Director's Commentary
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Directors Commentary was a comedy
television series created and written by Paul Duddridge
and produced by Miles Ross. It was made by Jones The Film for ITV
and broadcast in 2004.
It starred Rob Brydon
as Peter de Lane, a fictional director who provided the audio commentary
for the DVD
releases of shows he had supposedly directed. These commentaries not only provided information on the programmes but also gave a glimpse into de Lane's life.
It ran for 7 episodes, which have all been released on DVD (though omitting all scenes taken from Upstairs, Downstairs
).
It used stock footage of real television programmes, such as Bonanza
, Only When I Laugh and Flambards
, and de Lane did not appear in person on screen.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
television series created and written by Paul Duddridge
Paul Duddridge
Paul Duddridge is a writer, theatrical agent, TV producer and TV presenter born in Cardiff Wales and was educated at Radyr Comprehensive School....
and produced by Miles Ross. It was made by Jones The Film for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and broadcast in 2004.
It starred Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon is a BAFTA-nominated Welsh actor, comedian, radio and television presenter, singer and impressionist...
as Peter de Lane, a fictional director who provided the audio commentary
Audio commentary
On disc-based video formats, an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, that plays in real time with video...
for the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
releases of shows he had supposedly directed. These commentaries not only provided information on the programmes but also gave a glimpse into de Lane's life.
It ran for 7 episodes, which have all been released on DVD (though omitting all scenes taken from Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a...
).
It used stock footage of real television programmes, such as Bonanza
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
, Only When I Laugh and Flambards
Flambards
Flambards is a novel by the English author K. M. Peyton.The book and its three sequels are set just before, during, and after World War I...
, and de Lane did not appear in person on screen.