Squeamish About
- TV comedy
- BBC Two
- 2020
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Michael Squeamish returns to BBC Two to investigate a variety of different topics. Stars Matt Berry.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Countryside
Further details
From Stonehenge to the rights and rituals of the Druids, May Day festivals to the still-popular pastime of gurning, he offers some distinctive opinions on Britain's farmlands and the folk who live there.
Squeamish uses a unique selection of archive footage and plays fast and loose with the facts to create a joyously surreal whistlestop tour of Britain's relationship with the countryside.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th August 2020
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
| Matt Berry | Michael Squeamish |
| Arthur Mathews | Writer |
| Matt Berry | Writer |
| Hannah Mackay | Producer |
| Ben Farrell | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Samuel Halpin | Line Producer |
| Mark Davies | Editor |
| Matt Berry | Composer |
Press
Matt Berry's unpredictable historical satire concludes with a trip to the countryside, the "backbone of the nation". Squeamish raids the archives to give us footage on the occult with the help of "satanic expert Kate Humble", as well as an account of the traditional hunting of the May Queen.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 27th August 2020