Category: TV Entertainment; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO
Date: 17.05.2006
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Saxondale introduces Tommy Saxondale (Steve Coogan) to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO - an ex-roadie with anger
management issues and his own pest control business in Stevenage.
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Having survived a hostile divorce, Tommy now lives with his girlfriend Magz
(Ruth Jones), proprietress of anarchic t-shirt shop Smash the System.
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Tommy
regards himself as a maverick and free thinker and takes the opportunity to
impart his wisdom to his naïve assistant Raymond (Rasmus Hardiker).
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But as well
as Pharaohs Ants, mice and, occasionally, moths, Tommy also has to battle with
snowboarding idiots, pigeon-loving activists... and people who talk about property
prices.
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Steve Coogan says: "The joke with Partridge was always at Alan's expense,
whereas Tom is genuinely witty... whilst still being a bit of a dick "
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Lucy Lumsden, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, said: "Steve's created a
wonderful character in Tommy, an ex- roadie turned pest controller with some
serious anger issues."
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Over the seven episodes, Tommy gets his eyesight improved by a prostitute,
almost befriends a celebrity, kneecaps an annoying hippy... and experiments with
women's makeup.
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The series also stars Ruth Jones (Nighty Night, Little Britain), Morwenna Banks (Catterick, Monkey Trousers, Absolutely) and Rasmus Hardiker (The Rotters Club,
Funland).
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There are special guest appearances from Mark Williams (The Fast Show, A
Cock and Bull Story, Harry Potter), Ben Miller (The Worst Week of My Life, Johnny
English), Alexander Armstrong (Open Wide, Have I Got News For You), James Lance (Sensitive Skin, The Book Group) and Liza Tarbuck (Linda Green, French & Saunders).
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Saxondale is a Baby Cow production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO.
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It is written by Steve Coogan and
Neil Maclennan; script edited and episode one directed by Ben Miller; directed by
Matt Lipsey (Supernova, Catterick, Little Britain).
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Produced by Ted Dowd (Ideal,
Nighty Night) with Steve Coogan and Henry Normal as Executive Producers.
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Saxondale from Baby Cow Productions; seven x 30 minutes; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO;
June 2006.
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