Extreme Measures

Steve Coogan and Rob Bryden practise an announcement - Extreme Measures with Trevor Eve Friday Night BBC 1.

[@seventhsteel1415]

“You’ve got to get into ‘BBC One’ a sense of, ‘oh thank God it’s on BBC One’” is hilarious, what a good line

[@thomasmohan9565]

Try and bring a sense of homecoming to bbc 1

[@kpec3]

Steve's version is just as good as Rob's.

[@Hankblue]

@@kpec3 Na Rob does way more of those gigs, you can hear the polish in his versions

[@BaileysMariner]

An extra layer of this is the fact that Brydon offers a genuinely fascinating insight into the intricacies of voiceover work.

[@forgive7449]

nice

[@kristianTV1974]

Oh, you're good..

[@dereksteele291]

"genuinely fascinating"? How about quite interesting?

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

You simply MUST hear TVOntario station idents from the 80s.

[@joehill6916]

Genuinely Fascinating. With Trevor Eve.

[@exeterjedi6730]

I've been shut away in mental hospitals, and doing 'Extreme Measures' into the mirror has been a lifesaver.

[@dlennertzdl]

This was an accidental masterclass on line delivery. So good

[@jaycuthbert245]

Nothing accidental about it lol they knew what they was going for haha

[@campsjams]

1:18 the contrast of the jolly ITV announcer into a stone-faced Brydon will always crack me up.

[@schmidtzcargolbull]

"at loggerheads with the British Cardinal" Almost spit my tea out.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

... and he has to choose ... between the Church and his ... ardour.

[@svprememe]

I love how Brydon's face drops so quickly after his ITV reading. As if to say 'Oh God isn't ITV just the absolute worst'

[@kiyoaki1985]

i'm home alone and i can't stop doing this

[@QJby1Hod]

I've been imitating Michael Caine because of these 2 lunatics for the past 2 weeks!

[@19tzortz]

You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!

[@mattneilson1824]

@@QJby1Hod Can you do the broken voice (when he gets very emotional… when he gets very emotional indeed)?

[@TheRuddster95]

​@@mattneilson1824 "NO! NO!..no.."

[@johnnybgoodeish]

I just love the way you can get so many different meanings from saying exactly the same thing slightly differently.

[@christschinwon]

Swallow, with Trevor Eve. A maverick detective who's prepared to drive at 75 on the motorway if he's running a bit late. Friday at nine on UK Conquest.

[@harryrambler]

Back of the net!

[@awsometomable]

Kiss my face

[@harryrambler]

Smell my cheese!

[@steveneilsut]

I've got a hundred and four friends.

[@harryrambler]

Not my words Carol. The words of TOP GEAR magazine.

[@Bryan8329]

What I love about this is that it becomes an inside joke nearly nobody else could possibly get

[@TheRuddster95]

Yeah I'm always quoting it with people who know it 😂😂

[@europeanbourgeois8223]

“can I give you a reading” with an extreme look of ernest on his face.

[@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj178]

@Derek Gleeson My name is Ness, first name Earnest.

[@mutinyonthekitkat]

I like the way Rob Brydon makes Coogan laugh with the blind corner comment. 4:54.

[@thomaskaupish8841]

How do they not burst out laughing every five seconds??? Seriously, the fact that they keep straight faces throughout just makes it more hilarious.

[@VestingKnight10]

I've been on a The Trip scenes binge for a while now.

[@adamjones3131]

How do they make straightforward statements so hilarious, love it

[@RM-tj6ju]

They have such top notch Banter

[@netbookeater]

