Comedy Short: Leading Lady Parts - BBC

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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home This comedy short, written and directed by Jessica Swale, takes a sneak peek backstage as the cream of British acting talent step forward to audition for that dream role. They are primed to take on the role of a lifetime, that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today. A lady part who is more than just... lady parts.
The eclectic, award-winning cast includes Gemma Arterton, Gemma Chan, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Tom Hiddleston, Felicity Jones, Katie Leung, Stacy Martin, Wunmi Mosaku, Florence Pugh, Catherine Tate and Anthony Welsh.
The hear her campaign aims to give free reign and the opportunity for normally unheard women from across the UK to tell their stories and give their opinions on all matters ‘women’. It aims to elevate these honest and uncensored opinions to make them un-ignorable.
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[@JowanaBueser]

Marvel must have seen this short and thought, "Shall we start employing all of them?"

[@lenochod6]

LOL :D :D :D

[@delloda]

The huge number of A list actors in this sketch is astounding!

[@britneyisallyouneedtoknow2406]

I know this is satire but it still hurt to watch cause I just imagine so many aspiring actresses going through this and it's so dehumanizing and discouraging. It truly sucks people have to go through stuff like this to be actors

[@bradleyp3655]

Hollywood commodifies the human being. You are a product for purchase and exploitation. If your attitude is not as such you will be overlooked. That goes with both sexes.

[@wulfloft5805]

THIS SORT oF THING HARDLY EVER HAPPENS

[@horrorvictim]

It really is a shame, and doesnt seem to get any better once they "get there". Jessica Alba wanted to quit acting when she had this emotional scene and the director told her that her crying was "too real" and then told her to cry "prettier".

[@Lamia7609]

I cried for the last girl because it got to real.

[@katesteventon5296]

Yeah, its actresses who have the hardest career. When I’ve just finished my non stop 14 hour shift in a&e, I always like to remind myself at least I’m not a famous celebrity 😂

[@marionpin]

The "Me too" was very clever. Or should I say: "pretty" clever. Same goes for cutting them each time at the line "This is all I ever wanted: a chance to speak". That was nice. Hoping it won't stay as a trendy movement but will be a thing of the past as we'd evolve.

[@korisx]

When mysogeny gets called out a fragile boy gets his knickers twisted. I hope it lasts forever.

[@NirvanaaFreak]

Yeah but not forgotten

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

It’s a thing of forever. Thank you.

[@firstylasty9417]

@@korisx 811 knickers in knots so far, judging by the thumbs down.

[@colors6692]

Showing the Posters with male leads in female roles makes no sense as it did not happen!! Why are they trying to say that female roles go to males when clearly they don't. You would have to be some woke idiot to accept this sketch as nothing but fantasy!

[@TheRandyortanfan]

When Catherine said “look at my face”. All I could think of is Lauren Cooper!

[@katycheeseburger]

TheRandyortanfan That’s why they put that line in.

[@rosabellatan9032]

Feel the same

[@Igrouve]

But I ain't bovvered.

[@edespanol9398]

is this the bovvered face thou sees before thee?

[@vorenus13300]

I was waiting the « am I bothered » actually 😭

[@schielekatze]

the last words on the phone "me too, me too"

[@schielekatze]

Ewan McFadyen no no i loved it!

[@arie5398]

I don't understand it?

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

@@ewanmcfadyen the 4th wall break wasn't necessary, but wouldn't have been out of place in this kind of sketch - but it would have been out of place in THIS sketch. If you had already been on board that far, they figured you'd get the joke.

[@youtubingbabs]

@@ewanmcfadyen that woulda been awesome.

[@mai.vancon]

@@arie5398 Reference to the MeToo movement, I think.

