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Timperley Testcard Transmissions: Starring Frank Sidebottom & Little Frank

2006 · 77 min

A rambling, lo-fi comedy that feels like staying up late with a bizarre, endearing local TV experiment.

Directed by
Chris Sievey
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Chris Sievey
Tagline
“Switch off now! Unless you are a TV engineer!”
Overview
Join Frank Sidebottom and Little Frank as they waste everyone’s time by creating a ‘living test card’ for the now defunct local cable TV company Channel M... transmitting into the small hours, until they become big again!
How it feels
Absurd, whimsical, satirical and light. Slow-burning and fine in the background.
About
Media, celebrity, art, work
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance0
Tension0
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Chris Sievey
Written by
Chris Sievey
Starring
Chris Sievey
Runtime
77 min
Country
United Kingdom

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