A House in History

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Sitcom about a family who go back in time for a TV show, which can barely afford it.

Sitcom starring Alistair Green and Kath Hughes as contestants on a new reality TV show, and Emily Lloyd-Saini and Alex Owen as the executives trying to thwart them.

A House In History is a brilliant new reality TV show which is nothing like Big Brother, actually - we follow one family, the Colchesters, as they live in a 1940s house with the clothes, amenities, food and restrictions that would have been in place.

Unfortunately the show is also massively over-budget, so the producers desperately need to ensure the Colchesters get nowhere near completing the six weeks in the house, which would see them win £100,000.

A House In History is written and directed by Will Farrell and Ben Rowse, the creative team behind the hit web series Petrichor (“A perfectly pitched portrait of deluded creatives pursuing a misguided passion project, it nailed the comedy of cringe without being self-indulgent... easily one of the best indie projects released over lockdown” - Chortle) and the podcast Capital (“disturbingly funny” - The Guardian).

Cast:
Phil Colchester - Alistair Green
Carol Colchester - Kath Hughes
Clementine Colchester - Jess Robinson
Kelly - Emily Lloyd-Saini
Alex - Alexander Owen
Reality contestant - Adam Drake
Narrator - Kevin McCloud

Writers/Directors - Will Farrell and Ben Rowse
Sound Design - Rich Evans
Producer - Ed Morrish
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