[@elimkwok938]

And the best actress nominees are: *Tom Hiddleston* in Mary Poppins *Tom hiddleston* in Wonder woman And finally... *Tom Hiddleston* in Lo Lo London

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Lol! 🤣👌

[@dr.davidwho4053]

😁😆😂🤣

[@jaggae9]

*Wonder Man

[@dana_3236]

He is definitely one of the actors who is beautiful as a man and as a woman too

[@raphaelan7898]

Mary floppings

[@ejanocrowsnatcher6785]

Tom dancing with himself in Lo Lo London tho

[@evolmystiek]

I’ve legit left an audition laughing and crying at the same time because of things that were said to me in the audition (mainly stuff about my ‘Asian-ness’)

[@tattooedgeekgirl]

I feel for you. *smh*

[@emilyhancock3456]

I'm so sorry you had to go through that!

[@simplykathy2273]

If you don't me asking, what type of stuff were said? I've always wondered how people could be so rude to someone's face and get away with it....

[@evolmystiek]

simplykathy Well, this was when I was like 16-17, and I was desperate for a job 😅 When you’re desperate you’ll put up with a lot 😅

[@faristasairuv5143]

I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

[@sumipun5856]

Feels like the standard are not just for leading lady but for ladies in general Sexy, innocent, young, virgin. Hasn’t had sex but all about sex. It’s so tiring

[@RK-ep8qy]

@@jellyfishi_ she played the game but don't act like that standard didn't exist before her

[@NilaR93]

The part with Wunmi Mosaku was actually quite sad... so well written and executed!

[@AliceQuinnRose]

As someone whoes had the displeasure of working in casting before. I know full well how accurate this is. And that’s why I don’t work in casting anymore.

[@cathprudence3829]

And what do you do now?

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Alice Pope-Terry, thanks. It seems like it’s so difficult to be kind and tell people “You’re not what we’re looking for.” That’s why I never got the sense of American Idol or other shows where they continually put people down. And why they’re looking to fill a cookie-cutter role anyway is beyond me.

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

But how can this be accurate when we know that all these actresses actually did get their parts and became stars?

[@SarahHope883]

@@cioccolateriaveneziana ​ you’ve missed the point. All these actresses and actors have come together to show that it’s so much harder for women vs men. There are fewer roles available and they are less diverse.

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

@@SarahHope883 Yeah, ok, but if these "struggling" actresses are played by stars, what other conclusion can a viewer make than "obviously, it can't be so hard for them, they all made it"?

[@rachieshaulsandthings]

Catherine Tate is great tho isn’t she 😂?

[@dapperblue1764]

Rachel Willan I love Catherine Tate too!

[@rosabellatan9032]

She is fantastic

[@iammrbadguy9706]

WHO knows?

[@RohanSingh-uw6bc]

She ain't bovvered though

[@MrUndersolo]

Rachel Willan Could you make that comment a bit more...commenty?

[@Alex-cw3rz]

For all the guys getting upset about this,1 it's satire. 2 where does it say men don't get similar treatment, like just for looks why do you think they got Tom Hiddleston as the leading lady! 3 75% of the industry is male, 4 this is obviously a dramatization of what happens but it has had to be condensed so would happen. 5 it is a short, with a small budget (although does have some good lighting) so that is why they are portraying some of the problem actresses face, but just in one location. 6 just to put in perspective Catherine Tate was one of the doctors companions and was slated for not looking the part, there is an example of this bias in real life, from someone who is in the video itself.

[@MemeSupremeCookiesNCream]

It’s not satire in the traditional way. It’s satire trying to make a point that the wahmens are always second fiddle to men

[@Alex-cw3rz]

J KERLS I'd say it's bog standard satire, and it isn't just that they play second fiddle to men, it is mainly about the high asthetic standards women have to face (not saying men don't) and also the fact the character is just there to look pretty rather than do anything useful. And again obviously this is not all the time on every production, but systematic.

[@joshuacallow9192]

Thank you We say no to pay to win , very insightful. It's not often you see satirical performance in this kind of forum...well maybe it is seen but not too seriously.

[@icedearth3332]

We say no to pay to win 75% male?

