'Cunk on Cinema': Philomena Cunk explains the history of film in the trailer
Diane Morgan's clueless reporter now takes aim at the film world – with Michael Bay and Benedict Cumberbatch among her interviewees. Netflix streams the satire from Nov. 15.
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The first trailer for 'Cunk on Cinema' is out. In the new mockumentary from 'Black Mirror' creator Charlie Brooker, British comedian Diane Morgan returns as the confidently clueless reporter Philomena Cunk, this time travelling through film history – following earlier series such as 'Cunk on Britain', 'Cunk on Earth' and 'Cunk on Life'. It is directed by Al Campbell.
The journey runs from the invention of the camera through the French New Wave of the 1960s to computer effects and the future of artificial intelligence. Along the way Cunk questions real industry figures, including director Michael Bay, actor Benedict Cumberbatch, 'Die Hard' screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, composer Daniel Pemberton and film critic Mark Kermode.
In the UK the series airs from Nov. 12 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer; outside the UK and Ireland it streams on Netflix from Nov. 15.