Diane Morgan

Diane Morgan is an English actress, stand up comedian and writer. Originally from Bolton, Greater Manchester, she studied at East 15 Acting School and worked with Ken Campbell on the 24 hour play The Warp. Credits include Phoenix Nights, Mount Pleasant, Him and Her, Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (as Philomena Cunk) Utopia, Rovers, Drunk History, We The Jury, Motherland, The Archivologists and Cunk on Britain. One half of comedy duo Two Episodes of Mash with Joe Wilkinson, and star of several short films, including The Boot Sale directed by Jonathan van Tulleken, written by Rick Edwards, which was shortlisted in the Virgin Media Shorts film competition 2010

Works

7.6

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!

Release Date:2024-12-18

Character:Onya Doorstep (voice)

Vote Count:383

7.4

Cunk on Life

Pioneering documentary maker Philomena Cunk returns with her most ambitious quest to date: venturing right up the universe and everything to examine life and existence in an attempt to find out the point of it all. Along the way, she interrogates experts on subjects from the big bang to biology and art to artificial intelligence. Really get to the nub of it.

Release Date:2024-12-05

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Philomena Cunk

Vote Count:80

The Underdog: Josh Must Win
6.0

The Underdog: Josh Must Win

Can Nick Grimshaw, Vicky Pattison, Amber Gill and Pete Wicks secretly rig a reality show to make average guy Josh the winner among a polished cast of contestants? If Josh wins, everyone wins!

Release Date:2024-03-25

Character:Narrator

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:1

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
6.5

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

Legendary highwayman Dick Turpin sets out on a series of wildly absurd escapades when he's made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws—and tasked with outwitting utterly corrupt lawman Jonathan Wilde.

Release Date:2024-03-01

Character:Maureen

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:63

8.0

Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

Hancock fan Jack Dee presents Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful. Taking its title from celebrated Hancock episode The Blood Donor, this two-hour retrospective features previously unseen scripts, scrapbooks and production files belonging to the lad himself, as well as personal items such as photos and letters.

Release Date:2023-01-14

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

The Sandman
7.9

The Sandman

After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.

Release Date:2022-08-05

Character:Gryphon (voice)

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:2114

6.0

Death to 2021

This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread — and occasional delight — that 2021 had to offer.

Release Date:2021-12-27

Character:Gemma Nerrick

Vote Count:262

We Wish You a Mandy Christmas

Nobody actually likes bread sauce, do they? It tastes like someone’s eaten a piece of bread, chewed it up and spat it onto your plate. Merry Christmas.

Release Date:2021-12-20

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Mandy Carter

Elliott from Earth
7.6

Elliott from Earth

A boy and his mum find themselves suddenly transported somewhere across the universe surrounded by an amazing array of aliens from new and unknown corners of the galaxy. While trying to work out who brought them there and why, they make a new home for themselves and encounter new friends, including Mo, the only other being from Earth – a dinosaur.

Release Date:2021-03-29

Episode Count:16

Vote Count:51

6.5

Death to 2020

2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.

Release Date:2020-12-27

Character:Gemma Nerrick

Vote Count:742

Mandy
7.6

Mandy

Mandy is a woman with dreams. Big dreams. Most of all she dreams of breeding Doberman Pinchers. But there are hurdles to overcome before that dream can become a reality. In the series we'll see her go on a health kick, rent out her small back bedroom on Airbnb and attempt a series of short-lived jobs in the modern gig economy.

Release Date:2020-08-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Mandy

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:31

Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe

In this one-off special, Charlie Brooker returns to take a look at life under lockdown. Contributors include the ever-insightful Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas.

Release Date:2020-05-14

Character:Philomena Cunk

Cunk & Other Humans on 2019
7.4

Cunk & Other Humans on 2019

Philomena Cunk and friends take a look back at the major events of our 2019th year.