[@mikestone6078]

1. that doesn't mean it's automatically good or gets a pass if the script falls short. Satire can be bad or even fail completely. This almost managed to fuck up, despite a great cast. Which is the fault of the script. 2. not to say that it was the sole message of the thing, but it does say that men don't get a similar treatment the moment a man steps in to read the part and immediately gets the job. A point emphasized by the posters at the end. So ... there it says that. 3. citation needed. Trustworthy, redundant sources or it's gonna be considered white noise. 4. obviously, yeah. But it's also an exaggeration that's taken to the absurd. And if you pack everything that's wrong with the industry into one skit, but then decide to make it exclusively about women, it's ... telling. Especially after so much was done to sensitize men like me to our status as natural born perpetrators of all things bad happening to womankind ... 5. I don't know about that. It either has enough budget to pay quite a few popular faces or they went along for the fun of it or the message. It has ONE major location that doesn't change nor does it need to. You can't get much cheaper than that. It's pretty much like every on-stage skit. Budget is NOT the problem of this, and if it was, it could have been solved by cutting one of the promiment people out of it and reusing the money saved. It clearly didn't really need the stars for the underlying message. 6. your point being? Her point being? THE point being? Are we really even talking about how fucked up the industry is? Sure, ten years ago I would've smiled lightly, because the skit wasn't completely terrible. But after a decade of vilainization I don't feel like smiling about it anymore. I can't reset myself to not seeing the injustice in what's shoved into my face day after day and I'm tired of being made the bad guy just by virtue of birth. So I want equal representation in skits about fucked up industry standards. Thank the femi-nazis who made over-representation of women a thing for it. Or the herd of mindless sheep who followed them blindly. THIS is the current climate and the people who still think THIS skit is something we all need are fully responsible for it. So your arguments are void.

[@7elegrama]

I love British humor. I wasn't sure that there was an actual difference between the British comedy and the rest of Europe or the world, but there is. British humor is actually a thing.

[@janayahanley3398]

“It’s what I always wanted.... the chance to speak” - And THAT is where they get cut off! So appropriate!

[@SavGriffin97]

As a film major in California, I can unfortunately relate to this on spiritual level- and I haven’t even finished my four year degree, yet. I can’t even imagine how stressful it is for the actresses in Hollywood, having to look and act a certain way. I LOVE BBC for bringing this to light in the industry, and hope to one day work with them as a Television producer. Thank you!!

[@ReapTheWhirlwind]

Same. I wish the casting room was kinder to women. As a female director or producer you have to tread a fine line, just like the actresses. You can be neither too controlling or too disorderly, neither too authoritative or too impressionable. I want to have enough authority to allow women dignity while they're auditioning but I will inevitably be see as controlling or even as incompetent.

[@TheKatherinestar]

Good luck with your degree & producing!:)

[@Narutoesret]

The thing is, that a producers job is to make a movie that sells. Thus they have to make an image in theire head and try to create as the movie as near as possible to the image in theire head. And honestly, i dont think the movie buisness is just hard on actresses. I believe it is just as hard on actors. Maybe in another way, but i dont believe that beeing an actor is easy either.

[@micca903]

@@Narutoesret I agree with you. Hollywood isn't kind to anybody really. It's a hugely competitive industry where there are a huge amount of actors ready to take your place. If all these successful people really feel this way they could get together and finance a whole new industry where everyone is treated fairly. They won't do it because it's much easier to complain about it when you don't have to risk hundreds of millions on a virtuous film.

[@HG_Budde]

And to think, that there are so many women taking part in this demeaning behavior against other women. Once they "made it" they become the same bullies as the men, when they should stick together to be a closed front against the structural misogyny 😒

[@pd4887]

It’s so painfully real and genius!

[@MemeSupremeCookiesNCream]

P D I think you spelt cringe wrong

[@SirViving]

No it’s not...it was crap

[@dsmyify]

Yeah. Women judge women all the time.

[@shanaosborne7078]

@@MemeSupremeCookiesNCream Dude I see you on every positive comment, putting something negative, calm down and try and safely get your head out of your own ass.

[@Jolka180990]

And those posters in the background with Tom in every female role. 😂😂

[@ZyliceLiddell]

😂

[@drabanddour]

And he had the male lead, too

[@shashavengesayi6055]

“Take off the shirt. And the rest of it. She’s a doctor. It’s very hot, in the hospital. It’s very hot? In south London?” Lol I died. Black Panther Returns what?!

