Paedophilia (26 Jul. 2001)

Director:

Tristram Shapeero

Writers:

Christopher Morris, Shane Allen,

Stars:

Amelia Bullmore, Julia Davis, Kevin Eldon

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Amelia Bullmore	...	Beauty Pageant Mother
Julia Davis	...	Valise Belcher / Glam Rock Singer / Tyrona Smollox / Beauty Pageant Mother
Kevin Eldon	...	Glam Rock Guitarist / Beauty Pageant Father
Paul Mark Elliott	...	Fenton Beasley (as Paul Mark Elliot)
Mark Heap	...	Young Jez North
Mandy Lomax
Doon Mackichan	...	Swanchita Haze
Christopher Morris	...	Christopher Morris / Ted Maul / Austen Tassletine / Adam Glape / David Quoosp / Pedo-Files Presenter / JLb-8
Simon Pegg	...	Gerard Chote
Gary Lineker	...	Himself
Sebastian Coe	...	Himself (as Lord Coe of Ranmore)
Phil Collins	...	Himself
Neil Fox	...	Himself (as Dr. Fox)
Andy McNab	...	Himself
Gerald Howarth	...	Himself (as Gerald Howarth MP)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

pedophile

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Taglines:

Welcome to Paedogeddon

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 2001 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TalkBack Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the Father Ted Audio Commentary, Graham Linehan mentions that although this Brass Eye episode received an enormous number of complaints, it received a greater number of compliments.

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Quotes

Chris Morris: [talking about paedophile Jes North] One day, a stairwell nonce-bashing left him quadrospazzed on a life-glug.

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Crazy Credits

Illegal Image Procurers - Celine Dion, Steven Twig

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Connections

Spoofs The Wicker Man (1973)

User Reviews

Chris Morris proves himself once again as a comedic God

Chris Morris' Brass Eye TV series had always generated a large number of complaints, both from the audience and from the people taking part. But, nothing he has done has managed to stir up more controversy than this. The 2001 Brass Eye Special. Before the hugely overrated Jerry Springer Opera arrived, the Brass Eye Special held the record for the most complaints received about any TV program ever aired.

The sheer volume of complaints that the general public made towards the Brass Eye Special was unbelievable! Many complaints were voiced by people who never even watched the program! The subject that the program handled turned many heads, but the message was widely misinterpreted. The message was even lost on some who enjoyed the program. This was not a show that mocked the subject of paedophilia. The show was purely about the media and it's presentation of the subject. Morris, is and always will be, a media satirist. The notion that the program 'makes fun' of paedophiles and children who have been abused is completely laughable! Morris never attempts to do either such thing. He merely draws our attention to the overwhelming, and very often stupid media hype surrounding the subject.

Using many of his established 'Brass Eye' characters, such as, Ted Maul and others, Morris shows just how much the media over blow every little thing about a subject that they themselves created and built up, and the result is as funny, if not funnier, than anything Morris has done previously. Using his tried and tested formula, Morris manages to trick several gullible celebrities into believing that they are working on a serious documentary. In actuality, they are made to look like exactly what they are. Retards.

All in all, the Brass Eye Special needs to be seen to be believed. And, with one opening line, Morris manages to sum up the entire media situation as it stood in 2001: "Welcome to Paedo-Gedden!"