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The Brig Society

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Comedy series in which, each week, Marcus Brigstocke is put in charge of a 'big thing'.

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The Brig Society: Series 2

Marcus Brigstocke

Rufus Jones

Margaret Cabourn-Smith

William Andrews

David Tyler

Jeremy Salsby

Toby Davies

Nick Doody

Steve Punt

Dan Tetsell

The Brig Society: Series 2: Episode 6: Banker

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Episode 6: Banker

Series 2

Banker

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We would like to inform you that Marcus has decided to open a bank. That'll be £25 please.

Marcus Brigstocke has decided to open a bank. That will be £25, and to call our customer helpline? Another £25! From September 2014.

Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing!

Each week, Marcus finds he's volunteered to be in charge of a big old thing and each week he starts out by thinking "Well, it can't be that difficult, surely?" and ends up with "Oh - turns out it's utterly difficult and complicated. Who knew...?"

We would like to inform you that this week, Marcus Brigstocke has decided to open a bank. That'll be £25 please. If you would like to call our customer helpline... that will be another £25

Waiting to serve you are Rufus Jones ("W1A", "Holy Flying Circus"), William Andrews ("Sorry I've Got No Head") and Margaret Cabourn-Smith ("Miranda")

The show is a Pozzitive production, and is produced by Marcus's long-standing accomplice, David Tyler who also produces Marcus appearances as the inimitable as Giles Wemmbley Hogg. David's other radio credits include Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, Cabin Pressure, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Kevin Eldon Will See You Now, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, The Castle, The 3rd Degree, The 99p Challenge, My First Planet, Radio Active & Bigipedia. His TV credits include Paul Merton - The Series, Spitting Image, Absolutely, The Paul Calf Video Diary, Three Fights Two Weddings & A Funeral, Coogan's Run, The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon and exec producing Victoria Wood's dinnerladies.

Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby, Toby Davies, Nick Doody, Steve Punt & Dan Tetsell

Produced by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for the BBC.

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Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing!

Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing! Comedy with the English comedian as he takes charge of various British institutions and learns that they really are as hard as he thought

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