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{{Infobox television
| show_name = 2DTV
| image = [[Image:2DTV-Beckhams.jpg|center|250px]]
| image = 2DTVtitlecard.jpg
| caption = David and Victoria Beckham as they appear on ''2DTV''.
| caption = ''2DTV'' (title card)
| animator = {{Plainlist|
| format = [[Comedy]]/[[Animation]]
* Tim Fancourt
| runtime = 10 to 30 minutes
* Joe Brumm
| creator = Giles Pilbrow (Producer) and Georgia Pritchett (Head Writer)
* Steven Lenton
| starring = Many impersonated celebrities
}}
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| editor = Christopher Scott
| network = [[ITV]]
| runtime = 10–30 mins
| first_aired = [[14 October]] [[2001]]
| creator = {{Plainlist|
| last_aired = [[23 December]] [[2004]]
* Giles Pilbrow
|}}
*
'''''2DTV''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] animated [[television]] show broadcast on [[ITV]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
}}
[[Georgia Pritchett]]
| director = Tim Searle<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1071909/|title=Tim Searle|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jon Culshaw]]
* [[Jan Ravens]]
* [[Mark Perry (impressionist)|Mark Perry]]
* [[Lewis MacLeod (actor)|Lewis MacLeod]]
* [[Kate O'Sullivan]]
* [[Enn Reitel]]
* [[Terry Klassen]]
* [[Dave Lamb]]
* [[Alistair McGowan]] <small>(Pilot)</small>
* [[Jimmy Hibbert]]
}}
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 36
| producer = Giles Pilbrow
| composer = {{Plainlist|
* Willie Dowling
* [[Peter Baikie]]
}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2001|03|27|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2004|12|13|df=yes}}
}}
'''''2DTV''''' is a British [[satire|satirical]] animated television series which was co-created and produced by Giles Pilbrow for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. It premiered on ITV on 27 March 2001 and was nominated for the [[Rose d'Or]] Award in both 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1860645.stm|title=Golden Rose 2002: UK nominees|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=7 March 2002|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2928727.stm|title=What the ITC said|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=8 April 2003|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>


The programme was considered the spiritual successor of ''[[Spitting Image]]'', a 1980s series that also featured work by Pilbrow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/itvs-satire-show-headcases-to-be-more-than-spitting-images-lookalike-pwgds7dvp8d|title=ITV's satire show Headcases to be more than Spitting Images lookalike|website=thetimes.co.uk|date=5 April 2008|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> The show's style also paid homage to the animation studio [[Hanna-Barbera]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6193665.stm|title=Tom and Jerry 'were works of art'|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=19 December 2006|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> The voice cast included [[Jon Culshaw]], [[Jan Ravens]] and [[Mark Perry (impressionist)|Mark Perry]]. ''2DTV'' ran for five series before being cancelled in 2004 due to falling viewing figures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dtv.co.uk|title=Official ''2DTV'' Website (the website is currently unrelated to 2DTV)|website=www.2dtv.co.uk|date=19 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> It was succeeded in 2008 by the short-lived series ''[[Headcases]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2008/apr/08/headcases|title=Headcases is awful|website=theguardian.com|date=8 April 2008|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6669579.stm|title=CGI stars inhabit ITV satire show|website=bbc.co.uk|date=18 May 2007|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>
''2DTV'' employs the same satirical style as ''[[Spitting Image]]'', but using [[animation]] rather than puppets. Director [[Giles Pilbrow]] was a veteran of Spitting Image, as were some of the [[voice artist]]s.


==Background==
The first two series, broadcast in 2001, featured episodes lasting only 10 minutes. Due to popular demand subsequent editions were extended to half an hour. The original cast members were [[Jon Culshaw]], [[Jan Ravens]], [[Mark Perry]] and [[Dave Lamb]]. [[Alistair McGowan]] also appeared in the pilot episode. But for series 4, it appeared that all but Lamb had left the show, leaving [[Lewis MacLeod]], [[Kate O'Sullivan]] and [[Enn Reitel]] to take over. Presumably, Culshaw left to spend more time appearing in his own show, ''[[Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]''.
''2DTV'' employed the same [[satirical]] style as ''[[Spitting Image]]'' but used [[animation]] rather than puppets. The animation was produced using computer graphics, frequently with animators working up to the day of broadcast. The producer, Giles Pilbrow, was a veteran of ''[[Spitting Image]]'', as were some of the show's [[voice artist]]s.
2DTV produced the controversial video for the [[2002]] [[George Michael]] single "Shoot the Dog".


