Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe S1E1P3

Charlie talks about the actual cost of making simple TV and how TV companies claw the money back from phone in shows. He also discusses the different types of TV presenters as well as reviewing The Jeremy Kyle Show and The Apprentice. Robert Popper talks about his dislike for the TV show Star Quality.

[@ReeferSanity]

That "Thriller"-performance was pure gold. Holy shit.

[@brianm2881]

He can move pretty good, but once he starts singing? Hooo, boy.

[@Geshreeyeh]

Useless trivia: @ 4:08 Billy's audtion piece is from the Joe Orton play "The Ruffian On The Stair". He line is one of the title character's.

[@fuzzface100]

I would honestly pay cold, hard cash to get Star Quality on DVD. Pure comedy gold.

[@brianm2881]

Unfortunately, I would say Brandreth and possibly some of the contestants have already paid cash to make sure that never happens.

[@brianm2881]

I think 'Beverly' was Beverly Isherwood, 'Miss England' 1978 winner. She was also the first assistant on Countdown.

[@starcalibre]

OOOH THESPIAN BILLY

[@brianm2881]

It was just an....a THEATRICUL GESTJAH.

[@terrymckenna3382]

Ive never stopped thinking about thespian billy since

[@wedfrest]

Lol

[@dapperchap572]

Oh my gosh! Such an oblique reference to the game Rise of the Robots, I love it.

[@KP-yq8id]

The thriller guy was actually a good dancer. I guess they couldn’t get the rights to the song. So brilliant!

[@KingOfTheKill10001]

That rendition of Thriller is one of the most painful things I've ever watched...
...and I watched Transformers 3.

[@PhilofBristol]

I remember watching 'Star Quality'! Not HTV's finest production, but at least they tried something different from the conventional 'talent' shows! About the same time, they had some success with a music-based quiz called 'Keynotes', and of course they'd done 'Three Little Words', and 'Mr & Mrs' in the 70s (presented by Alan Taylor, alternating with Border TV's version with Derek Batey).
I read earlier on Wikipedia that Gyles Brandreth had done a programme on LBC Radio of the same title, so it seems to me that perhaps he pitched the idea to a number of TV companies, but only HTV West took him up on it.

[@SeventhEve]

part 2 is blocked on copyright grounds, but parts 1 & 3 -- they're up for grabs?

[@Tomroberts101]

@3:03 - doppelganger! 😂

[@MUFC127]

We don't get labelled with a label.

[@herberthuncke1288]

beguiling beverlyyyyy..........dont contwadict meeeee pmsl

[@reloadpsi]

So the Music 2000 contestants in Look Around You were named after Star Quality contestants?

[@kemp10]

gyles brandreth sounds like john sessions doing his alan rickman impersonation

[@BstrangerUK]

Dongers? Haven't heard that in a while, I'll take it!

[@TheCyberToad]

at 4:00, the guy sounds exactly like Steve Pemberton in The League of Gentlemen playing Edward or one of those characters

[@christopherplant6178]

Gyles Brandreth must be the inspiration for Stewie Griffin from _Family Guy!_

[@arianrhodhyde7482]

"Ansel, who can see through time"

[@Inediblehulk]

TEA COZY WHOOO!!! CAN I GET A WHOOP WHOOP?

[@markxist]

Star Quality looks like an acid trip in the 80s

[@lucasbowers58]

Giles Brandreth is my spirit animal

[@-InsanelySick-]

couple from a haunted painting hahaha

[@PsychoNorth]

:O charlie drinks hoegaarden! legend

[@acidmeat]

4:44 lmao

[@Tomroberts101]

"Don't contadick me!"

[@cchiliman]

actually threw a coin at the screen. nothing happened :( lool

[@Dh1by]

10!

[@offontv]

1:20 Sick overuse of colors (colours) like this ! yes we'll take a series for offontv's new 2021 autumn (fall) (season) series OWW YEAH ye ha

[@terrymckenna3382]

Beguiling Beverleyyyyy

[@redcarsgofaster]

Tony Rudd!

[@Flipped8787]

long live brittania
sincerely,
a smurt murican

[@Dim4323]

Paddy tv guide mocked it has well

[@Dim4323]

Star quality

[@youeatshowieategg]

2:51-3. The answer is cocaine. Lots of cocaine.

[@MrMcKane]

Billy Brightman is still a better actor than Tommy Wiseau.

[@applemask]

It's close, though.

[@fezile]

backstreet abortions #LOL