Life's Too Short - BBC2 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Life's Too Short. Image shows from L to R: Stephen (Stephen Merchant), Warwick (Warwick Davis), Ricky (Ricky Gervais). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

2011 - 2013

Channel

BBC Two

Episodes

8 (1 series), plus 1 documentary

Stars

Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Steve Brody, Rosamund Hanson, Jo Enright, Keith Chegwin, Les Dennis and Shaun Williamson

Writers

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant

Directors

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant

Producers

Charlie Hanson, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Mark Freeland

Company

Mockumentary written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in which Britain's pre-eminent dwarf actor Warwick Davis plays a spoof version of himself.

With his career on the slide, a massive tax bill caused by his useless accountant, and a wife who's divorcing him, the showbiz actor has no choice but to open his doors to a film crew 24/7. Maybe living his life like an open wound will get him back on top? The film crew charts Warwick's every move as he tries to maintain his pride and self-respect in some very unusual situations.

Warwick plays a fictional version of himself where he is desperate, conniving, fame-hungry and self-centred, but always gets his comeuppance.

He runs a talent agency, Dwarves For Hire, for small people but is always taking the best jobs for himself.

Being a "showbiz dwarf" creates many an unusual situation for Warwick and he is constantly trying to use this to his advantage - it's just a shame that nobody recognises him without his costumes...

Stars making cameo appearances in the series include Johnny Depp, Sting, Liam Neeson, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell, Cat Deeley, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Les Dennis, Keith Chegwin and Shaun Williamson.

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Location

Camera set-up

Single camera

Picture

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Broadcast details

First broadcast

Thursday 10th November 2011 at 9:30pm on BBC Two

Most recent repeats

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