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LifeSpam: My Child Is French. Image shows from L to R: Alice Lowe, Man With 1000 Wives (Simon Farnaby). Copyright: Arbie
LifeSpam: My Child Is French

LifeSpam: My Child Is French

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Three
  • 2009
  • 1 pilot

A comedy pilot by Alice Lowe spoofing shocking true life documentaries. Stars Alice Lowe, Simon Farnaby, Joel Coussins, Leo Henry, Susannah Slevin and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sketch Show
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC Three
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Alice Lowe, Simon Farnaby, Joel Coussins, Leo Henry, Susannah Slevin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, Richard Glover and more
Writer
Alice Lowe
Director
Jacqueline Wright
Producers
Daisy Robertson, Rob Brydon, Miles Ross and Duncan Hayes
Companies

LifeSpam is a spoof documentary pilot written by comedian Alice Lowe, who is probably best known for playing the role of Liz Asher in Darkplace.

The spoofs include a woman who is struggling to come to terms with her son's rare and debilitating condition, plus The Man Who had A Thousand Wives and The Woman Who Lived in Hair.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 23rd January 2009 at 11pm on BBC Three
Episode length
30 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Wednesday 4th March 2009 at 11:45pm on BBC3 - Episode 1

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