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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 8 - Cowboys
Further details
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
Chris O'Dowd | Tom Chadwick |
Nina Conti | Bea Chadwick |
Tom Bennett | Pete Stupples |
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 |
Christopher Guest | Writer |
Jim Piddock | Writer |
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 |