NEW BBC4 DOCU-DRAMAS

EMERY

A far-too-fat-for-the-role James Corden stars as the manic-depressive, “ooh you are awful” funnyman. Contains a long scene in which Emery gazes into a mirror with a glass of whisky in front of him. Co-starring Burn Gorman as John Lennon, Rafe Spall as Roy Kinnear and Rory Kinnear as Charlie Drake.

NOW THIS IS ME

Antony Sher gives a bravura performance as alcoholic, stage fright-afflicted , actually-still-alive impressionist Mike Yarwood. Contains a long scene in which Yarwood gazes into a mirror with a glass of whisky in front of him. Co-starring Steve Pemberton as Harold Wilson and Sheridan Smith as Janet Brown.

BADDIEL

The heady days of the early 90s “comedy is the new rock n' roll” era are covered in this tale of the rise and plateau of Jewish new lad football fan standup Baddiel, played by man of a thousand faces Michael Sheen. Co-starring Russell Brand as Rob Newman, Ben Whishaw as Steve Punt, and Colin Firth as Hugh Dennis. Special appearance by Cillian Murphy as Frank Skinner. Contains a long scene in which Baddiel masturbates into a sock.    

RISE AND DAMP OF LEONARD ROSSITER

A colossally-miscast Martin Freeman struggles manfully with the role of the legendarily saturnine and “difficult” actor. Co-starring Richard Ayoade as Don Warrington and Julia Davis as Frances de la Tour. Contains a long scene in which Rossiter calls Richard Beckinsale a cunt and then gazes into a mirror with a glass of whisky in front of him.

NOT JUST WILLIAMS

Another glimpse into the life of Kenneth Williams, who must have had more plays written about him than anyone else in the history of the world. Starring an only-qualification-for-the-role-a-shared-homosexuality Matt Lucas as Williams, with Reece Shearsmith as Kenneth Connor, Mark Gattis as Bernard Bresslaw, and Matthew Horne as Sid James. Contains a long scene in which Williams flashes at Fenella Fielding, gets tossed off by a Tangiers rentboy, reads the bible, cries, and then gazes into a mirror with a glass of whisky in front of him.