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Golden Years (2003)

Golden Years poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who runs a video rental store is obsessed with David Bowie. He gets ready to perform on a talent show as his idol.

comediclightheartedquirkywhimsicaloffbeatcharacter-driven

What happens

"Golden Years" is the sixth episode of the second series of the British comedy anthology series Comedy Lab. It first aired on 8 September 1999 on Channel 4. Written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, it stars Gervais as the co-owner of a video rental company who has a David Bowie obsession. The episode follows him as he prepares for his appearance on the talent show Stars In Their Eyes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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