Big Wig

Yes, I know. Though a feature was at one time promised to wrap up the loose ends of the prematurely cancelled cult classic, Big Wig was not a film, but a highly regarded hilarious dystopian TV show.

And what a glorious season it was, launching the careers of - well, seemingly everyone from the cast, but significantly Phil Nathanson who of course went on to great fame as a strip-club owner, turned private investigator in the hit TV show Tassle; and Bailey McGettigan whose insane yet pitch-perfect comic timing has made him (arguably) the most sought comedian "of an age" in the whole of the U.K.

If you haven't heard of Big Wig, I promise you you have a friend somewhere who can't wait to recommend it to you. "Imagine West Wing was set in Orwellian dictatorship" they will tell you - 'cause that's the spot-on description that everyone uses. And not only are they right about that, but they are also right about the fact that you have got to see this show. Today's feature is a particularly famous scene from the pilot episode The First Day. Its a long one, known amongst fans as the "not not" scene. Its not obvious from the scene itself, but the scene was a single take that filled the entire act between the first and second commercial breaks. It was a tour de force.