Big Impression A.K.A Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
The series title card
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Bill Dare
Starring	Alistair McGowan Ronnie Ancona Jon Culshaw Jan Ravens Steve Nallon
Country of origin	UK
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jon Plowman
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Two
Original run	2 September 1999 – 25 December 2002

Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. It was formerly known as Alistair McGowan's Big Impression after impressionist Alistair McGowan, but renamed Big Impression to accommodate female impressionist Ronni Ancona, who does almost as many impressions as McGowan. In September Alistair McGowan appeared as guest on GMTV and explained that there would not be another series of Big Impression due to the unpopular first series. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke[[ laughter in general). ... Bill Dare graduated from the University of Manchester and went on to be an Actor, Director and Comedy Writer. ... Alistair McGowan (born November 24, 1964) is a British impressionist and actor. ... Ronni Ancona (born 1968) is a Scottish impressionist and actress of Italian/Jewish ancestry who won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression. ... Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born June 2, 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is an English impressionist and comedian. ... Jan Ravens (born May 14, 1958 in Bebington, Wirral) is an English actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers. ... Steve Nallon (born December 8, 1960) is a British actor, writer and impressionist, best known as the man who impersonated Margaret Thatcher throughout her career as British prime minister (1979-1990). ... Jon Plowman has been executive producer responsible for sitcoms at the BBC since 1994. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Alistair McGowan (born November 24, 1964) is a British impressionist and actor. ... Ronni Ancona (born 1968) is a Scottish impressionist and actress of Italian/Jewish ancestry who won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ...

Impressions

Alistair McGowan's Impressions

There have been many characters that Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona have impersonated. Some celebrities that McGowan has done impressions of include:

• Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen
• Richard Madeley
• David Beckham
• Michael Parkinson
• Robert Kilroy
• Angus Deayton

Alistair McGowan as Dot.

• Jonathan Ross
• Huw Edwards
• Gary Lineker
• Robert Winston
• Sven-Göran Eriksson
• Alan Davies (As Jonathan from Jonathan Creek)
• Michael Douglas
• Alan Titchmarsh
• Tony Blair
• June Brown (As Dot Branning from EastEnders)
• Cary Grant
• Terry Wogan
• Billy Connolly
• Griff Rhys Jones
• Leonard Rossiter
• Kevin Keegan

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Ronnie Ancona's Impressions

Some celebrities that Ancona has done impressions of include:

• Judy Finnigan
• Carol Smillie
• Victoria Beckham
• Ruby Wax
• Barbara Windsor (As Peggy Mitchell from EastEnders)
• Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Davina McCall
• Christine Hamilton
• Nigella Lawson
• Audrey Hepburn
• Jennie Bond
• Jerry Hall
• Charlie Dimmock
• Jessie Wallace (As Kat Slater from EastEnders)
• Lorraine Kelly
• Nancy Dell'Olio
• Sharon Osbourne

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Special Episodes

Posh & Becks' Big Impression DVD cover.

There have also been numerous one-off specials, including: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

• Alistair McGowan's BigEnders;
• Alistair McGowan's Big World Cup;
• Posh & Becks' Big Impression.

Awards

In 2000, 'Alistair McGowan's Big Impression' won Best TV Comedy Series at the British Comedy Awards. In 2003, Ancona won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards for her role in the series. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ...

External links

• Alistair McGowan's Big Impression - BBC Comedy Guide