David Bowie
- Episode aired Jan 15, 2007
- TV-MA
- 30m
The first episode of Andy's sitcom, "When the Whistle Blows" is getting harsh reviews but draws respectable viewing numbers. Andy begins to get recognized on the street and in pubs.The first episode of Andy's sitcom, "When the Whistle Blows" is getting harsh reviews but draws respectable viewing numbers. Andy begins to get recognized on the street and in pubs.The first episode of Andy's sitcom, "When the Whistle Blows" is getting harsh reviews but draws respectable viewing numbers. Andy begins to get recognized on the street and in pubs.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode marked David Bowie's last appearance on television.
- Quotes
David Bowie: [sings] The little fat man who sold his soul...
Andy Millman: The little?
David Bowie: [sings] Little fat man who sold his dream... Chubby little loser...
David Bowie: [turns round and plays piano] Chubby little loser... National joke...
David Bowie: [stops singing] No, not chubby little loser...
David Bowie: [sings] Pathetic little fat man... No one's bloody laughing...
David Bowie: [sings] The clown that no one laughs at... They all just wish he'd die...
David Bowie: [sings] He's so depressed at being useless... The fat man takes his own life...
David Bowie: [stops singing] No, no
David Bowie: [sings] He's so depressed at being hated... Fatty takes his own life...
David Bowie: [stops singing] Fatty? Fatso?
Maggie Jacobs: Fatso, I like fatso
David Bowie: Yeah, let's go with fatso
David Bowie: [sings] Fatso take his own life... He blows his bloated face off
David Bowie: [stops singing] No
David Bowie: [sings] He blows his stupid brains out
Linda: But the twat'd probabably miss!
David Bowie: [stops singing] Yes, Linda, I like that!
Andy Millman: Yes, so do I. It's brilliant Linda.
David Bowie: [sings] He sold his soul for a shot at fame... Catchprase and wig and the jokes are lame...
David Bowie: [sings] He's got no style, he's got no grace... He's banal and facile... He's a fat waste of space...
David Bowie: [stops singing] Yeah, yeah. Everybody sing that last line. One, two, three...
David Bowie: [sings] He's banal and facile... He's a fat waste of space... See his pug-nosed face... pug, pug, pug, pug
David Bowie: [stops singing] Again!
David Bowie: [sings] See his pug-nose face... pug, pug, pug, pug. The little fat man with the pug-nosed face... Yeah! pug, pug, pug, pug. Little fat man... pug-nosed face... pug, pug, pug, pug...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Room 101: Episode #11.1 (2007)
The viewing figures have been pretty decent though.
Andy thinks he is on the first steps of real fame. Even though the sitcom has not turned out the way he hoped.
This one is a real cringefest. The way Andy thinks he needs to give a homeless guy some money or else the guy will tell people Andy is a miser.
The ultimate humiliation comes when David Bowie sings a song that mocks and embarasses Andy. He ends up returning to a pub where some ordinary fans were mobbing him. He was embarrassed with them at first, but now he takes comfort in the same shallow but real fans.
I cannot help noticing the parallels to how Ricky Gervais must have felt when he first hit the big time with The Office.
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- Jan 3, 2020
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- Beasley's Yard, 126 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK(Encounter with homeless man)
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- Runtime30 minutes
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