Extreme measures with Trevor Eve, Friday at 9 on BBC One

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

Good effort, Steve, but it is not quite there. You have to capitalize the title correctly, that is a must. Remember, it is not "Extreme measures", rather it is "Extreme Measures". Now, read how I have written it out correctly and you can attempt it once more. Extreme Measures with Trevor Eve, Friday at 9 on BBC One. Notice how I chose to capitalize "Measures" yet still refrained from doing it to "with", as is right. Do not get nervous and overcorrect yourself. You may now go ahead and try it again, just like we practiced. When you have cracked this stage you can go ahead and move onto the next level, in which you consider whether the show is titled: Extreme Measures with Trevor Eve. Or if it is actually called "Extreme Measures" but was then simply promoted as featuring Trevor Eve whether continually as part of the conception of the show or if only limited to a part of the series, perhaps just that once for a particular episode. In which case "with", now not part of the title, still remains un-capitalized, though for a different reason. But beyond that sort of change on the theoretical level which do not inform any changes in the practical, there are now also a few practical changes which require adjustments that you must supply. The title must now instead be presented as: 'Extreme Measures', with Trevor Eve, Friday at 9 on BBC One. Now the comma I've added for the benefit of the reader, if you like you may write it simply as: 'Extreme Measures' with Trevor Eve, Friday at 9 on BBC One. Now, THaT, is how IT'S done. hOoOrAH. Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. Best Regards. Rob.

[@MartinHiggins1972]

@@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw And you have to spell "capitalise" according to British English, not American English, when writing in British English.

[@bartholomewlyons]

netbookeater ahahahaaaa 😄😄😄😄

[@Bryan8329]

Try typing it a bit more intensely

[@natureandphysics403]

Ho-ho, it'll be grrrreeeet!

[@poobertop]

I could happily listen to these dudes ramble all day and feel like I'm learning something.

[@MSTRFKRT]

why is there so much quality footage that wasn't in the show, this is gold

[@AD-kv9kj]

Because it was loosely scripted with a lot of improvised dialogues, so you're always going to end up with a lot of stuff that has to be trimmed out for time, pacing and structure.

[@acrophobe]

Extreme measures. Extre-. Extreme? Extreme measures. Extreme measures! *whispers* Extreme Measur- no. Trevor Eve. BBC 1. Extreme Measures? No. *clears throat* Extreme- no. Extr-no. *deep breath* Extreme Measures. With Trevor Eve. BBC 1. NAILED IT.

[@boosh90]

"Blind Corner with Robson Green" still makes me laugh. Great observation.

[@AstonishingSodApe]

I don’t get it.

[@zachdods]

I’m still waiting for the 80s/90s band Extreme to measure Trevor Eve

[@mattneilson1824]

4:21 I absolutely love the way he says “Extreme Measures” three times in a row, each time with a slightly different nuance on the word “Extreme”. The first time feels like your bog-standard voiceover… the second conveys a sense of intrigue… and the third gives the impression of a darker, more aggressive programme.

[@barbh1]

I don't know why, but these make me laugh out loud on a miserable morning. Thank you!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

_Miserable Mornings_ ... with Trevor Eve.

[@LifeOfRy]

This is an inadvertent masterclass.

[@BaileysMariner]

My brother and I used to make each other laugh by saying in that really dramatic voice-over voice, CHRISTMAS DAY, FIVE THIRTY-FIVE, BBC ONE.

[@johnheart6890]

For some reason, I am extremely obsessed with this hilarious duet! I wish they would also do “In a world of…” and even go back to 1970’s American TV For example: Tonight, on a very special episode of Barnaby Jones….:”

[@johnheart6890]

@Me Too Ha! I wish these two would do it!

[@josephreilly6328]

Screen Gems

[@kiyoaki1985]

Brydon's trying to make him feel self conscious as revenge because Coogan destroyed his Michael Caine impression.

[@daikayll1897]

And succeeding.

[@britishamerican4321]

Who knew voice overs for Trevor Eve vehicles could be so hilarious.

[@loyalbaratheon]

this is so hilarious

[@Bryan8329]

Even more hilarious is that it isn't an actual show

[@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj178]

"At LOGgerheads with the British cardinal. His head is turned by a kindly nurse. And he has to choose between the church and...his ARdor."

[@kiyoaki1985]

Great now every salient two-word phrase I encounter in real life sounds like a potential dramatic vehicle for Trevor Eve. I'm taking a shower, thinking "Hot shower. With Trevor Eve."

[@Jack_The_Ladd]

Friday at nine BBC One

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

_Warm Bath_ ... with Trevor Eve

[@johnheart6890]

Hilarious. Sometimes it’s not a formal production that does it for actors; sometimes the whole point of being an actor is just to hang out with other actors. How I miss THAT and I was never even close to being famous at all, but I do miss the laughter that can be found in the company of actors.

