Diane Morgan
Writer / Performer
Photograph: ruth Crafer
Film, TV & Theatre
Acting
Comedy
Voiceover
Film, TV & Theatre
Diane is a BAFTA nominated actor, writer and director.
Diane created, writes, directs and stars in comedy narrative ‘Mandy’. Following the success of the pilot that aired in 2019 a full series was commissioned and aired on BBC Two in August 2020, it was the highest rated comedy on the channel that summer. The second series was equally as successful and the BBC commissioned a third.
Diane is probably best known for her incarnation of professional dim-wit ‘Philomena Cunk’, who originated on ‘Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe’. Due of the overwhelming popularity of the character the BBC commissioned two comedy specials fronted by Philomena; BAFTA nominated ‘Cunk on Shakespeare’; festive special ‘Cunk on Christmas’ then 5-part series ‘Cunk on Britain’ and most recently as series entitled ‘Cunk on Earth’. All critically acclaimed and aired on BBC Two.
Diane plays the regular role of Liz in critically acclaimed and BAFTA winning comedy series ‘Motherland’, the show is an audience favourite and in its third series for the BBC.
She also starred as Kath in Ricky Gervais’ hit comedy ‘After Life’, all 3 series are available on Netflix.
Diane played the regular role of Fiona in Series 1 and 2 of FRAYED (Sky/HBO Max), written by and starring Sarah Kendall, produced by Merman. Diane also starred in the Netflix comedy special ‘Death to 2020’ alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant and Lisa Kudrow, the special was exec produced by Charlie Booker and Annabel Jones. Due to the success of the first special ‘Death to 2021’ was released the following year, in which Diane also starred.
Other TV credits include, ‘Intelligence’ (Sky), ‘Cockfields’ (UKTV) and ‘Rovers’ (Sky).
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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UNITITLED BBC PROJECT 2023 | Boffola / Witchcraft | Writer + Creator |
DEVILS TEMP 2023 | Sky / Witchcraft | Writer + Creator |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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MANDY Series 2 | BBC Studios / Witchcraft Industries | Creator, Writer and Director |
MANDY | BBC Studios / Witchcraft Industries | Creator, Writer and Director |
MANDY (Pilot) | BBC Studios | Writer and Director |
MANDY S3 2023 | BBC Studios / Witchcraft Industries | Creator, Writer and Director |
Radio
Production | Company | Notes |
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OUT TO LUNCH | Avalon / BBC Radio 2 | Dir: Shaun Parry |
The Comedy Club Interviews | BBC Radio 4 Extra | Regular contributor |
TWO EPISODES OF MASH | BBC Radio 2 | 4 x 30' episodes |
TWO EPISODES OF MASH Series 2 | BBC Radio 4 | 4 x 30' episodes |
WHACK MY BUSH PODCAST (various) | Sketch show | |
TWO EPISODES OF MASH | BBC Radio 2 | Writer - performer 1 x 30 pilot |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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TWO EPISODES OF MASH | Pleasance Theatre - Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Writer |
Acting
Diane is a BAFTA nominated actor, writer and director.
Diane created, writes, directs and stars in comedy narrative ‘Mandy’. Following the success of the pilot that aired in 2019 a full series was commissioned and aired on BBC Two in August 2020, it was the highest rated comedy on the channel that summer. The second series was equally as successful and the BBC commissioned a third.
Diane is probably best known for her incarnation of professional dim-wit ‘Philomena Cunk’, who originated on ‘Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe’. Due of the overwhelming popularity of the character the BBC commissioned two comedy specials fronted by Philomena; BAFTA nominated ‘Cunk on Shakespeare’; festive special ‘Cunk on Christmas’ then 5-part series ‘Cunk on Britain’ and most recently as series entitled ‘Cunk on Earth’. All critically acclaimed and aired on BBC Two.
Diane plays the regular role of Liz in critically acclaimed and BAFTA winning comedy series ‘Motherland’, the show is an audience favourite and in its third series for the BBC.