[@221b-Maker-Street]

I assumed this is a play on _Return Of The Pink Panther,_ perhaps?

[@SaifuW]

The Loki variants are getting out of hand here...

[@loeuvrededieu]

Before you type that comment, think to yourself, "do I really know what it's like being a woman in the film industry?"

[@sararadley7189]

Black Sand YESSS exactly!!

[@razzledazzle7776]

Black Sand it’s much better paid than us working class folk for a start

[@No1DoctorWhoFanGirl]

Acting is my nightmare job, but I could still relate to some degree.

[@olliealger-obelia6842]

Razamataz Productions Better paid perhaps but money isnt everything. Money is cool and you do need it, but if you are uncomfortable with the job you have is it worth it when you have happier options?

[@himanshugupta7933]

it's same for both genders not just in Hollywood but also bollywood and other languages movies

[@AnaisIsAce]

Emilia's facial expressions have me dying.. "This scene gets quite tragic"

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

On the other hand, Emilia's acting would drastically improve if she smiled just a little bit...

[@coochiedestroyer5_]

@@cioccolateriaveneziana have you seen any of her movies?

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

@@coochiedestroyer5_ Yeah... And I think her acting would drastically improve if she smiled just a little bit...

[@coochiedestroyer5_]

@@cioccolateriaveneziana she smiles a ton tho

[@CappyK]

@@cioccolateriaveneziana Right! Like if she smiled like a LOT... but a bit.

[@daneroberts1996]

It's heartening to see that soon Gemma Chan will be the leading lady in a Marvel ensemble movie

[@TheKatherinestar]

Brilliant 😁 loved the film posters at the end 😂 great that the bbc is putting out this kind of stuff it’s really saying what so often is not said but very much felt..

[@mishkarae]

Those posters were magnificent 😂😂

[@stevencassidy6982]

TheKatherineWheel - sorry but instead of making these kind of shows it spends it's time making terrible satire like this. Pull your socks up bbc

[@jazzbaby6]

The same BBC who treated female employees like crap! Gender pay disparity and poor sickness benefit for female journalists! They need to get their house in order, first!

[@ZyliceLiddell]

😂👌

[@TopcatsLair]

I knew as soon as the Asian lady stepped up that they'd want her to be more white. That was sadly/funnily true. Would be great to have more Asian leading ladies.

[@markallen4356]

Topcats Lair they have.in India.

[@AshArAis]

It was great for the assistant to have/keep her scottish accent too. As if people can't be two different subsets at the same time. One different aspect is different enough, two is too 'weird'. It makes for some bland in-show universes.

[@noheliapacheco4094]

I feel you, everything goes south when they find out I’m latina, I suddenly become “too exotic”. I’ve been told (at open call castings) that I made them waste their time by not telling them I’m latina from the start. But when they are casting latinas I’m “not exotic enough”.

[@TopcatsLair]

@Rose Tico Enthusiast I love The Wolverine so much. Felt transported to another culture. I'm friends with an Asian American actress and just wish there were more lead roles for people like her. Not just supporting roles. Pacific Rim also had a great actress Rinko Kikuchi who I consider one of the main leads of that film and she was so pivotal.

[@Ishbel025]

Rose Tico Enthusiast just because you’ve seen a few films with leading Asian characters doesn’t mean that there are plenty of opportunities for them apart from the same action karate films, the comic relief, the companion or the smart ass. The point is that all ethnicities should get equal opportunities in the film industry. Just because some have had the opportunity to lead, does not mean that opportunities are equal. Just compare the percentage of Asian lead movies with the percentage of movies lead by white people and you’ll see the point. Asians don’t need to be in every film, but they should have as much opportunity to lead as white people and same with all other ethnicities.

[@mghob9083]

"wait... If you are passing Starbucks on the way out..." I DIED!!!

[@einezcrespo2107]

Gemma Arterton needs to do more comedy.

[@won-ei-stein6969]

Gosh I love Florence sm, her facial expression right after being said you need to be thinner showing she is ready for a combat XD XD

[@TheLionsOffspring34]

Excellent!!! This was a great short.

