Morgana Robinson's The Agency

Morgana Robinson's The Agency

2016
Morgana Robinson's The Agency
Morgana Robinson's The Agency

Morgana Robinson's The Agency

6.5 | en |

Comedy vehicle designed to showcase the dazzling impersonations of Morgana Robinson. In this seven-part show, Morgana plays the entire celebrity roster of leading talent agent Vincent Mann (of Mann Management). In a groundbreaking move, Vincent has allowed a documentary crew into his agency and given them access to the likes of Miranda Hart, Natalie Cassidy, Russell Brand, Joanna Lumley, Gregg Wallace, Mel & Sue, Danny Dyer and Adele (all of whom are played by Morgana).

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP6  Episode 6
Oct. 31,2016
Episode 6

In this episode of The Agency, Vincent has some potentially career-changing news for Miranda Hart - an audition for a part in Game of Thrones. Miranda is thrilled with the opportunity of such a 'serious' role but must suppress her slapstick instincts in order to land the part. Meanwhile, Vincent has also delivered an interesting gig for Danny Dyer - guest hosting Time Team. This has mixed results, particularly for the archaeologists under his leadership. Elsewhere, Natalie Cassidy is pursuing her dream to host The One Show, which includes her staking out a yoga class in pursuit of Alex Jones and rehearsing in the lounge with dad. Meanwhile, Rachel, Vincent's assistant, is given the tricky assignment of delivering Joanna Lumley to a yogurt commercial.

EP5  Episode 5
Oct. 24,2016
Episode 5

One-off Natalie Cassidy special of the comedy impressions show. Natalie receives a call from her agent Vincent, who has some potentially troubling news. He's heard from a 'soap insider' that EastEnders could be killing off a much-loved character but doesn't yet know who. Natalie has a new contract but is unable to print it off and secure her future because her dad has corrupted the laptop trying to win free iPads online. Natalie wants to get the computer fixed, but the virus it is now carrying is relentlessly ordering online shopping deliveries. Things aren't looking good for Natalie, but there is some silver lining in the shape of the shopping delivery van man who turns out to be a former lover from school. Meanwhile, Nat's sister Cat is having some photos taken in the garage by a semi-professional photographer in the hope of getting some catalogue modelling work. However, when the photographers intentions become questionable, Natalie has to step in.

EP4  Episode 4
Oct. 17,2016
Episode 4

In this episode, Miranda Hart takes part in a warts-and-all documentary about the police force in a further attempt to be taken more seriously. However, things take a turn for the worse when her unit are called to tense civil disturbance. At Mann Management, Vincent is fielding calls from Fearne Cotton, who sees television show ideas everywhere she looks. Meanwhile, Danny Dyer is suffering from an unusual health complaint that he has mysteriously picked up while spending time alone in his man shed and Natalie Cassidy is planning a big night out at Jason's karaoke.

EP3  Episode 3
Oct. 10,2016
Episode 3

In this week's episode, we follow Vincent's assistant Rachel as she chaperones global megastar (and relentless chatterbox) Adele through a press junket for her latest album. Back at Mann Management, Vincent is dealing with a terrified Danny Dyer, who has been the victim of a cyber crime. Worried that some 'sensitive' material might be leaked, Vincent suggests that Danny might want to pursue a 'political cause' to create some positive PR. Unfortunately this backfires when Danny misinterprets Vincent's advice to get involved with the badger cull. Meanwhile, Natalie Cassidy is attempting to give something back to the community by setting up a fame school and teaching local kids everything she knows about show business.

EP2  Episode 2
Oct. 03,2016
Episode 2

In this second episode of The Agency, Vincent receives news of a huge audition for EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy opposite a Hollywood A-lister. For Natalie this is a dream come true but with her dad unwilling to look after himself, Natalie must come up with a faultless plan for dad before she can get to the casting. Meanwhile, Joanna Lumley is haemorrhaging the budget while on her travelogues. With this in mind, Vincent has concocted a solution by keeping Jo Jo's far-flung travels much closer to home. Also in this episode, we meet pop star Cheryl Cole and the new love(s) in her life and Danny Dyer is up for an unlikely but flattering award.

EP1  Episode 1
Sep. 20,2016
Episode 1

In this first episode, we are introduced to talent agent Vincent as he deals with Miranda Hart's burning desire to be taken more seriously as an actor and Danny Dyer's diversification into children's literature. Meanwhile, Natalie Cassidy is building up to the National Television Awards and Gregg Wallace is launching a new range of sauces.

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Released: 2016-09-20 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07xpl85
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Comedy vehicle designed to showcase the dazzling impersonations of Morgana Robinson. In this seven-part show, Morgana plays the entire celebrity roster of leading talent agent Vincent Mann (of Mann Management). In a groundbreaking move, Vincent has allowed a documentary crew into his agency and given them access to the likes of Miranda Hart, Natalie Cassidy, Russell Brand, Joanna Lumley, Gregg Wallace, Mel & Sue, Danny Dyer and Adele (all of whom are played by Morgana).

