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Peter Sellers: Genius At Work

Peter Sellers: Genius At Work

  • TV documentary
  • Channel 5
  • 2023
  • 1 episode

Documentary about the life of Peter Sellers. Also features Nanette Newman, Audrey Nicholson, Valerie Leon, Charlie Higson, Zoe Lyons and more.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2023
Channel
Channel 5
Episodes
1
Features
Nanette Newman, Audrey Nicholson, Valerie Leon, Charlie Higson, Zoe Lyons, Shazia Mirza, Roger Lewis, James King and more
Directors
Kate Church
Producers
Kate Church and Mark Wells
Company

An intimate portrait of Peter Sellers, a comic genius and one of Britain's greatest comic actors, with previously unseen rare home movie footage of him at play.

Sellers was a complex man: his personal life often dramatic. His friends recall his obsessions with his leading ladies, superstitions, and a complicated relationship with his devoted mother. Plus, contributors celebrate his multifaceted brilliance.

Catch-up

Additional details

Also known as
  • Peter Sellers: The Dark Side Of The Goon
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 21st September 2023 at 9pm on Channel 5
Episode length
1 hour

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