The series was directed by Tim Searle. ''2DTV'' was first broadcast in 2001, but an un-broadcast pilot episode was recorded nearly six months earlier. The pilot episode featured the resident [[News presenter|newsreader]] played by [[Alistair McGowan]], but the character was not carried over when the full seven-part first series was commissioned by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. Each episode in the first series lasted ten minutes.
The pilot episode also featured a resident newsreader character, but he doesn't appear in the series. After a fifth series in late 2004, the show disappeared from ITV for unknown reasons.


A second seven-episode series began broadcasting in 2002, with each episode again lasting ten minutes. The series spawned its own official single in July 2002, "[[Shoot the Dog]]", performed by [[George Michael]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2146153.stm|title=Shoot the Dog: Your views|website=bbc.co.uk|date=31 July 2002|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref> The music video features an animated Michael, plus several other characters from ''2DTV'' performing the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/02/politics.arts|title=George Michael video rages at US policy in Middle East and attacks 'poodle' Blair|website=theguardian.com|date=2 July 2002|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
==Selected list of spoofed celebrities==
Celebrities lampooned by the show include:<br>


A commercial for the home media compilation ''The Best of 2DTV'' was banned by the [[Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2518151.stm|title=Satire ads banned for Bush 'insult'|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=27 November 2002|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> The commercial depicted [[George W. Bush]] taking one VHS out of its case and putting it in his [[toaster]]. Ofcom stated that advertisements for products cannot appear to be endorsed by someone without their permission – in this case, George W. Bush.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2527501.stm|title=Satire ad ban 'too hasty'|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=29 November 2002|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> The original advert was reworked into a sketch in which Bush writes a letter complaining about being portrayed as a moron by the media, then proceeding to "post" the letter in his toaster. The programme creators subsequently proposed another commercial, this time satirising [[Osama bin Laden]], but they were informed that this would also be banned on the grounds that Bin Laden would have to give permission for his image to be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://marketinglaw.osborneclarke.com/marketing-techniques/2dtv-ad-irks-regulators/|title=2DTV ad irks regulators|website=marketinglaw.osborneclarke.com|date=17 December 2002|access-date=20 June 2022}}</ref>
'''Politicians:'''<br>
'''[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'''<Br>
[[Tony Blair]]<br>
[[Gordon Brown]]<br>
[[John Prescott]]<br>
[[David Blunkett]]<br>
[[Robin Cook]]<br>
[[Jack Straw (politician)|Jack Straw]].<br>
[[Stephen Byers]]<br>
[[Peter Mandelson]]<br>
'''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]]<Br>
[[John Major]]<br>
[[Michael Portillo]]<br>
[[William Hague]]<br>
[[Iain Duncan Smith]]<br>
[[Michael Howard]]<br>
[[Ann Widdecombe]]<Br>
'''[[Liberal Democrats]]''':<Br>
[[Charles Kennedy]]<Br><Br>
[[George W. Bush]] (always depicted together with his fictional sidekick the General; the latter creates [[Sock puppet|puppet]] "Professor Liebstrom" out of his sock, so that Bush (who is childlike and idiotic) can understand him.)<br>


Another commercial satirised [[David Beckham]] compiling his list for Christmas, asking his [[Victoria Beckham|wife]]; "how do you spell DVD?".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketinglaw.osborneclarke.com/marketing-techniques/2dtv-ad-irks-regulators/|title=2DTV ad irks regulators|work=osborneclarke.com|date=12 December 2002|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> A ban was later overturned on the grounds that the commercial was legitimate satire and the commercial was shown unedited. The programme's creators claimed that the controversy generated more interest in the show than the adverts could ever have done alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCQFnLiNmE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914221106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCQFnLiNmE| archive-date=14 September 2020 | url-status=dead|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
'''[[British Royal Family]]:'''<br>
[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|The Queen]]<br>
[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]]<br>
[[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]]<br>
[[Camilla Parker Bowles]]<br />
[[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]]<br />
[[Sarah, Duchess of York|Fergie]]<br />
and Princes [[Prince William of Wales|William]] and [[Prince Harry of Wales|Harry]].<br />