[@mr.bloodvessel260]

Love it when coogan says "Can we talk about something else..."

[@MackeyWilliams]

Yes but then he confirms that his poor reading bothers him by practicing it in the bathroom mirror.

[@mrpurple33]

Thank god it's on BBC1

[@Kolinu2]

PayPal Blessing with Trevor Eve would be the type of show you could bank on.......literally.

[@Kolinu2]

@Pax Britannica Pun

[@patrickscott1244]

"If it was ITV... Blind Corner with Robson Green, Thursday at 9 on ITV 1"

[@stephenmarsh3130]

oh dear obsessed with this. repeat until still funny

[@somena]

AND - by thisscene... I mean, Watching Steve trying to immitate Rob's "man in a box" - Heartbreaking. I hope it was just a performance.

[@chrisf1600]

The ITV version @1:15 is perfect :)

[@bartcolen]

Was blown away by that upon the first viewing: "He NAILED it!", I thought.

[@danielmartini3229]

that was such an accurate observation by Rob @ 3:20. my direct association when listening to Coogan's version was brutalist 80st architecture, and IRA lurching behind every worn down lot

[@MrJasonMcintyre]

"Don't get angry!"

[@markrobinson1360]

It's a shame they had to cut the 'Extreme Measures' sequence - firstly, because it reveals a lot about voiceovers and, secondly, the 'Blind Corner' line would have indeed been "the finest moment of the series".

[@randyrandelman1878]

It's there in the full series, just not in the cut down feature-length "film" version

[@owltowel7333]

These are some of the best moments in the series, why on earth did they cut them out?

[@en6853]

I have got to watch this show. I’ve seen tons of these shows

[@BeezerWashingbeard]

I've been doing this speak so many times, I think my girlfriend is leaving me over it. Last time she replied with "I'll show you extreme measures!".

[@tpickles]

Sebastian Lund Nielsen Were you right?

[@BeezerWashingbeard]

I was, but not over the speak I hope :)

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

_Mad Woman_ with Trevor Eve ... Friday at midnight on ITV

[@alexb_1985]

Perfect interaction.

[@bregowine]

Cant stop laughing… I have no idea who the hell trevor eve is, but Im sure he will always be remembered thanks to this

[@holaclive]

English actor

[@npc3po301]

Shoestring

[@littlegelland]

Just started watching the '83 Jamaica Inn, and as soon as the title credits started rolling, this was playing in my head. I can never read the name Trevor Eve ever again without bursting out laughing.

[@thorazine666]

Muhahahahaahahahah This never gets old........................with Trevor Eve on BBC 1 #Brilliant

[@USERNAMEfieldempty]

Blind Corner with David Blunkett, on Monday at midnight on Radio Four.

[@mr.coolmug3181]

Extreme Measures with Russell Kane, after _Family Guy_ on BBC 3.

[@stephenlamont4018]

Ooh, topical.

[@MrMrlosteruk]

USERNAMEfieldempty hahaha

[@Thisnameistaken11]

Hahaha it's funny cause he's blind.

[@raminybhatti5740]

USERNAMEfieldempty The History of the British Barn, presented by Jack Straw, Thursday, 9.00PM on BBC4.

[@jackneill4329]

I cannot stop watching this

[@Oceanmachine27]

Hello Rob, hello Steve, this is Clem Fandango. Can you hear me?

[@richardforshaw-smith7111]

You shut the fuck up, Clem Fandango And your made up name.

[@harrybracken9348]

Beat me to it

[@charlielee5893]

The “can we talk about something else” always gets me

[@stevendecube2832]

'H... Hi! I'm DJ Extreme'

[@MarkPentler]

I love how they can’t remember the idea and their cameraman helps them out. Wonder how long it was between then and the first time they said it.

[@AngusArthur]

Brydon is a friggin genius.

[@xeroxre6837]

I have an ad for Extreme Measures (1996) on YT now If its not with Trevor Eve I'm not interested

[@prowan6]

Blind Date, with Trevor Eve, Friday blah bla bla blabla love it

[@psychoangus]

“Hi! I’m DJ Extreme!”

