The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
| The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Rhys Thomas |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Rhys Thomas |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Saurabh Kakkar/Richard Webb |
| Producer(s) | Rhys Thomas |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Comedy |
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| Original network | |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Original release | 10 February 2014 – 30 January 2016 |
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| Website | |
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock is a British comedy spoof-documentary series about ageing rock star Brian Pern, the former frontman of the 1970s progressive rock group Thotch. Series 1, titled The Life of Rock, with Brian Pern, was originally broadcast in three weekly parts on BBC Four from 10 February 2014. A second series of three episodes was promoted to BBC Two and broadcast from 9 December 2014, retitled Brian Pern: A Life in Rock. A third series of three episodes Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll was broadcast on BBC Four from 14 January 2016.
The series is written by Rhys Thomas and Simon Day, and stars Michael Kitchen, Paul Whitehouse and Nigel Havers in supporting roles alongside Day. The character of Brian Pern is an affectionate parody of Peter Gabriel.
In addition to Gabriel's cameos, the series features a range of musicians playing themselves including Roger Taylor, Jools Holland, Rick Wakeman, Rick Parfitt, Chrissie Hynde, Tim Rice, Billy Bragg, Roy Wood, Paul Young, Mark King, Noddy Holder, Martin Kemp, Melanie Chisholm, Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock.
The following actors and television or radio personalities have appeared as themselves in guest roles: Roger Moore, David Arnold, David Baddiel, Noel Edmonds, Miranda Sawyer, John Humphrys, Dan Cruickshank, Mike Read, Jack Whitehall, Martin Freeman, Kathy Burke, Alex Jones, Dan Snow, Matthew Wright, Alan Yentob, Paul Gambaccini, Tony Blackburn, Simon McCoy, Annie Nightingale, Dermot O'Leary, Kirsty Young and Ian Wright.
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