Release Date:2019-12-16

Character:Philomena Cunk

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:9

The Cockfields
7.2

The Cockfields

Simon is taking girlfriend Donna back home to the Isle of Wight for the very first time. Can he survive a long birthday weekend with his biological and extended family without losing his cool, or his girlfriend?

Release Date:2019-11-12

Character:Donna

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:12

Frayed
7.5

Frayed

Fabulously wealthy London housewife Sammy, is forced to return to the town in Australia she grew up in. But in coming home, Sammy must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager years ago.

Release Date:2019-09-26

Character:Fiona

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:23

After Life
7.9

After Life

Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

Release Date:2019-03-08

Character:Kath

Episode Count:18

Vote Count:878

Thawed

The future: A woman has brought back her husband from cryogenic suspension...well, most of him.

Release Date:2018-09-25

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Diane

6.3

Funny Cow

A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.

Release Date:2018-04-20

Character:Margaret

Vote Count:33

Cunk on...
7.9

Cunk on...

Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.

Release Date:2018-04-03

Character:Philomena Cunk

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:113

CHRIS P.Duck

CHRIS P.Duck

Release Date:2018-03-02

Character:racey

Episode Count:5

The Archiveologists

The Archiveologists

Diane Morgan and Joe Wilkinson re-voice archive footage to give us their twisted comedy spin on British social history and institutions in this series of short films.

Release Date:2018-02-20

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:(voice)

Episode Count:6

Motherland
7.0

Motherland

Sitcom about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive and unromantic side of parenting.

Release Date:2017-11-07

Character:Liz

Episode Count:17

Vote Count:44

7.2

Cunk on Christmas

Philomena Cunk is on a festive mission to track down the true meaning of Christmas, and find out exactly what it wants. It's an insightful documentary which takes her on a journey from pagan winter festivals and the nativity story, via 'Sir Charles Dickings', all the way up to today's obsession with Santa. Along the way Philomena will be grilling a variety of experts, trying to expose the truth about Christmas, such as why people still put up with 'brussels sprouts'.

Release Date:2016-12-29

Character:Philomena Cunk

Vote Count:20

Damned
6.3

Damned

Comedy set in the social services department of a local authority. Social workers Rose and Al swim against the tide of bureaucracy, deal with the absurdities of life and try to navigate their equally trying professional and personal lives.

Release Date:2016-09-27

Character:Phoebe Ravenscroft

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:14

We the Jury
3.3

We the Jury

Pilot comedy. We The Jury is a comedy featuring William who has always wanted to do jury duty his whole life just like his dad. He never imagined that when the day finally arrived he would be on the jury of an actual murder trial.

Release Date:2016-09-05

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

6.1

David Brent: Life on the Road

A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.

Release Date:2016-08-19

Character:Briony Jones

Vote Count:366

7.9

Me Before You

A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.

Release Date:2016-06-01

Character:Sharon the Waitress

Vote Count:12515

Rovers
6.7

Rovers

Established in 1884, Redbridge Rovers F.C. are one of the oldest club's in England - and one of the worst. A sitcom that introduces us to the characters who gather within the social club of a non-league football club.

Release Date:2016-05-24

Character:Mandy

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:9

7.6

Cunk on Shakespeare

Fresh from her triumphs on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe investigating time, Winston Churchill, and Donald Trump, Philomena Cunk has finally been given her own show - about William Shakespeare. Cunk will leave no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the Bard, visiting his birthplace, exploring the Globe, studying priceless artefacts and interviewing literally six different experts.

Release Date:2016-05-11

Character:Philomena Cunk

Vote Count:23

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch

Release Date:2015-09-08

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:283

Paradise Males

Pam has no idea why she has woken up in a hotel room with just an odd newspaper cutting in her bag, and an escort from 'Paradise Males' at the door, waiting to party with a six-pack of Tango in his hands. As the pieces of her shattered memory slot back into place, Pam realises she has a deadly decision to make. Starring Diane Morgan as Pam ('Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe', 'Two Episodes of Mash') and Michael Spicer (who also wrote the screenplay) as Paul the rubbish escort, Paradise Males is a blackly comic thriller with an unexpected twist. It's not so much a whodunit, as a 'what-the-hell-is-going-on-here-then'.

