The Day Today (1994)

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The headlines tonight...

A spoof of the British news — including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. Adapted from Radio 4 series 'On the Hour'.

• Released: 1994-01-19
• Genres: Comedy
• Seasons: 1, 6 episodes
• Episode length: 29m
• Network: BBC Two
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.3/10 from 64 votes

Created by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci.

Top cast

• Chris Morris as Christopher Morris / Various Characters
• Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge / Various Characters
• Patrick Marber as Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan / Various Characters
• Rebecca Front as Barbara Wintergreen / Various Characters
• Doon Mackichan as Collaterlie Sisters / Various Characters
• David Schneider as Sylvester Stuart / Various Characters
• Michael Alexander St John as Announcer (voice)

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