"The Frank Skinner Show" (1995) TV series 1995-????

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Directors:

Marcus Mortimer
Peter Orton

Writer:

Frank Skinner (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

10 September 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson	...	Herself (3 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jordan	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001-2004)
Brian McFadden	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001-2004)
Myleene Klass	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001-2003)
Melanie Chisholm	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1998-2000)
Zoë Ball	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1999-2005)
Jamie Bell	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2005)
Kelly Brook	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2000-2004)
Jamie Oliver	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2003)
Charlotte Church	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kym Marsh	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Johnny Vegas	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Vinnie Jones	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Pamela Anderson	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Brenda Blethyn	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dave Gorman	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2003)

Runtime:

UK:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Avalon Television

Trivia:

The late drummer for Frank Skinner's house band "The Skinnerettes" - Ronnie Verrall - in reality, did much of the drumming that was attributed to the famous Muppet drummer Animal.

Quotes:

Frank Skinner: As we all know, ITV is celebrating its fiftieth birthday this week, coincidentally 1955 was also the year James Dean's was killed in a fatal car cash. Yes, 50 years ago they both hit the screen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell (2000) (TV)

Boromir Swears !!!!!

This is one of a select few British shows that have started on BBC television then switched to the commercial ITV channel . THIS IS YOUR LIFE , TILL DEATH US DO PART , THE BENNY HILL SHOW and QUATERMASS have all done this , though both THIS IS YOUR LIFE and TILL DEATH US DO PART did switch back to the BBC . Interesting trivia point there

Frank Skinner shows he`s a very witty guy in a chat show that`s great fun to watch . Frank starts by singing the " Fun loving Frankie " signature song then makes a few wisecracks about the week`s news and sometimes might chat to an audience member :

" You`re smartly dressed . Did you come straight from work ? "

" I don`t know about straight but I`ve just finished work "

The guests are always excellent and enjoy letting Skinner`s humour shine . One week world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis was discussing his victory over Oliver McCall

" He called himself the atomic bull - and he was full of that " piped Skinner

But I reckon the best guest was Sean Bean . Bean is a very good actor but he`s even better as a chat show guest because he`s - well how can I put it kindly ? - not the sharpest card in the pack . He keeps having an attack of the giggles which leads me to think he`s the male equivalent of a bimbo . Bean was discussing his role as Boromir in THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING ( A role Bean played flawlessly in my opinion ) and in a blatant display of product placement Skinner started showing Bean some merchandise from the film: A Boromir doll which didn`t exactly resemble the character in the film , a Legolas Greenleaf doll that could fire an arrow , and some " Middle Earth ale " that Bean was invited to sample . So Bean was sipping away at the ale and asked :

" How much does this cost then ? "

" Ten quid a pint "

Bean gave a shocked look , took another sip of the ale then exclaimed " F****** ` ell "

Here`s hoping Boromir becomes a regular on chat shows . I`ll drink to that