[@czystekurestwo]

B-doe - ThatsHowitBdoe what’s the song at the end??

[@MemeSupremeCookiesNCream]

You misspelled garbage

[@britneyisallyouneedtoknow2406]

Is this part of a series or was this a standalone short?

[@barky87]

why?

[@CMR_1317]

Lena was hilarious! I wish she had gone full Cersei though

[@wfalls9453]

Yes I hoped for that as well. A mum, a badass mum though

[@odilon7740]

that was for sarah connor ^^

[@leadvendor]

If she went full Cersei, there would have been nobody left alive. XD

[@sahin5051]

Ya, was waiting for that. Waiting eagerly for her to stare them down to give the role to her. Oh! I miss Cersei!

[@HisameArtwork]

Lena is very lovable in real life as far as I can tell and she was playing herself so Cersei would have been out of character I think.

[@anuwriting]

the message is how biased people are in the film industry based on their race, size, gender and it's not always about the talent a person has. Excellent. Short and precise

[@AlexWolpers]

Can I have a whole gallery of Tom Hiddleston in leading female part posters?

[@ZyliceLiddell]

😃🙌

[@AggressiveBarbie]

I see Catherine Tate. I click.

[@uscman]

Aggressive Barbie DONNA!

[@Ronariverah]

To misquote Carrie Fisher. Fisher - 'If it wasn't funny it would just be true... "

[@JulienTJ]

2021: This moment when Tom Hiddleston and Wunmi Mosaku reappear together as main characters in Loki 👌

[@BobbyCalloway]

Apparently Zoe Kravitz was denied an audition for The Dark Knight Rises - and the casting director said "we're not going urban" Unrelated note - is that Katie Leung (Cho from Harry Potter) as the casting assistant?

[@bennyton2560]

Yes it's her

[@SacredDaturana]

Ooh, as Talia? That would have been interesting.

[@BobbyCalloway]

Blackfish possibly or maybe the smaller part as Selina's friend

[@shadowboxing7029]

Wow they just put that out there huh, no fucks given at all.

[@llourveme]

Now she's playing Catwoman in The Batman.

[@aurayafrost6253]

Men; no one is saying you dont face your own patriarchal based prejudice - Tom hiddleston is a good-looking, in shape, posh guy, so, believe it or not, he's not being generalised as all men. If you recognise the problems that men face in terms of hypersexualisation in cinema how about instead of criticising a video that addresses it's use against women, you use that energy to go and make or contribute to a video or commentary addressing the systematic expectations from male actors. You might be surprised that the support you get will be the same people supporting this video. We can improve this world for all of us if we stop bitterly sniping at attempts for change or telling people to 'get over it' and instead work together in changing a societal view that effects us all. ♡

[@aurayafrost6253]

Throwing a rape comment and a movie star pay comment in the same sentence indicates your inability to separate those issues and instead lump them all together as a "Women can't be opressed" "argument". Chris Pratt was paid more than Bryce Dallas Howard for JW. 90% of adult rape victims in the US are female. Do you see how disconnected these two points are? You're using them as a shock factor when it's easy to do the same right back, resulting in nothing helpful at all. Men have their own stigmitisations, yes. Amazingly, humanity is shit and our history is based on genocide, war, oppression and treating people of different genders, sexual orientations, races and even feminine qualities as inferior, prejudices that are still ENGRAINED into every part of society and human behaviour. Open your mind, gain some perspective, stop using shock tactics to feel better about your criticisms. Donate to male rape support charities (1in6.org for example). Protest when their assaulters aren't prosecuted fairly. Demand the government support them. Do the same for female survivors. Make the video. Share the video. Help convince others. Then get back to me. Otherwise you don't really care. You just want to argue on the internet.

[@prongs4137]

Please don't spend your energy coddling the bigots, they're incorrigible n they'll be left behind. So they can enjoy their patriarchy n privilege they cling to so much while it lasts n then suffer the really REALLY steep learning curve adjusting to equality if they don't grow old n die before it. No need to save them. They can perish. Don't deserve our attention.