For the third series, each episode was extended to 20 minutes, including advertisements. After the third series, many of the original cast members, including [[Jon Culshaw]], [[Jan Ravens]] and [[Mark Perry (impressionist)|Mark Perry]], decided to leave following an announcement that the fourth series would be extended to 30 minutes per episode. New cast members [[Lewis MacLeod (actor)|Lewis MacLeod]], [[Kate O'Sullivan]] and [[Enn Reitel]] took over, appearing alongside the only remaining original cast member, [[Dave Lamb]]. All four returned for the fifth series in 2004, but due to falling ratings, its broadcast was placed in the so-called [[graveyard slot]], and the show was officially cancelled at the end of that year.
'''Other celebrities:'''<br>
[[Ant and Dec]]<br>
[[Elton John]]<br>
[[Geri Halliwell]]<br>
[[George Michael]]<br>
[[David Beckham]]<br>
[[Victoria Beckham]]<br>
[[Trevor McDonald]]<br>
[[Anne Robinson]]<br>
[[Michael Jackson]]<br>
[[Uri Geller]]<br>
[[Johnny Vegas]]<br>
[[Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen]]<br>
[[Carol Smillie|Carol "Smiley" Smillie]]<br>
[[David Dimbleby]]<br>
[[Jordan (model)|Jordan]]<br>
[[Peter Andre]]<br>
[[Will Young]]<br>
[[Gareth Gates]]<br>
[[Jennifer Lopez]]<br>
[[Chris Eubank]]<br>
[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]<br>
[[Guy Ritchie]]<br>
[[Tom Cruise]]<br>
[[David Frost (broadcaster)|David Frost]]<br>
[[Graham Norton]]<br>
[[Davina McCall]]<br>
[[Michael Parkinson]]<br>
[[Andrew Marr]]<Br>
[[Pope John Paul II]]<Br>
[[Frank Skinner]]<br>
[[Johnny Vaughan]]<br>
[[Richard Madeley]]<br>
[[Judy Finnigan]]<br>
[[Saddam Hussein]]<br>
[[Osama bin Laden]]<br>
[[Tim Henman]]<br>
[[Andre Agassi]]<br>
[[Steffi Graf]]<br>
[[Joan Collins]]<br>
[[Des Lynam]]<br>
[[Bill Gates]]<br>
[[Kylie Minogue]]<br>
[[Liam Gallagher]]<br>
[[Robbie Williams]]<br>
[[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]]<br>
[[Justin Hawkins]]<br>
[[Hugh Grant]]<br>
[[Steve Irwin]]<br>
[[David Coulthard]]<br>
[[Michael Schumacher]]<br>
[[Ozzy Osbourne]]<br>
[[Sharon Osbourne]]<br>
[[Jack Osbourne]]<br>
[[Kelly Osbourne]]<br>
[[Simon Cowell]]<br>
[[Louis Walsh]]<br>
[[Gordon Ramsay]]<br>
[[Kim Woodburn]]<br>
[[Aggie MacKenzie]]<br>
[[Michael Palin]]<br>
[[Phil Spencer]]<br>
[[Kirstie Allsopp]]<br>
[[Wayne Rooney]]<br>
[[Trinny Woodall]]<br>
[[Susannah Constantine]]<br>
[[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]<br>
[[Michael Owen]]<br>
[[Rio Ferdinand]]<br>
[[Paul Scholes]]<br>
[[David Seaman]]<br>
[[Judi Dench]]<br>
[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<Br>
[[Neil Armstrong]]<Br>
''[[EastEnders]]''' cast<Br>
''[[Coronation Street]]'''s cast<Br>


==Cast==
===The banned advert===
[[image:Bush_2DTV_Advert.jpg|thumb|right|Screenshot of the "Banned Advert"]]
In early 2003, a commercial for the Video and DVD compilation ''The Best of 2DTV'' was banned by [[Ofcom]]. The commercial depicted George W. Bush taking the video out of its case and putting it in a [[toaster]]. Ofcom stated that advertisements for products cannot appear to be endorsed by someone without their permission - in this case George W. Bush.


