The Persuasionists
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC Three
- 2007 - 2010
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom about the flaky, shaky, fakey 'creatives' who work in the advertising industry, trying to persuade you to buy things you don't want. Stars Adam Buxton, Simon Farnaby, Iain Lee, Jarred Christmas and Daisy Haggard
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Handsomeness
Further details
Emma embarks on her task of ensuring that all ugly employees are placed out of sight in the boiler room, while the beautiful are available to receive clients in the "corridor of beauty".
On the shoot for the Night Gak cream, Greg and Billy find that the photographer they hired on the premise of being gay is, in fact, straight - and the result is horrendous images which have none of the class and brilliance they expected.
Greg finds that his ordinary features attract model girlfriend Victoria who is looking for a man who will refrain from stealing any of her limelight - a girlfriend soon snatched from underneath his nose by boss Clive.
Power-hungry Emma, meanwhile, eventually goes overboard with her plans for the staff.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 20th January 2010
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Adam Buxton | Greg Bannister |
Simon Farnaby | Keaton |
Iain Lee | Billy Hitchens |
Jarred Christmas | Clive Johnson |
Daisy Haggard | Emma |
Kelly Adams | Victoria Smeet |
Alex Beckett | Owen (Boring Printing Man) |
Andrew Brooke | Photographer |
Stefano Braschi | Agency Worker |
Roxanne McKee | Agency Worker |
David Schaal | Maintenance Man |
Jonathan Thake | Writer |
Andrew Collins | Script Editor |
Tristram Shapeero | Director |
Jon Rolph | Producer |
Simon Wilson | Executive Producer |
Iain Morris | Executive Producer |
Damon Beesley | Executive Producer |
Nigel Williams | Editor |
Sara Parry Jones | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Video
Australians
Greg has fallen in love with pop starlet Victoria Smeet, the face of the agency's latest big campaign.
Featuring: Jarred Christmas (Clive Johnson) & Kelly Adams (Victoria Smeet).