[@macm.3889]

Tom was not even representing men in this. He was representing an obviously unqualified(being male) person who was given a part they shouldn’t have gotten because they were “perfect”. They obviously didn’t want to take an actress who is “ideal” and shame her in any way(the context of this would have made it uncomfortable) so they chose Tom, which just made the mood lighter because of the absurdity.

[@RealNormHall]

"face your own PATriarchal based prejudice" thank you for that, you know us so well and our struggle

[@fairy5668]

@@RealNormHall Is your point that men can't be feminists and have to participate in prejudice?

[@ladyasriel7874]

Tom does appear to be born to play Mary Poppins... who knew?!

[@j_rm8883]

Valyrian Vlinder *ploppins

[@fun2tale]

that's not point

[@gbrish1]

I'd watch it

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Oh god!

[@mishan3150]

😎😊 he is

[@danminutsich7509]

There were a lot of hilarious hidden messages here like the "Lady parts" and "Me too." However, drawing the hangman on the pad when the black actor, Wunmi Mosaku, left he room, was pretty brutal...But it was also hilarious AF! Man, this whole thing made me laugh out loud!

[@lewisbeshers1946]

Catherine Tate is a master in delivering satire. Doctor Donna Rocks!

[@JuiceMyRandomness]

❤❤❤

[@traveling47]

love the posters at the end.

[@celinak5062]

traveling47 I legit want the mary poppins one

[@madisonm.361]

I love this. All the ladies were fantastic and I will always love Tom. Kudos for them all participating ❤

[@aloneiswhatihave]

I'd almost forgotten about my crush on Tom Hiddleston... "Hi, I'm Tom" - BAM, it's back!

[@thibomeurkens2296]

“Stick thing with boobs”. That got me crying on the floor 😂

[@jeffwood9728]

Superbly written, acted and directed. More of this sort of thing might put BBC back on the map. It sends up so much current BBC output.

[@inaazarcon5049]

Look at my face?! Am I bovvered?

[@lishindi]

She's above it...

[@pollypocket2282]

I thing Gemma Chan is one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL women in the world… def leading lady material! I especially loved that Julia wrote this, it was brilliant!

[@hannahs1253]

Gemma arterton was so funny and lovely in this, she should do more comedy she's a tremendous comedic actor i love her so much.

[@ahmarsaeed6085]

An Asian origin girl with a Scottish accent is my new favourite thing.

[@liudoreen4277]

Her name is Gemma Chan, my queen.

[@orchardtreetree9289]

@@liudoreen4277 i think she's talking about katie leung (the girl with the clipboard)

[@gonkong5638]

@@liudoreen4277 That one is bri'ish.

[@lmcgready]

Harry Potter???

[@lmcgready]

Katie Leung

[@eleanorjones8613]

It's crazy how these actresses careers have developed in five years. Incredible to see them all in one short film 12/14/23

[@kylemedrano9703]

It's funny how almost everyone who's here is now an MCU actor, and I'm very happy about it! Haha

[@papl20]

RIGHT? they're just so good.

[@aly8950]

They really know how to pick em

[@OM-td2bp]

So only 5 out of 12 people is considered 'almost everyone'? lol

[@imy6045]

As young black actress it’s disappointing to see what the generation of women before me had to endure. I hope things had changed and this generation will of actors will much better experience.

[@politereminder6284]

😂😂😂😂"All this stuff keeps getting in the way"..."her clothes"... yes her clothes😂😂😂

[@FutureDeep]

A depressing depiction of what we all know. On a lighter note: Love you Gemma Chan! I hope to see you in more. (She's going to be in Captain Marvel?!?) And won't anyone let Amelia Clarke emote with her eyebrows? They're crazy expressive.

