Europigeon

May 4, 1998

0h 41m

★ 5.0

Overview

Famous South Yorkshire artist John Shuttleworth enters a song for Europe, aided and abetted by his impresario manager Ken Worthington in this spoof.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

BBC

Europigeon Trailers

Cast

John Shuttleworth/Mary Shuttleworth /Ken Worthington

Graham Fellows

Terry Wogan (voice only)

Peter Serafinowicz

Self

Jahn Teigen

Self

Katrina Leskanich

Self

Johnny Logan

Self

Lynsey de Paul

Self

Clodagh Rodgers

Self

Bruce Welch

Self

Cheryl Baker

Self (archive footage)

Brotherhood of Man

Self

Odd Arvid Stromstad

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