Brass Eye (1997)
- Directed by
- Michael Cumming
- Genre
- mockumentary
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 105 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A news parody show that mocks sensationalist journalism and moral panics. The host and his reporters interview real public figures and create elaborate hoaxes to expose hypocrisy.
satiricaldeadpanaggressiveabsurdunsettlingdarkly comicfast-pacedprovocative
What happens
Brass Eye is a British satirical television series parodying current affairs news programming. A series of six episodes aired on Channel 4 in 1997, followed by special episode, "Paedogeddon", in 2001. The series was created and presented by Chris Morris, directed by Michael Cumming and written by Morris, David Quantick, Peter Baynham, Jane Bussmann, Arthur Mathews, and Graham Linehan. Charlie Brooker would write for the 2001 special, which was directed by Tristram Shapeero. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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