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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"One of the funniest shows I've ever seen"
- Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons
Look Around You:
Season One
July 20, 2010
SRP $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada)
New York - Discover the nonsensical wonders of science as the BBC introduces to DVD the BAFTA nominated comedy series from creators-stars Robert Popper (
Peep Show, Hot Fuzz) and Peter Serafinowicz (
Couples Retreat, Shaun of the Dead),
Look Around You: Season One. The critically acclaimed series, which first premiered on BBC AMERICA and aired on Adult Swim in the U.S. this past winter, follows presenters Jack Morgan (Popper) and Peter Packard (Serafinowicz) as they guide viewers through a series of gloriously deadpan experiments.
Guest stars from the first season include Simon Pegg (
Star Trek, Run Fat Boy Run), Nick Frost (
Pirate Radio, Hot Fuzz), Matt Lucas (
Little Britain) and David Walliams (
Little Britain), Edgar Wright (
Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) and Sarah Alexander (
Coupling).
Hailed by
Wired as "a nonsensical blast from the past," the comedy series is based on the unforgettable educational programs of the 1970's. In eight episodes that
Entertainment Weekly called "hilarious," viewers will observe a colony of ants build an igloo, receive a telephone call from a brain, discover why ghosts can't whistle, and reveal the largest number in the world.
Look Around You: Season One is also loaded with tons of bonus features including a full-length pop-up video "Little Mouse," the advanced double length module "Calcium," a play-at-home quiz, newly recorded commentaries and more.
CAST:
- Jack Morgan - Robert Popper (Peep Show, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead)
- Scientist - Peter Serafinowicz (Couples Retreat, Shaun of the Dead)
- Narrator - Nigel Lambert (Doctor Who)
- Hot Jon - Nick Frost (Pirate Radio, Hot Fuzz, Spaced)
- Ros Lamb - Sarah Alexander (Coupling, Worst Week of My Life)
- Handsome Man - Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Hot Fuzz, Spaced)
- Scientist - Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Spaced)
- Dr. Philip Lavender - Matt Lucas (Little Britain)
- Bournemouth - David Walliams (Little Britain)
LOOK AROUND YOU: SEASON ONE EXTRAS
- Advanced double length module: Calcium
- Little Mouse - Full length pop video
- Commentary with Robert Popper, Peter Serafinowicz, director Tim Kirkby and Edgar Wright (episode 8)
- Little Mouse commentary by Jack Morgan
- Pages from Ceefax
- Play-at-home quiz
- Additional music by Gelg
- Test Card
WHAT THE PRESS SAID:
- "Bizarrely funny" - New York Times
- "A pitch perfect parody" - Los Angeles Times
- "Look Around You had us in hysterics - way funnier than most half-hour sitcoms" - New York Post
- "Hilariously droll, spot-on parody" - Los Angeles Daily News
- "Oodles of fun" - Wall Street Journal
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