TV series
The Big Impression
2000–2003 · 4 seasons
A breezy parade of celebrity send-ups, quick and silly, best enjoyed as light weekly comfort with familiar faces.
- Created by
- Bill Dare
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Alistair McGowan, Jan Ravens, Jon Culshaw
- Overview
- The Big Impression, known as Alistair McGowan's Big Impression for the first three series, is a British comedy sketch show. It features Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona impersonating personalities from entertainment and sport. Four series and a number of specials were made by Vera Productions and it was first broadcast on BBC One between 2000 and 2004. The series has won five awards, including the 2003 BAFTA comedy programme prize.
- How it feels
- Light, satirical, absurd and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Celebrity, media, sport, identity
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Bill Dare
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Alistair McGowan, Jan Ravens, Jon Culshaw



