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Cunk on Britain (2016)

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Original title
Cunk on...
Genre
mockumentary
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 141 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A deliberately clueless reporter named Philomena Cunk tries to explain British history. She interviews experts with nonsensical questions, leading to awkward and funny misunderstandings.

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What happens

Cunk on Britain is a British mockumentary television series created by Charlie Brooker starring Diane Morgan as the title character Philomena Cunk, an ill-informed investigative reporter, who originated on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe including the 2016 specials Cunk on Shakespeare and Cunk on Christmas. It premiered on BBC Two on 3 April 2018, and concluded on 1 May 2018, after one season of five episodes. It was followed up in 2022 by a similar series, Cunk on Earth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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