[@gabrielle2829]

its Emilia

[@utsavmandal4843]

2 loki characters again 🔥

[@VeronicaLinMusic]

Gemma Chan is CLASS

[@blakedoodlewriting4951]

Fuckin hell that was beautiful That was stunningly put together and the message was so perfectly carried through while still aboiufing being heavy handed completely. And funny as hell. Tom Hoddleston you legend thanks for being so open to the issues women face and being an ally. Even if you weren’t in this film technically ha

[@jojoj1166]

there's an amazing amount of iconic actresses in this and i can only imagine how many times all of them have been through similar situations to this.. not only relevant in this industry but outside of it too. this is what women go through on a day-to-day basis.

[@Char-sf4cg]

Marvel watched this and said “YOUR HIRED”

[@ethan123p4]

To the fat black woman to play jean grey

[@bwibwi5]

Great short! So nice to see Katie Leung still acting. It's been so long since I've seen something with her!

[@person14904]

The movie posters at the end made it amazing.

[@celinak5062]

Ryan McDermott yep, tho now I want the mary poppins one

[@DJLiu-rj4zx]

I ain’t bovvered.

[@amandakenneally8475]

LOOKETH AT MY FACE

[@alexhollinghurst3945]

Amanda Kenneally IS THIS THE BOVVERED FACE THAT SITS BEFORE THEE?!

[@emilydolores6458]

Mon visage, bovvered?

[@MrUndersolo]

Mmmm...hmmm...

[@ameliarose8822]

Ennit, thou?

[@Cactina]

"NHS cuts!!!" 😅 An excuse for almost any situation!

[@milesbrad9975]

I'm a bloke and I found this to be hilarious. It was so witty and humourous, but also reflecting so much truth. Give us more from Jessica Swale

[@roohc]

Catherine Tate is great. I love her.

[@samwisegamgee2753]

watching this for the nth time, I just realized that the line they are trying to say, “It’s all I’ve ever wanted-a chance to speak,” also connects to their situation since the directors won’t let them finish speaking lol

[@masterminecraft2096]

That damn shot with him as mary poppins bloody cracked me up

[@cordeliacarstairs2796]

I'm screaming 😂 I love Tom

[@munmunsinha93]

Tom Hiddleston 😍😍 lots of Loki love!!! 😉😘

[@Budcat101]

BBC hits the very right point.

[@X0XO_O]

6:28 "LOOK AT MY FACE" she aint bovvered.

[@RhaenyraT2001]

My god. Emilia Clarke's eyes are beauuutttiful. ❤

[@achanwahn]

Omg! The girl who played Cho Chang! :D

[@elirien4264]

It's funny because it's true.

[@jacobc246]

3:25-3:49 Ella Purnell somehow defying physics to figure it out: "Okey Dokey"

[@ejgonzal13]

This is so brilliant! Even the line they are reading for "its what I've always wanted. The chance..." then immediately gets cut off. Great!! So many layers to this!

[@PriyaCreationsFun]

6:46 you are selected lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ivormatz3612]

Tick tight with perfect timing ... laughed myself to tears while feeling gut-wrenching guilt. A brilliant comedic premise, brilliantly executed. Thanks for the day-brightener guys!

[@elvaldemort]

I always come back to this because I love Cho Chang and thus Katie so much 🥹

[@aisha-pv6sk]

God, I love Emilia. Her eyebrows speak a whole language by themselves and it’s precious

[@neverstirred]

I was good then started having flashbacks. I still appreciated this.

[@TheOlibaba]

6:27 "Look at my face. I ain't bovvered"

[@nabarun83]

Can i just say how much i could relate to emilia clarke's situation? I've legit been to auditions where i was asked to read a particular emotion in a polar opposite emotion. Like wth!

[@asdkotable]

Omg I just realized that the Assistant was played by Katie Leung! It's nice to see that she's still in the business :)

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

Lo lo London XD So many amazing actors here! Catherine Tate, Emilia Clarke, Tom Hiddleston, Katie Leung, Lena Headey, Florence Pugh and Felicity Jones!!! To be honest I don't know the other ones. But this was comedy gold! I think they conveyed the message very well, I am an aspiring actress and to see the harsh cruelty and especially the racism is heartbreaking, to know what actors and actresses go through.

[@perfectpeterpan]

Once I thought that this is what the actresses have to go through in real life, I started crying. That's not easy. We must respect and support them more instead of hating on them for their success which came as a result of being put through severe deprecation.

