Overview
As part of the BBC2 50th anniversary celebrations comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were commissioned to produce this spoof history of the channel. It parodies the channel, its content and the history documentary.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Harry Enfield Simon Schama / Bob Ferris / Barry Cryer / Jacob Bronowski / Eric Idle / John Cheese-Shop-Sketch / Basil Fawlty / Cherri 'Terry' Jones / John Major / Margaret Thatcher / Lord Howe / Mel Smith / Rowan Atkinson / Jonathan Lloyd-Cambridge / Stephen Fry / Lord Melchett / Blackadder / Alan Bennett / Jim Broadbentovich / Vyvyan / Michael Gambon / David Brent / Tim Rice-But-Dim / Tim Nice-But-Brooke-Taylor / Arthur Pinta-Lager / Germaine Dreary / Mark Egghead / Lord Sugar / John Torode / Paul Hollywood / Ian Hislop / David Mitchell / Diddy Andy Parsons / Various Birthday: May 30, 1961 | 52 | 64 |
 | Paul Whitehouse Terry Collier / Michael Palin / Manuel / Frankie Howerd / Lurcio / Yosser Hughes / Lord Lawson / Stanley Baldrick / Alan Yentob / Rick / Dennis Potter / Evan Davis / Tim Canterbury / Rick Prog-Rock / Mary Berry / Jools Holland / Paul Merton / Sarah Silligan / Alan Davies / Diddy Andy Hamilton / Various Birthday: May 17, 1958 | 56 | 67 |
 | Kevin Eldon Derek Jacobi / Claudius / Bob Harris-Tweedious / Griff Rhys-Jones / Tim McInnerny / Various Birthday: October 3, 1960 | 53 | 64 |
 | Simon Greenall Brian Blessed / Augustus / Mark Williams / Arthur Weasley / Ruddy Rory Redface / Nick Hewer / Gregg Wallace / Dara Ó Rea / Various Birthday: January 3, 1958 | 56 | 67 |
 | Joseph Morpurgo Hugh Laurie / Neil / Gareth Keenan / Angus Angusson / Russell Somebody / Russell Somebody-Else / Noel Fielding / Various Birthday: - | - | - |
 | 35 | 46 | |
 | 38 | 49 | |
 | Rosie Cavaliero Miranda Richardson / Dawn Tinsley / Sheila Snoozecock / Karren Brady / Mel Giedroyc / Various Birthday: November 27, 1967 | 46 | 57 |
 | Justin Edwards Orson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various Birthday: July 21, 1972 | 41 | 53 |
 | 39 | 50 |