===Series 1–3===
The programme-makers then produced a commercial satirizing [[Osama Bin Laden]], but this was also banned on the seemingly absurd grounds that Bin Laden would have to give permission for his image to be used. This decision was later overturned on the grounds that the commercial was legitimate satire, and the commercial was shown unedited. The programme-makers claimed that the controversy had generated more interest in the show than the adverts could ever have done alone.
* [[Jon Culshaw]] – providing impressions of [[Tony Blair]], [[Jack Straw]], [[William Hague]], [[John Major]], [[George W. Bush]], [[George H. W. Bush]], [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]], [[Angus Deayton]], [[Ian Hislop]], [[Paul Merton]], [[Gareth Gates]], [[Chris Eubank]], [[Rolf Harris]], [[Trevor McDonald]], [[George Michael]], [[David Beckham]], [[Gregory Hines]], [[Ed Catmul]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Johnny Vegas]], [[Steve Irwin]], [[Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen]], [[Uri Geller]], [[Bill Gates]], [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Anthony McPartlin]], [[Lyle Lovett]], [[Matt Groening]], [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Dennis Quaid]], [[John Lasseter]], [[Michael Keaton]], [[Roy Keane]], [[Denzel Washington]], [[Michael Owen]], [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Pete Docter]], [[Alex Ferguson]], [[Steve Jobs]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Guy Ritchie]], [[Iain Duncan Smith]], [[Richard Madeley]], [[Tiff Needell]], [[Richard Gere]], [[Phillip Schofield]], [[Tim Henman]], [[Quentin Willson]], [[Tim Meadows]], [[Matt Dillon]], [[Jon Lovitz]], [[Brendan Fraser]]
* '''[[Jan Ravens]]''' – providing impressions of [[Cherie Blair]], [[Ann Widdecombe]], [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]], [[Camilla Parker Bowles]], [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]], [[Sarah, Duchess of York|Fergie]], [[Geri Halliwell]], [[Victoria Beckham]], [[Anne Robinson]], [[Katie Price|Jordan]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[Heather Graham]], [[Natasha Kaplinsky]], [[Erin Brockovich]], [[Amy Adams]], [[Björk]], [[Wendy Wilson]], [[Carol Smillie|Carol “Smiley” Smillie]], [[Natasha Richardson]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[Rita Wilson]], [[Anna Chlumsky]], [[Kate Middleton]], [[Madonna]], [[Davina McCall]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Sharon Osbourne]], [[Elizabeth Perkins]], [[Kelly Osbourne]], [[Jade Goody]], [[Andie MacDowell]], [[Kim Woodburn]], [[Aggie MacKenzie]], [[Nigella Lawson]], [[Dina Lohan]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Mother]], [[Judy Finnigan]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Daryl Hannah]], [[Sally Field]], [[Vanessa Paradis]], [[Kate Hudson]], [[Diane Keaton]], [[Kate Beckinsale]], [[Claudia Winkleman]]
* '''[[Mark Perry (impressionist)|Mark Perry]]''' – providing impressions of [[Gordon Brown]], [[Robin Cook]], [[Lee Unkrich]], [[Steve Harvey]], [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]], [[Keanu Reeves]], [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Patrick Bergin]], [[Hugh Laurie]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Ben Affleck]], [[Willem Dafoe]], [[Bruce Arena]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Michael Howard]], [[Dave Benson Phillips]], [[Keith Wickham]], [[Steve Wright (DJ)|Steve Wright]], [[John Candy]], [[Michael Parkinson]], [[Graham Norton]], [[Matt Damon]], [[Glenn Hoddle]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Gary Haisman]], [[Steve McClaren]]
* '''[[Terry Klassen]]''' – additional voices


