Kate Lonergan Movies
- 1992
British TV personality Julian Clary, whose outrageously campy homosexual public image served him well on a number of quiz and variety programs, was virtually the whole show in the Channel 4 sitcom Terry and Julian. Playing "himself," Clary was cast as the flamboyant roommate of dweebish, straitlaced Terry (Lee Simpson). Sharing a flat in Streatham, this truly odd couple never quite found a common cultural ground, causing Terry no end of trouble with his non-gay friends in general and his somewhat butchy policewoman girlfriend Rene (Kate Lonergan) in particular. Remaining on the air just long enough not to wear out its welcome, the six-episode Terry and Julian (its title a spoof of the venerable BBC sitcom Terry and June) was broadcast from September 11 to October 16, 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Julian Clary, Lee Simpson, (more)
- 1991
The legends of Sherwood Forest get turned on their head in this collection of episodes from the British comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, in which Marian (Kate Lonergan) is a take-charge gal who leads a band of noble thieves and Robin of Kensington (Wayne Morris) is her cowardly lackey. This video release features the first three episodes of the series: "How the Band Got Together" (which explains how Marian came to meet her partners in crime), "Robert the Incredible Chicken" (in which Robin, a poor hand with a bow and arrow, is challenged to an archery competition), and "A Game Called John" (which finds King John, played by Forbes Collins, deciding to spruce up his public image). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Dexter King (Jeff Goldblum) is an actor who spends his nights on-stage in London's West End as a comedic punching bag for obnoxiously self-centered comedian Ron Anderson (Rowan Atkinson). He gets hit in the head with hammers, he trips, and he stands by dumbly as Anderson gets all the laughs. His home life is little different. His roommate, Carmen (Geraldine James), is a nymphomaniac, so he's always surprised by naked men parading through the kitchen in the morning. A chance meeting with lovely nurse Kate Lemon (Emma Thompson) and a tryout for the lead in a new Andrew Lloyd Webber-ish musical based on The Elephant Man (called, not surprisingly, "Elephant!") jolt Dexter from his torpor. Not that it makes him much less of a loser, which is the quality the show's producers are looking for. "You're a victim," they tell him. His attempts to seduce Kate are equally jarring. She asks him if he is a big believer in having sex on the first date. "Why, no," he tells her, trying to impress her with his sensitivity. Too bad, she replies -- she doesn't believe in getting serious with someone if they're sexually incompatible. Romance and showbiz go on, with the show a hit, though Dexter's romance hits a temporary snag: his backstage romance with a co-star (Kim Thomson) gets found out. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., Rovi
- Starring:
- Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, (more)
