Tony Roche (Writer)
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Works
Mountainhead
A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.
Release Date: 2025-05-30
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
The Franchise
The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.
Release Date: 2024-10-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 51
Avenue 5
40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard.
Release Date: 2020-01-19
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 17
Vote Count: 367
The Day Shall Come
An impoverished leader of a small religious commune in Miami is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for an FBI agent, who plans to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams.
Release Date: 2019-10-11
Department: Crew
Job: Additional Writing
Vote Count: 116
Succession
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Release Date: 2018-06-03
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 1325
Veep
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
Release Date: 2012-04-22
Department: Production
Job: Co-Executive Producer
Episode Count: 65
Vote Count: 459
The Cricklewood Greats
Peter Capaldi embarks upon a personal journey to discover the shocking history of the stars of north London's famous film studios, Cricklewood Film Studios.
Release Date: 2012-02-05
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 1
Holy Flying Circus
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
Release Date: 2011-10-19
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 33
In the Loop
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
Release Date: 2009-01-22
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 703
Spinners and Losers
Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desired and now the PM is resigning, leaving the way clear for the Nutters and their leader Tom. Ollie has been promised a job by young Nutter Ben Swain, Tucker's assistant has encouraged Hugh's predecessor Cliff to stand as a stalking horse and Glenn is keen to keep Hugh in the frame whilst his boss is in Australia. Fortunately Tom has a dark secret which is just what Tucker is looking for but will it be enough?
Release Date: 2007-07-03
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 2
The Rise of the Nutters
With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the group keen to take power when the P.M. resigns and keen to make a name for himself - which he does in the wrong sense when Jeremy Paxman skewers him on 'Newsnight'. This is music to Tucker's ears as it is in his interest for the P.M. to remain in power for as long as he can. Ollie's new girlfriend Emma is working for Shadow Minister Peter Mannion and hopes to impress by stealing one of Ollie's idea for use on their immigration policy though things do not go fully to plan.
Release Date: 2007-01-02
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 4
Broken News
Broken News is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in autumn 2005 and in Australia on SBS-TV from the 17 July 2006. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". The show jump cut between its various spoof TV channels, which covered both the central story and other stories that would be of interest to their audience. A large part of the comedy came from observations about the nature of news presentation rather than the stories themselves.
Release Date: 2005-10-31
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 6
The Thick of It
Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
Release Date: 2005-05-19
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 8
Vote Count: 179
The Comic Side of 7 Days
The Comic Side of 7 Days is a British television programme shown from 2005 on BBC Three. It is a topical comedy programme which shows the satirical side of the past 7 days of news. It was broadcast weekly on a Friday, with several repeats during the following week. The show was created by Andy Marlatt and Tony Roche. It was produced and directed by David Tyler. The number seven features heavily during the programme and features in several lists between sections. Various comedians comment on the week's news. These have included Jo Caulfield, Richard Herring, Will Smith, Lucy Porter, John Oliver and Junior Simpson. The main narrator is Jon Holmes. The voiceover artists are Emma Kennedy and Ewan Bailey.
Release Date: 2005-01-20
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 4
How to Tell a Relationship Is Over in 90 Seconds
Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Girl gets sick of boy. Boy gets sick of girl. Big Fight. The End.
Release Date: 2003-07-25
Department: Directing
Job: Director