manager of his club, Clement (Graham Fellows
), thinks Clint is real, and gets his nephew to photograph him in a compromising position with Mike's girlfriend, Debs.
Natural born Quizzers, Featuring the mad, trivia obsessive brothers Stewart and Guy Crump (Coogan and Patrick Marber
). When the brothers lost a children's quiz show
in 1975, they burned down the studio, killing their parents and one of the sisters from the opposing team. Twenty years later, the brothers kidnap their therapist and the surviving sister, Cathy (Rebecca Front
) and make them re-enact the quiz on the roof of a car park with the transsexual quiz host, Jeremy (Angela) Monkhead. It ends with Stewart and Guy taking the trophy and then detonating a bomb.
The Curator, Tim Fleck (Coogan) is the curator of a very dull museum. Tim is disgusted to find that his museum is being taken over to build a steak house upon the death of his mother. On the opening night, a masked man massacres the diners and a corrupt local councillor.
Television
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series featuring Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle. It was written by various people including Coogan, Patrick Marber
Patrick Marber
Patrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.-Early life and education:...
, David Tyler
David Tyler
David Tyler is a Canadian radio personality, voice over artist and lecturer on The Art of Communicating.Originally from Hartford, Connecticut he moved to Canada at the age of 10 with his family when his Father accepted a teaching job at McGill University...
, Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan is an Irish television writer, actor, comedian and director who, often in partnership with Arthur Mathews, has written or co-written a number of popular television comedies...
, Arthur Mathews
Arthur Mathews (writer)
Arthur Mathews is an Irish comedy writer and actor who, often with writing partner Graham Linehan, has either written or contributed to a number of popular television comedies, most notably Father Ted. He is a graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology...
, Geoffrey Perkins
Geoffrey Perkins
Geoffrey Howard Perkins was a comedy producer, writer and performer, and an important figure in British comedy broadcasting. This was recognised in December 2008 when he was awarded with an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy Award...
and Henry Normal
Henry Normal
Henry Normal is an English comedian, television producer, poet and writer. He is Managing Director of Baby Cow Productions Ltd which he set up with Steve Coogan....
. The series consists of six self-contained stories, although Coogan's characters from the other episodes in the series make occasional cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
s.
Episodes
In order of broadcast:Get Calf featuring the already well known characters Paul Calf and his sister Pauline (both played by Coogan). Paul gets into trouble with three criminal brothers after witnessing a bank robbery and being forced to identify them in court. He joins a cult and retreats to their residence where he is lured into a porn film.
Dearth of a Salesman, Coogan plays the insensitive, egotistical computer hardware salesman, Gareth Cheeseman
Gareth Cheeseman
Gareth Cheeseman was a fictional salesman played by Steve Coogan in the episode "Dearth of a Salesman" of Coogan's series "Coogan's Run". The character is probably best remembered for his blue Ford Probe company car, which ends up being crushed at the end of the programme, and his Hugo Boss suit,...
. Gareth has similarities to Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge
Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional radio and television presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan and invented by Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee and Richard Herring for the BBC Radio 4 programme On The Hour...
. Gareth attempts to socialise and make a big sale during a sales conference while constantly checking to see if his car is safe. Despite his faults, Gareth appears destined to land a big contract, but fate intervenes.
A Handyman For All Seasons, Main character Ernest Moss had previously appeared in live shows giving a safety lecture (as seen on the 1994 video release Live 'n' Lewd). Set in 1960 and mostly filmed in black and white. Ernest Moss (Coogan), a general repairman, attempts to stop a large new property development in his home village while making repairs to his fellow villagers' homes. This episode also saw Coogan play the laddish Peter Calf, the father of Paul.
Thursday Night Fever, Mediocre club entertainer Mike Crystal (Coogan) invents an alter-ego, Clint Stallone, when his career begins to falter. The manager of his club, Clement (Graham Fellows
Graham Fellows
Graham David Fellows is an English comedy actor and musician, best known for creating the characters of John Shuttleworth and Jilted John.-Early life:...
), thinks Clint is real, and gets his nephew to photograph him in a compromising position with Mike's girlfriend, Debs.
Natural born Quizzers, Featuring the mad, trivia obsessive brothers Stewart and Guy Crump (Coogan and Patrick Marber
Patrick Marber
Patrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.-Early life and education:...
). When the brothers lost a children's quiz show
Quiz Show
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film produced and directed by Robert Redford. Adapted by Paul Attanasio from Richard Goodwin's memoir Remembering America, the film is based upon the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s...
in 1975, they burned down the studio, killing their parents and one of the sisters from the opposing team. Twenty years later, the brothers kidnap their therapist and the surviving sister, Cathy (Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front is a BAFTA Award–winning English comedian and actress best known for her performances in The Thick of It in the late 2000s, and series of critically acclaimed satirical comedies in the early 1990s: On The Hour, The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You...with Alan Partridge...
) and make them re-enact the quiz on the roof of a car park with the transsexual quiz host, Jeremy (Angela) Monkhead. It ends with Stewart and Guy taking the trophy and then detonating a bomb.
The Curator, Tim Fleck (Coogan) is the curator of a very dull museum. Tim is disgusted to find that his museum is being taken over to build a steak house upon the death of his mother. On the opening night, a masked man massacres the diners and a corrupt local councillor.