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martinjames-muzo Firstly, I have to mention the previous two reviewers. The one star review by Adams5905 isn't to be taken seriously by anybody- absolutely all but one of his/her reviews on comedy gets a single star, and the phrase "stool water" gets used more than once. Maybe makes sense, as they're not flushed by any comedy they watch. For pretending to think Natalie Cassidy was Adele with a different wig shows they are effectively trolling a review. The ten star review by Jon Jacobs who calls Adams5905 a Brexiter and UKIP supporter simply out of anger for the bad review is nearly as bad for bringing something up so irrelevant. He seemed to join the site just to post that, and kills his good review by coming across as a bitter (I hate the word) Remoaner, and helps justify the use of the word. At no point that I've seen has Adams5905 brought it up, and one review even suggests they may be anything but Brexit/UKIP. Sorry, I felt strongly enough to mention them.Onto the show, "I LAAV IT-AH!!!", in the words of Greg Wallace. Great fun, and probably needs no mention that Morgana's impressions are not just good, but amazing. Her Fearne Cotton is more like Fearne Cotton than Fearne Cotton. The male celebrities where she can't replicate an actual male voice are still great, spot-on accents and inflections. The sole Natalie Cassidy episode was very entertaining, I initially thought it might not work, but it did. Morgana can make me laugh out loud, which doesn't happen to me a lot in new comedy. I loved House of Fools too, which is where I first saw her, and noticed she was able to vary her voice quite considerably. Some good and fun writing, though I dropped a star for the odd skit that fell a little flat for me. There weren't many though, and heck, every comedy has them, even Python. Also, it's nice she wasn't resorting to heavy smut and swearing so prevalent in today's writing. It seems to be what too many writers think they need to do to get a laugh in today's PC-restricted comedy. As is often the case with most new comedy these days, it may not get recommissioned, but I know Morgana Robinson will be in demand and we'll see plenty more of her talent.
Jon Jacobs Do yourself a favor and ignore the previous review by some Brexiter. Morgana Robinson has been stealing scenes in cutting edge UK comedy like "Toast of London" and "Vic and Bob" for some time now, and "Agency" is her best work yet. You'd have to be UKIP not to appreciate her spot-on impressions of B, C, and D-list Brit celebs, or understand the overall social commentary. No, it's not as obvious and terrible as Ricky Gervais making fun of disabled people, so it's not surprising the previous reviewer didn't quite get it. "Agency" isn't for people who think Peter Kay is the gold standard. It's for people who can't stand people who think Peter Kay is the gold standard.You don't even have to be up on UK celeb culture to enjoy this show. I had no idea who Danny Dyer, Natalie Cassidy, or Cheryl Cole were before watching the first episode, but it didn't matter at all, you know who these people are 10 seconds into Morgana Robinson's first bit. They are archetypes, found in every country and every culture, which is why this show travels so well across the pond. Honestly, this is one of the best new shows I've seen in years, and it's reviews like Farage Jr.'s here that make me understand why England is in such a mess right now. Ignore this narrow-minded nonsense and treat yourself to one of the most talented, hilarious comedians the UK's produced in quite awhile. Here's hoping for a second series ASAP.
Adams5905 Well, she's back (not that I was subjected to this torture the first time around), and, it would seem, worse than ever!.. Morgana Robinson's The Agency just finished (thank God) on BBC2. Another series of skits and sketches featuring characters mainly appealing to the flotsam and jetsam who consider the Sun or, more likely, the Daily Mail a cracking good read... Who commissions this drivel (I know who pays for it-we do)?.. I'd hoped with the demise of BBC3 that we'd seen the last of this sort of puerile rubbish, but unfortunately not-and once they've commissioned it, do these brain-dead idiots ever actually watch the finished product, as they expect their audience to do?.. She's supposed to be an impressionist, but neither sounds nor looks like any of the characters she assassinates-Danny Dyer, Adele, Mel & Sue, Joanna Lumley (absolute sacrilege), Miranda Hart and Cheryl Cole are only identifiable through the props, costumes, dialogue references and accents (not voices) used, and I only recognized Natalie Cassidy because her 'father' named her (she's just Adele with a different wig)... There were a slew of other characters that were a complete mystery to me, although I think she may still be doing her Fearne Cotton impression-which says it all really-she's not moved on in six years... Others have called her 'supremely talented' and 'one of the best mimics today', well all I can say is you must all be blind and deaf-as a comic actress she may have some potential (emphasis on the some), she did raise some wry smiles in Vic & Bob's 'House of Fools', but as an impersonator, I could do better myself... She's also credited as a writer on this show, which classically illustrates her utter lack of talent (Vic and Bob can write, hence my earlier comment), but also reveals, rather worryingly, a complete lack of supervisory control at the production company-it's not as if she's a well-established megastar with a diva complex to match, so why was she (obviously) allowed editorial control?.. Take her off air at once and bring back somebody who can actually do the job-even Catherine Tate is better than this brand of stool-water...