2004: The Stupid Version

2004: The Stupid Version
GenreMock reality
Created byArmando Iannucci
Written by
  • Armando Iannucci
  • Stewart Lee
  • Simon Blackwell
  • Mick Bunnage
  • Adam Buxton
  • Roger Drew
  • Jon Link
  • Adrian Peters
  • David Quantick
  • Will Smith
  • David Wellington
Directed byArmando Iannucci
Starring
  • Armando Iannucci
  • Stewart Lee
  • Richard Ayoade
  • Adam Buxton
  • Matthew Holness
  • David Quantick
  • John Biggins
  • John Guerrasio
  • Carol Harvey
  • Andy Hodgson
  • Melanie Hudson
  • Lewis MacLeod
  • Kate O'Sullivan
  • David Robb
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerAdam Tandy
Running time60:00
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release31 December 2004 (2004-12-31)
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2004: The Stupid Version is a satirical documentary written by Armando Iannucci, broadcast in two parts on BBC Three on New Year's Eve 2004. The one-off programme is a parody of review programmes, which are typically broadcast at New Year. It features edited footage from news and television series, as well as satires on the politics and fads of a year in which "only Andrew Marr kept his dignity".

The documentary was shown again on BBC Two on 29 January 2005, but has not been repeated since or released on DVD, although clips are available on the internet. Iannucci's other series Time Trumpet (2006) follows a similar format to The Stupid Version, reviewing events satirically from a future perspective.