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Whatever I Want

2000 British television sketch show


Summary

2000 British television sketch show

FieldValue
imageWhateverIWant.jpg
image_size250
genreSketch show
writer{{Plainlist
directorGavin Claxton
starringLeigh Francis
composer{{Plainlist
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
num_series1
num_episodes6
executive_producerJohn Noel
producer{{Plainlist
editorAlex Hutchinson
cinematographyRupert Wyatt
runtime30 minutes
companyBellyache Productions
channelITV
first_aired
last_aired
  • Leigh Francis
  • Richard Preddy
  • Gary Howe
  • Gavin Claxton
  • Claudio Giussani
  • David Blair
  • Johnny Lowry
  • Gavin Claxton

Whatever I Want is a six-part British television sketch show, written by and starring Leigh Francis, that first broadcast on ITV on 7 January 2000. Commissioned by Bellyache Productions, and overseen by Gavin Claxton, the series featured early prototypes of the characters of Keith Lemon and Avid Merrion, as well as a human version of The Bear known as Barry Gibson, who had previously appeared as a roving reporter during the early series of Channel 4's Popworld.

The series broadcast at 11:30pm on Fridays in LWT regions only, and has never been repeated since broadcast, nor released on DVD. Each episode featured a number of celebrity guests, including Davina McCall, who first discovered Francis performing in-role stand-up comedy in a southern comedy club, and encouraged him to pursue a career in television. Reworked versions of Keith Lemon and Avid Merrion would later go on to appear as characters in Francis' Channel 4 sketch show Bo' Selecta!.

Characters

  • Barry Gibson; a budding television presenter & antique aficionado.
  • Avid Merrion; a Transylvanian-celebrity "stalker".
  • Keith Lemon; a failed former businessman-of-the-year.

Episodes

References

References

  1. "Whatever I Want - ITV Sketch Show".
  2. "Whatever I Want [07/01/2000]".
  3. "Whatever I Want [14/01/2000]".
  4. "Whatever I Want [28/01/2000]".
  5. "Whatever I Want [04/02/2000]".
  6. "Whatever I Want [11/02/2000]".
  7. (26 January 2012). "Early Keith Lemon & Avid Merrion - 'Whatever I Want' - Leigh Francis Before 'Celebrity Juice'".
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