[@acrophobe]

I was just reading the wikipedia for Junkie XL and it said he's a Dutch dj and I immediately thought of him measuring Trevor Eve for a tailored suit.

[@rorygibson3124]

Extreme Measures, with Trevor Eve. Friday at 9, on BBC1.

[@antiv]

02:36 a sense of homecoming

[@james-alexanderjohnson2847]

I am genuinely surprised that Papal Blessing pitch didn't get picked up. Classic Trevor Eve.

[@stevendecube2832]

Extreme Measures, Trevor Eve Thursdays at 9 on BBC 1 - Hi I'm DJ Extreme

[@xeroxre6837]

Does Extreme use metric or imperial?

[@stevendecube2832]

@@xeroxre6837 probably metric

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

Egg stream Midge Ure's Friday, Nine on BBC4

[@forgive7449]

FRAU NAPON ANAIL. friday at 9. on the history channel. (a documentary about a german woman)

[@stevendecube2832]

Extreme Measures, Trevor Eve

[@Jonknight83]

Absolute gold

[@AnP865]

With trevor eve

[@netbookeater]

Popel blessing, with Trevor Eve, Friday at 9, on BBC One

[@stevendecube2832]

PiePol Blessing

[@seerpou]

Extreme measures Trevor Eve.

[@54spatula]

I didn’t stop doing this at people at work all day today.

[@mankymax]

the exception that proves the rule, with trevor eve

[@MrJamhamm]

That dude is like a British James Willems

[@annabelince8869]

the best solution for Covid anxiety !

[@ChrisWilliamsRMWpigeon]

i just watched the whole thing, on youtube at 4pm with steve coogan and rob bryden

[@applepye87]

Timothy Spall is indeed the exception that proves the rule.

[@Vesnicie]

Trevor Eve: that's my name. Don't wear it out!

[@dundeedolphin]

Gold.

[@martynjones8821]

"His head is turned by a kindly nurse played by Claire Goose"

[@midianholic7080]

This is fucking amazing,

[@jaredcollinsmusic]

Steve "I never watch anything on ITV" Rob, looking more heartbroken than ever "What if it had Timothy Spall in it??"

[@moonlit6311]

2:51 Brydon killed! That's the take.

[@kristianTV1974]

EEEEEEEEXTRRRRRREEEEEEMMMMME MEAAAAAASURES, Friday at 9, ON BBC ONE!

[@angrytedtalks]

I missed that show. It was in 2013...

[@izusblur]

What time and day is it on, I didn't quite get that?

[@karaloca]

1:14, i love it, so true.

[@awsometomable]

Steve is definitely an ideas man, Rob is a more flexible performer.

[@tz6414]

Trevor Eve, who best work was shoestring, on extreme measures, friday at 9 on BBC1

[@markwhelan8233]

Clem Fandango at the next table having a giggle

[@james-alexanderjohnson2847]

Also, you don't get enough shows about this sort of male friendship. It's competitive but there's a constant need to say any old shit to make the other guy laugh.

[@kiyoaki1985]

"Robson Green, in a similar vehicle"

[@MrGwarpy]

Extreme fishing with Robson Green

[@harryrambler]

Blind corner driving at midnight with failing lights with a black cat and Trevor Eve who may or may not be there on friday night on BBC1.

[@LemoUtan]

Needs Clem Fandango to reign them in

[@Chris-qn6pr]

No, he’d advise them to have fun with it.

[@dogbadger]

I would be tempted to stay 'starring Trevor Eve' as it is a drama he is acting in, not a documentary that he is presenting. However if the program was already established, for example this announcing the start of a long awaited new series, you could certainly get away with saying 'with' Particularly if Trevor had received plaudits for his performance in the role, which I fully imagine he would have done.

[@vooveks]

Yes!

[@MarkPentler]

good grammatical point, this

[@paulconnelly4050]

Absolute stitches.

[@varolussalsanclar1163]

Frown Upon An Ale.

[@farmers2630]

2:57 sums it up.

[@simonbath]

By a ...... kindly nurse. Yes, that's what you were going to say, sure. Bat's whisker nuance comedy masterclass as it happened, guys and dolls.