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Ingrid Oliver

Ingrid Oliver

Acting

Biography

Ingrid Oliver is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver, alongside Lorna Watson, the pair having their own BBC2 sketch show for two series in 2012 and 2013. She is known for playing Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2022 she married broadcaster and author Richard Osman. Her mother is Conservative MP Jo Gideon.

Known For

Lead Balloon
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Lead Balloon is a British television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life is plagued by petty annoyances, disappointments and embarrassments. Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power and Tony Gardner also star. The first series of six episodes was broadcast on BBC Four in 2006, with the first episode achieving the highest ratings for a comedy on the channel. Repeats of the series were run on BBC Two and BBC HD, bringing it to a larger audience. A second series of eight episodes aired on BBC Two in November 2007, and a third series began airing in November 2008. A fourth and final series commenced broadcast on 31 May 2011 on BBC Two and ended on 5 July. Comparisons were made by critics to the successful American comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, and positive comments were made about Lead Balloon's characters, particularly Magda, the Eastern European housekeeper. The first series was released on DVD in November 2007. The show's theme tune is a cover version of "One Way Road", written by Noel Gallagher and performed by Paul Weller.

Lead Balloon

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