Release Date:2014-10-25

Character:Pam

What's Wrong?

A guy spends a long time trying to work out why his wife seems unhappy. When she eventually tells him, it's the answer he least expected.

Release Date:2014-09-17

Character:woman

Rogue Trooper

Rogue is a "Genetic Infantryman", a genetically-engineered, blue-skinned, manufactured super soldier who, alongside his three comrades, is searching for the Traitor General. His comrades are with him in the form of biochips—onto which a G.I.'s entire personality is downloaded at the time of death for later retrieval—and are named Gunnar (mounted on Rogue's rifle), Bagman (on his backpack) and Helm (on his helmet). Rogue is designed to be immune to almost all known toxins, can submerge in strong acid unaffected, and is able to withstand a vacuum on his bare skin.

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
7.0

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.

Release Date:2014-06-16

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:11

Inside No. 9
8.0

Inside No. 9

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

Release Date:2014-02-05

Character:Donna

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:226

Moments of Wonder with Philomena Cunk
8.0

Moments of Wonder with Philomena Cunk

Moments of Wonder with Philomena Cunk was a mockumentary series starring Diane Morgan which has now gone on to create a new series, Cunk on Britain.

Release Date:2014-01-09

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Character:Philomena Cunk

Episode Count:[ 15 ]

Vote Count:1

Pat & Cabbage

Pat & Cabbage

With Pat suddenly widowed and Cabbage newly divorced, they find themselves single for the first time in decades. Barbara Flynn (Pat) and Cherie Lunghi (Cabbage) lead the cast as the friends with new found freedom, exploring new adventures, in a series about family and friendship.

Release Date:2013-09-05

Character:Nicola

Episode Count:6

6.6

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Release Date:2013-07-24

Character:Girl in Crowd

Vote Count:455

Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
8.0

Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Charlie Brooker and guests cast their collective eyes over all that the telly, cinema, news and computer games have to offer, in order to wring a little laughter from a hilariously troubled world.

Release Date:2013-01-31

Character:Philomena Cunk

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:21

Utopia
8.0

Utopia

The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.

Release Date:2013-01-15

Character:Tess

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:564

Get Lucky

Short film about a day in the life of the world's unluckiest man.

Release Date:2012-10-17

Character:Claire Trott

Charlie Brooker's Yearly Wipe
8.7

Charlie Brooker's Yearly Wipe

Charlie Brooker takes a comedic look back at the hectic events of the previous year.

Release Date:2010-12-27

Character:Philomena Cunk

Episode Count:7

Vote Count:3

8.0

The Boot Sale

A man pitches up at a car boot sale. But refuses to sell a thing.

Release Date:2010-08-06

Character:Diane

Vote Count:3

4.6

Mr. Right

Harry hates being a TV producer and dreams of leaving his job to travel the world. He loves Alex, an aspiring actor who is struggling to create an identity for himself as a performer. Rugby player William's nine-year-old daughter is intent on sabotaging his relationships with new boyfriends, and he's finding it difficult to let Lawrence, the soap star, into his life. Lars is a handsome sometime-model kept by Tom, a successful artist, who will excuse his every betrayal so long as Lars doesn't leave him.

Release Date:2009-07-13

Character:Blue Team Woman

Vote Count:18

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7.0

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

Character:Self - Presenter

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:16

Would I Lie to You?
7.7

Would I Lie to You?

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

Release Date:2007-06-16

Character:Self

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:107

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

Release Date:2007-02-22

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:259

Room 101
6.3

Room 101

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.

Release Date:1994-07-04

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:23

Have I Got News for You
7.1

Have I Got News for You

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

Release Date:1990-09-28

Character:Herself

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:65

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