This satirical mockumentary series, parodying pop-culture nostalgia shows like I Love the ’90s, was set in 2031 and presented a retrospective look back at the events of the first 30 years of the 21st century,
Actors played older versions of real-life public figures such as Tony Blair, David Beckham, Anne Robinson, and Ant & Dec, reminiscing about their past lives.
Comedians including Richard Ayoade, Adam Buxton, Stewart Lee, Jo Enright, Matthew Holness, and Mark Watson appeared as “top cultural commentators”, talking heads delivering deadpan, absurd retrospective analysis.
Created by Armando Iannucci (who starred as the presenter and narrator), Roger Drew, and Will Smith, the six-episode series is remembered for its dark, sharp, and inventive political and cultural satire.
Highlights included a sketch in which supermarket chain Tesco went to war with Denmark, completely destroying Copenhagen in a conflict that lasted only five hours; a children’s television show where young children underwent plastic surgery live on the air; a segment depicting an aged, deeply confused Tony Blair wandering aimlessly and lost around the streets of Baghdad, and a future version of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver launching a meat range cloned entirely from his own flesh.
Armando Iannucci
Richard Ayoade
Adam Buxton
Stewart Lee
Jo Enright
Matthew Holness
Mark Watson
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Actors played older versions of real-life public figures such as Tony Blair, David Beckham, Anne Robinson, and Ant & Dec, reminiscing about their past lives.
Created by Armando Iannucci (who starred as the presenter and narrator), Roger Drew, and Will Smith, the six-episode series is remembered for its dark, sharp, and inventive political and cultural satire.
