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Family Tree. Tom Chadwick (Chris O'Dowd). Copyright: Lucky Giant
Family Tree

Family Tree

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 2013
  • 8 episodes (1 series)

Mockumentary starring Chris O'Dowd as a man who stumbles upon a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt. Stars Chris O'Dowd, Nina Conti, Tom Bennett, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey and Jim Piddock

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Series 1, Episode 8 - Cowboys

On the last day of their Californian trip, Bea, Tom and Pete meet with Ally and a distant cousin, Melvin, who tells them of his grandfather's Hollywood history. Meanwhile, Monk goes missing and more dark secrets look set to emerge...

Further details

Family Tree. Image shows from L to R: Tom Chadwick (Chris O'Dowd), Bea Chadwick (Nina Conti), Ally Keele (Amy Seimetz), Melvin Schmelff (Bob Balaban), Susie (Brooke Dillman). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Bea and Pete decide to spend their last day in California at the beach.

Tom meets Ally again and they decide to spend his last day there together, meeting a distant cousin, Melvin Schmelff, whose grandfather was a famous silent movie cowboy star called Tumbleweed Tim.

As Melvin shows them some classic Hollywood history, Tom gets a panicked phone call from Bea... Monk has gone missing at the beach.

Tom, Ally, Bea, Pete, and Melvin form a search party to find Monk, but Venice Beach is no place for a monkey puppet to get lost.

Al and Kitty throw a farewell party for Tom, which leads to the discovery of some more dark secrets and a turning point in Tom's relationship with Ally.

Notes

This episode debuted in the US on 7th July, 2013.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 3rd September 2013
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris O'Dowd Tom Chadwick
Nina Conti Bea Chadwick
Tom Bennett Pete Stupples
Guest cast
Amy Seimetz Ally Keele
Matt Griesser Rick Tillman
Maria Blasucci Julie Fenneman
Ed Begley Jr. (as Ed Begley, Jr.) Al Chadwick
Fred Willard Mike Morton
Christopher Guest Dave Chadwick
Carrie Aizley Kitty Chadwick
Bob Balaban Melvin Schmelff
Olivia Chenery 'The Plantagenets' - Princess
Bob Balaban Tumbleweed Tim
Christine Bently Brandi
Jordan Black Venice Beach Waiter
Brooke Dillman Charity Volunteer
Alexander Lewis Art Vendor
Michael Mantell Kim
James Rastall 'The Plantagenets' - Young Lord
Writing team
Christopher Guest Writer
Jim Piddock Writer
Production team
Christopher Guest Director
Charlotte Ashby Producer
Christine Sacani Producer
Megan Murphy Producer
Christopher Guest Executive Producer
Jim Piddock Executive Producer
Karen Murphy Executive Producer
Chris Sussman Executive Producer
Deborah Oppenheimer Executive Producer
Mario Stylianides Executive Producer
Andrew Dickler Editor
Humphrey Jaeger Production Designer
Joe Garrity Production Designer
CJ Vanston Composer

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