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The Big Impression

British comedy sketch TV series

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 1999 and 2004.

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The series has won five awards, including the BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Programme or Series in 2003.

Production

McGowan and Ancona first met at a comedy club, and later started dating. They worked together on a number of projects, with their first television series being The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos in 1989. After performing in his own show in Edinburgh in 1998, McGowan was approached by a BBC executive about working on a series, which he wanted Ancona to be involved in. Alistair McGowan's Big Impression first aired as a pilot on BBC One in 1999,[1] running to a full series in 2000, with the couple splitting up just before filming began. Speaking with The Independent, Ancona said working on the series was "exciting but it was tricky and there were some very low points. [...] But, if anything, the tension added a little frisson to some of the sketches and it made the show better."[2]

For the fourth series in 2003, McGowan's name was dropped from the show's title.

Impressions

Alistair McGowan

There have been many characters that Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona have impersonated. Some celebrities that McGowan has done impressions of include:

Ronni Ancona

Some celebrities that Ancona has done impressions of include:

Episodes

A pilot and four series of the programme were made between 1999 and 2003.

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Special episodes

There have also been a number of one-off specials, including:

  • Alistair McGowan's 2000 Impressions (30 December 2000)
  • Alistair McGowan's Big 'Enders (10 August 2001)
  • The Big Impression Christmas Special (25 December 2001)
  • Alistair McGowan's Big World Cup (31 May 2002)
  • Alistair McGowan's Big Jubilee (2 June 2002)
  • The Big Impression Christmas Special (25 December 2002)
  • Posh & Becks' Big Impression (25 December 2003)
  • The Big Impression Euro 2004 Special (10 June 2004)

Awards

The series has been nominated for a number of awards, winning one from BAFTA, two from the Royal Television Society, and two British Comedy Awards.

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References

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    https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/841b2ab60797405297826a1b678dfb16
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    Usborne, Simon (20 July 2008). "How We Met: Ronni Ancona & Alistair McGowan". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Past Winners: 2000". British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Awards for The Big Impression". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Craft and Design Awards 1999–2000". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Programme Awards 2001". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Craft and Design Awards 2001–2002". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Television Nominations 2002". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Craft Nominations 2002". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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    "Past Winners: 2003". British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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