She also starred as Kath in Ricky Gervais’ hit comedy ‘After Life’, all 3 series are available on Netflix.
Diane played the regular role of Fiona in Series 1 and 2 of FRAYED (Sky/HBO Max), written by and starring Sarah Kendall, produced by Merman. Diane also starred in the Netflix comedy special ‘Death to 2020’ alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant and Lisa Kudrow, the special was exec produced by Charlie Booker and Annabel Jones. Due to the success of the first special ‘Death to 2021’ was released the following year, in which Diane also starred.
Other TV credits include, ‘Intelligence’ (Sky), ‘Cockfields’ (UKTV) and ‘Rovers’ (Sky).
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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AFTER LIFE SERIES 3 | Kath - Series Regular | Ricky Gervais | Derek Productions/Netflix |
MANDY SERIES 3 | Mandy Carter | Diane Morgan | Witchcraft/BBCS/BBC |
MOTHERLAND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | (Series Lead) Liz | Simon Hynd | BBC One |
THE SANDMAN | Gryphon | Louise Hooper | Netflix |
INSIDE NO. 9 | Donna | Al Campbell | BBC |
CUNK ON EARTH 5x30 MINS SERIES | Philomena Cunk - Series Lead | Christian Watt | Broke & Bones / BBC / Netflix |
DEATH TO 2021 | Gemma Nerrick | Jack Clough/Josh Ruben | Netflix/Broke & Bones |
MANDY SERIES 2 | Mandy - Series Lead | Diane Morgan | BBC Studios for BBC Two |
FRAYED SERIES 2 | Fiona - Series Lead | Shaun Wilson | Merman / Sky One / HBO Max |
INTELLIGENCE SERIES 2 | Charlotte | Matt Lipsey | Expectation Entertainment / Sky One |
DEATH TO 2020 | Gemma Nerrick | Al Campbell | Alice Mathias | Netflix |
MOTHERLAND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | Liz - Series Lead | Simon Hynd | Merman / BBC Two |
MOTHERLAND SERIES 3 | Liz - Series Lead | Simon Hynd | Merman / BBC Two |
CHARLIE BROOKER'S ANTIVIRAL WIPE | Philomena Cunk | Andrew ChaplinLucy Forbes | Broke and Bones Ltd / BBC Two |
MANDY SERIES 1 | Mandy - Series Lead | Diane Morgan | BBC Studios for BBC Two |
CUNK AND OTHER HUMANS | Philomena Cunk | BBC Two | |
AFTER LIFE SERIES 2 | Kath - Series Regular | Ricky Gervais | Derek Productions / Netflix |
FRAYED SERIES 1 | Fiona - Series Regular | Shaun Wilson | Jennifer Leacey | Merman / Sky One / HBO Max |
MOTHERLAND SERIES 2 | Liz - Series Lead | Juliet May | Merman / BBC Two |
MANDY (PILOT) | Mandy - lead | Diane Morgan | BBC Studios |
THE COCKFIELDS | Donna - Series Lead | Steve Bendelack | Yellow Door Productions Ltd |
AFTER LIFE SERIES 1 | Kath - Series Regular | Ricky Gervais | Derek Productions / Netflix |
MOTHERLAND SERIES 1 | Liz - Series Lead | Juliet May | Merman / BBC Two |
CUNK ON BRITAIN - 5 x 30MIN SERIES | Philomena Cunk | Lorry Powles | House of Tomorrow/BBC Two |
CHARLIE BROOKER'S END OF YEAR WIPE 2017 | Philomena Cunk | AI Campbell | BBC Two/House of Tomorrow |
CUNK ON CHRISTMAS - 30MINS SPECIAL | Philomena Cunk | Lorry Powles | BBC Two/House of Tomorrow |
CUNK ON SHAKESPEARE - 30MINS SPECIAL | Philomena Cunk | Lorry Powles | BBC Two/House of Tomorrow |