===Series 4–5===
The original advert was reworked into a sketch in which Bush writes a letter complaining about his portrayal in the media as a moron, then "posts" the letter in a toaster.
* '''[[Enn Reitel]]''' – providing impressions of [[Tony Blair]], [[Jack Straw]], [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[John Prescott]], [[Breckin Meyer]], [[Lyle Lovett]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Johnny Vegas]], [[Ben Affleck]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[Anthony McPartlin]], [[Jeremy Clarkson]], [[Michael Howard]], [[John Landis]], [[Will Young]], [[Cuba Gooding Sr.]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[George Clooney]], [[Tim Henman]], [[Justin Hawkins]], [[Simon Cowell]], [[Jack Osbourne]], [[Bill Cosby]], [[James Earl Jones]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Jacques Chirac]], [[Phil Spencer (television personality)|Phil Spencer]], [[Jared Fogle]], [[Gordon Ramsay]], [[Bertie Ahern]], [[David Dimbleby]], [[Peter Andre]], [[Frank Skinner]], [[Des Lynam]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Gareth Gates]], [[Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen]], [[Uri Geller]], [[David Blunkett]], [[Charles Kennedy]], [[Liam Neeson]], [[Hugh Laurie]], [[Dick Cheney]], [[Jay Leno]], [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]], Princes [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|William]] and [[Prince Harry|Harry]], [[Rowan Atkinson]], [[Tim Allen]], [[Brad Pitt]], [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Pope John Paul II]]
* '''[[Kate O'Sullivan]]''' – providing impressions of [[Cherie Blair]], [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]], [[Camilla Parker Bowles]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]], [[Geri Halliwell]], [[Victoria Beckham]], [[Anne Robinson]], [[Katie Price|Jordan]], [[Carol Smillie|Carol “Smiley” Smillie]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Madonna]], [[Tina Fey]], [[Emma Roberts]], [[Davina McCall]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Sharon Osbourne]], [[Kelly Osbourne]], [[Elizabeth Hurley]], [[Kim Woodburn]], [[Nigella Lawson]], [[Kirstie Allsopp]], [[Jennifer Garner]], [[Aggie MacKenzie]], [[Trinny Woodall]], [[Lisa Ann Walter]], [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]], [[Renée Zellweger]], [[Susannah Constantine]], [[Judy Finnigan]], [[Andre Agassi]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[Steffi Graf]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Elaine Hendrix]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], [[Missi Pyle]], [[Judi Dench]], [[Rita Wilson]], [[Coleen McLoughlin]], [[Kate Winslet]], [[Sally Kellerman]]
* '''[[Lewis MacLeod (actor)|Lewis MacLeod]]''' – providing impressions of [[Gordon Brown]], [[Chris Eubank]], [[Rolf Harris]], [[Lee Unkrich]], [[Arsenio Hall]], [[George Michael]], [[Richard Gere]], [[David Beckham]], [[Richard Pryor]], [[George W. Bush]], [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]], [[John Candy]], [[Trevor McDonald]], [[Steve Irwin]], [[Uri Geller]], [[Bill Gates]], [[Michael Lohan]], [[Richard Fairbrass]], [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]], [[Roy Keane]], [[Paddy Ashdown]], [[Michael Owen]], [[Alex Ferguson]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Johnny Vaughan]], [[Richard Madeley]], [[Steve Martin]], [[Louis Walsh]], [[Wayne Rooney]], [[Rio Ferdinand]], [[Paul Scholes]], [[David Seaman]], [[Neil Armstrong]], [[Kim Jong-il]], [[Chevy Chase]], [[Guy Ritchie]], [[Robin Cook]], [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Declan Donnelly]], [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], [[Phil Neville]], [[Boris Johnson]], [[Daniel Moder]], [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]], [[Wayne Rooney]], [[Patrick Warburton]], [[Eric Roberts]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Forrest Gump (character)|Forrest Gump]]

===All series===
* '''[[Dave Lamb]]''' – providing impressions of [[John Prescott]], [[David Blunkett]], [[Stephen Byers]], [[Paul Giamatti]], [[Michael Portillo]], [[Charles Kennedy]], [[Dick Cheney]], [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]], [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]], [[Richard Pryor]], Princes [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|William]] and [[Prince Harry|Harry]], [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Pope John Paul II]], [[Elton John]], [[Graham Norton]], [[Andrew Marr]], [[Michael Palin]], [[Declan Donnelly]], [[Martin Keown]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Paul Gleason]], [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], [[Phil Neville]], [[Tom Cruise]].

