Look Around You
2002 · TV Series · TV-PG · 30 min · ★ 8.0
This British comedy series playfully imitates old educational and popular science TV, presenting everyday topics and odd inventions with a straight face while absurd details pile up. Its humor comes from deadpan delivery, gentle nostalgia, and quietly surreal nonsense.
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Details
- Years
- 2002–2005
- Release date
- 2002-10-10
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (33 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like dry, offbeat British sketch comedy in the vein of Big Train or That Mitchell and Webb Look; Not for you if you want fast jokes or broad, immediate comedy.
Pros: clever deadpan parody; surreal absurd humor; nostalgic retro charm | Cons: repetitive when binged; very niche reference points; slow pacing
Themes
- surreal
- satire
- parody
- sketch comedy
Cast & crew
Robert Popper
as Jack Morgan
Olivia Colman
as Pam Bachelor
Peter Serafinowicz
as Scientist
Josie D'Arby
as Pealy Maghti
- NL
Nigel Lambert
as Narrator
- JS
James Serafinowicz
as Student with Copybook
- EP
Eve Popper
as Queen Elizabeth IV
- DR
Daisy Robertson
as Queen Elizabeth III
- BR
Beryl Rosser
as Queen Elizabeth V
- BF
Brian Fredericks
Directed by Tim Kirkby
Created by Robert Popper, Peter Serafinowicz
Episodes2 seasons · 15 episodes
Season 19 episodes
- S1E1Maths9mTubi
- S1E2Water9mTubi
- S1E3Germs9m
- S1E4Ghosts9m
- S1E5Sulphur9m
- S1E6Music9m
- S1E7Iron9m
- S1E8The Brain9m
- S1E9Episode 9
Season 26 episodes
- S2E1Music 200029mTubi
- S2E2Health28mTubi
- S2E3Sport27mTubi
- S2E4Food28mTubi
- S2E5Computers28mTubi
- S2E6Live Final29mTubi