Roger Mellie: The Man On The Telly

Roger Mellie: The Man On The Telly

1991
📺 1 Season
🎬 4 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
AnimationComedy
Roger Edward Paul Mellie ("The Man on the Telly – who says 'Bollocks!'") is a fictional character featured in Viz magazine. His catchphrase was originally the same as David Frost's catchphrase "Hello, good evening, and welcome", but very soon degenerated into "Hello, good evening and bollocks!". The character first appeared in Issue 6 in July 1981 and is a foul-mouthed and obnoxious misogynist who manages to maintain a career as a television presenter, in spite of his objectionable personality and incompetence. He is shown working on various TV networks and channels, the fictional Fulchester Television (FTV) and the BBC being his primary employers. Later released in full on DVD.

Seasons

Season 1
1991 • 4 Episodes
Due to an "administrative error", Roger has been asked by the BBC to present the Antiques Roadshow, but arrives late as he claimed that there is "some sort of fucking jumble sale" in the hall: Tom tells him that it is part of the programme.

Crew

Director
Tony Barnes
Writer
Chris Donald, Graham Dury, Simon Thorp
Producer
John Brown, Tony Barnes

Production

Channel 4 Television, John Brown Publishing

Keywords

viz