[@JazzMJFAN]

Tom Hiddleston ❤️❤️❤️

[@lauralasottile62FlyingBra]

THE UGLY TRUTH Guts you and releases tension! Hilarious!

[@jochellegerardis7690]

I see Gemma, Emilia, Felicity, Lena...basically everyone. I click 😂😂😂 But seriously tho, didnt expect this to have such star studded starts appear

[@aecides3203]

I didn't realise I needed this in my life, but after seeing Catherine talking to Lena I desperately want to see Cersei and Lauren Cooper have an argument.

[@jaein7779]

The huge leading ladies they have for this skip is just amazing.

[@ebitoro4590]

I'm sorry, the moment Tom said "Hi" i was like "YES give him all the parts"

[@kateshungi8945]

The woman in the middle did she play Donna on doctor who?

[@sararadley7189]

Kate Shungi yes!!

[@kateshungi8945]

Sara Radley oh cool, thanks

[@SilkyC]

Yes

[@bensonwr]

yes and lots of other good stuff.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jamlYpp4a7BgaKM

[@nyx6792]

SF7PAKISTAN yes, she did. Catherine Tate, the woman in the middle, played Donna on the series. And she also read some of the audio books.

[@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600]

When u just expect Tenant to pop out from the tardis and be like "donna, what are u doing here?"

[@kimfawcett1725]

Fantastic!!! "It's not rocket science darling, we're asking you to be thin and curvy sexy and innocent!" ...Now why is that so darn hard to live up to?! Lol!

[@nozil-tz4sm]

I will forever remember one of my first audition: I just enterred the room, she looked at me and went "oh no, no, no, darling, you need to loose a lot of weight. We're not doing a movie like.... *points at my body* that. I'm sorry". That hurted me more than anythug because it just meant that my appearance mattered more than my hard work, strong will, and talent

[@Fischmehlfabrikant]

Well, the *point* of a movie is to tell a story by showing moving images of people (actors) that fit the story. That's why they are not picked randomly. So, you still fat?

[@nozil-tz4sm]

Fischmehlfabrikant Expect a story is not based on someone's appearence. And if sometimes they ask for particular features, it was not the case here, the weight was not said. The only thing was I needed to be a natural blonde. And I am. And even if they didn't need a "fat" person, they can have respect, and shouldve let me perform. But so do you, about the respect

[@taraqueen58]

Appearance does matter if you don't fit the physical attributes for the part. But agree too many 'perfect 10s' depicted in movies. Bring on the likes of the brilliant Oscar winning actress Frances McDormand more character less beautification ....French films can do it and Scandinavian films are miles ahead making people portrayed realistic ....time to ditch fakeness and botox

[@JoDee172]

How completely rude of her what kind of person talks to someone like that?! I'm sorry that happened to you

[@overrated3237]

r/thathappened

[@jacquelineme9107]

LO LO LONDON AND THERE’S TWO TOMS, I would pay to watch that 🤣😂😂😂

[@carrot1269]

Love this skit; works so well to just make the truth seem insane. Very clever use of script (the line about being able to speak, the me too at the end) etc. but also I love how it shows that the problem stems from the industry; not an individual demographic. The message is rather clever; the use of Tom Hiddleston is particularly good. Of course the primary focus is the fact that he is male, but Tom Hiddleston is also a white, conventionally attractive man from a very privileged background. I question whether people who call this skit 'man-hating' really got it.

[@juliettebeneich]

It adds even more of a layer when you know that Tom Hiddleston is very well known to be a strong feminist!

[@gmoleta1662]

Emilia ‘s Reactions and Expressions is just everything 😂😂😂😂 😍😩😭 and that “ That first one is big on instagram “ 😂😂😂😂 Clarke’s at 19M right now.

[@daisybryar2737]

Love this!!! So accurate, and they also use it to showcase some really strong, talented actresses. Also really glad the BBC is paying more attention to how women are treated in the entertainment industry, especially after the trouble they've had with gender equality in the last 12 months or so - hopefully this is a sign that they're sorting it out!