| Bernard and the Genie | |
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 Title card featuring the lamp | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Richard Curtis |
| Directed by | Paul Weiland |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Howard Goodall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Editor | Ian Weil |
| Running time | 67 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 23 December 1991 |
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Bernard and the Genie is a 1991 British fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Richard Curtis. Co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television, the film was first shown on BBC1 on 23 December 1991,[1] with a single BBC repeat on 19 December 1993.[2] A comic fantasy that takes its inspiration from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, it follows Alan Cumming as an art dealer who is not having a good day. Lenny Henry won the Radio Times TV Comedy Performance of the Year award for his portrayal of the Genie.[3]
- ^ "Bernard and the Genie". 23 December 1991. p. 80 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Bernard and the Genie". 19 December 1993. p. 74 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Lenny Henry: In Dreams". 23 December 1992. p. 94 – via BBC Genome.