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{wikiquotepar|2DTV}}
{{wikiquote|2DTV}}
* {{IMDb title|0298617}}
*[http://www.itv.com/2dtv ''2DTV''] at [[itv.com]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=2DTV ''YouTube - 2DTV'']


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2DTV
2DTV (title card)
Created by
  • Giles Pilbrow
Georgia Pritchett
Directed byTim Searle[1]
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes36
Production
ProducerGiles Pilbrow
Animators
  • Tim Fancourt
  • Joe Brumm
  • Steven Lenton
EditorChristopher Scott
Running time10–30 mins
Original release
NetworkITV
Release27 March 2001 (2001-03-27) –
13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)

2DTV is a British satirical animated television series which was co-created and produced by Giles Pilbrow for ITV. It premiered on ITV on 27 March 2001 and was nominated for the Rose d'Or Award in both 2002 and 2003.[2][3]

The programme was considered the spiritual successor of Spitting Image, a 1980s series that also featured work by Pilbrow.[4] The show's style also paid homage to the animation studio Hanna-Barbera.[5] The voice cast included Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Mark Perry. 2DTV ran for five series before being cancelled in 2004 due to falling viewing figures.[6] It was succeeded in 2008 by the short-lived series Headcases.[7][8]

Background

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2DTV employed the same satirical style as Spitting Image but used animation rather than puppets. The animation was produced using computer graphics, frequently with animators working up to the day of broadcast. The producer, Giles Pilbrow, was a veteran of Spitting Image, as were some of the show's voice artists.

The series was directed by Tim Searle. 2DTV was first broadcast in 2001, but an un-broadcast pilot episode was recorded nearly six months earlier. The pilot episode featured the resident newsreader played by Alistair McGowan, but the character was not carried over when the full seven-part first series was commissioned by ITV. Each episode in the first series lasted ten minutes.

A second seven-episode series began broadcasting in 2002, with each episode again lasting ten minutes. The series spawned its own official single in July 2002, "Shoot the Dog", performed by George Michael.[9] The music video features an animated Michael, plus several other characters from 2DTV performing the song.[10]

A commercial for the home media compilation The Best of 2DTV was banned by the Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre in 2002.[11] The commercial depicted George W. Bush taking one VHS out of its case and putting it in his toaster. Ofcom stated that advertisements for products cannot appear to be endorsed by someone without their permission – in this case, George W. Bush.[12] The original advert was reworked into a sketch in which Bush writes a letter complaining about being portrayed as a moron by the media, then proceeding to "post" the letter in his toaster. The programme creators subsequently proposed another commercial, this time satirising Osama bin Laden, but they were informed that this would also be banned on the grounds that Bin Laden would have to give permission for his image to be used.[13]

Another commercial satirised David Beckham compiling his list for Christmas, asking his wife; "how do you spell DVD?".[14] A ban was later overturned on the grounds that the commercial was legitimate satire and the commercial was shown unedited. The programme's creators claimed that the controversy generated more interest in the show than the adverts could ever have done alone.[15]

For the third series, each episode was extended to 20 minutes, including advertisements. After the third series, many of the original cast members, including Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Mark Perry, decided to leave following an announcement that the fourth series would be extended to 30 minutes per episode. New cast members Lewis MacLeod, Kate O'Sullivan and Enn Reitel took over, appearing alongside the only remaining original cast member, Dave Lamb. All four returned for the fifth series in 2004, but due to falling ratings, its broadcast was placed in the so-called graveyard slot, and the show was officially cancelled at the end of that year.

Cast

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Series 1–3

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Series 4–5

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All series

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References

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  1. ^ "Tim Searle". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Golden Rose 2002: UK nominees". news.bbc.co.uk. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "What the ITC said". news.bbc.co.uk. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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