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Arena: The Peter Sellers Story

TV documentary
BBC Two
1995 - 2002
3 episodes

A three-part film portrait of one of the world's great comic actors, incorporating home movies, film clips and interviews. Features Ray Marks, Dick Ray, Bryan Forbes, David Lodge, Graham Stark and more.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Roy Boulting	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	2
Ian Carmichael	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	2
Blake Edwards	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	2
Bryan Forbes	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	2
Anne Levy	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
David Lodge	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Herbert Lom	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	2
Ray Marks	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	2
Spike Milligan	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Bert Mortimer	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	2
Hattie Proudfoot	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	2
Dick Ray	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	2
Harry Secombe (as Sir Harry Secombe)	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	2
Dennis Selinger	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	2
Michael Sellers	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Sarah Sellers	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Graham Stark	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Peter Sellers	Self (Archive Material) View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Michael Pennington	Narrator View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
James B. Harris	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	1
Mel Brooks	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Lesley-Anne Down	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Richard Dysart	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Peter Hall (as Sir Peter Hall)	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton	1
George Harrison	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Burt Kwouk	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Dennis Main Wilson	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton	1
Joe McGrath	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Jonathan Miller	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	1
Hilda Parkin	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton	1
Rachel Ray	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton	1
Victoria Sellers	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Elke Sommer	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	1
Eric Sykes	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton	1
Robert Wagner	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques	1
Britt Ekland	Self (Archive Material) View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Jerzy Kosinski	Self (Archive Material) View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Peter Lydon	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Nigel Finch	Series Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Anthony Wall	Series Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Guy Crossman	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Malcolm McKenna	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Guy Yorke-Wilkinson	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Nigel Williams	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	1
Steve Lodder	Composer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Andy Sheppard	Composer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3
Pete Wane	Graphics View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Southsea To Shepperton Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack To Jacques Series 1, Episode 3 - I Am Not A Funny Man	3