WE THE JURY | Olivia | Ben Taylor | BBC Two/Big Talk Productions |
DAMNED | Phoebe Ravenscroft | Ian FitzGibbon | WhatLarks/ Channel 4 |
MOTHERLAND - PILOT | Liz | Graham Linehan | Boom Cymru TV |
ROVERS | Mandy - Series Regular | Craig Cash | Jelly Legs/ Sky One |
CHARLIE BROOKER'S ELECTION WIPE | Philomena Cunk | House of Tomorrow/ BBC Two | |
UNCLE SERIES 2 | Suzan | Oliver Refson | Baby Cow/ BBC Three |
CHARLIE BROOKER'S END OF YEAR WIPE 2015 | Philomena Cunk | House of Tomorrow/ BBC 2 | |
UTOPIA SERIES 2 | Tess | Marc Munden | Kudos |
SO AWKWARD | Mrs Lazarus | Totally Square Series Limited | |
THE MIMIC SERIES 2 | Annabel | Kieron Hawkes | Running Bare Pictures |
CHARLIE BROOKER'S END OF THE YEAR REVIEW 2013 | Philomena Cunk | BBC 2 / Zeppotron / Endemol UK | |
CHARLIE BROOKER'S WEEKLY WIPE SERIES 2 | Philomena Cunk | Andrew Chaplin / Lucy Forbes | Zeppotron / BBC 2 |
THREE KINDS OF STUPID | Mittens | Various | Little Comet |
PAT & CABBAGE | Nicola - Series Regular | Syd Macartney | Red Productions/ ITV |
CHARLIE BROOKER'S 2012 WIPE | Philomena Cunk | Andrew Chaplin / Lucy Forbes | Zeppotron / BBC2 |
HIM & HER SERIES 3 | Gina - Recurring | Richard Laxton | Big Talk/ BBC Three |
THE WORK EXPERIENCE | Susan - Series Regular | Tom Forbes | 2LE Media / E4 |
MOUNT PLEASANT SERIES 2 | Talia - Series Regular | Dewi Humphreys | Tiger Aspect / Sky One |
INTERNS - TASTER TAPE | 2LE Media | ||
THE ROYAL BODYGUARD | Sharon | Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni | Hat Trick / BBC One |
MOUNT PLEASANT SERIES 1 | Talia - Series Regular | Dewi Humphreys | Tiger Aspect / Sky One |
ROBERT'S WEB | Various | Objective / Channel 4 | |
PETER KAY'S PHOENIX NIGHTS | Dawn | Peter Kay | Goonight Vienna / Channel Four |
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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FUNNY COW | Margaret | Adrian Shergold | |
DAVID BRENT- LIFE ON THE ROAD | Briony | Ricky Gervais | LOTR Films Ltd |
ME BEFORE YOU | Sharon | Thea Sharrock | |
ALPHA PAPA | Woman In Crowd | Declan Lowney | Baby Cow |
Radio
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
REINCARNATHAN Series 2 | Jenny | Fremantle Media Ltd / BBC Radio 4 | |
REINCARNATHAN | Jenny | Fremantle Media Ltd / BBC Radio 4 | |
THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING | BBC Radio 4 | ||
TIM KEY'S LATE NIGHT POETRY - 2 episodes | Emerald / Carmella | BBC Radio 4 | |
IN THE FAMILY | Gillian | Alison Crawford | BBC Radio 4 |
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU KNOW - series 2 episode 1 | BBC Radio 4 |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
THE WARP EXPERIENCE | Ken Campbell | The Drome | |
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW | Geraldine | Jeremy Sams | Theatre Royal Bath |
BLITHE SPIRIT | Edith | Jenny Stephens | Bolton Octagon |
Comedy
Diane is a BAFTA nominated actor, writer and director.
Diane created, writes, directs and stars in comedy narrative ‘Mandy’. Following the success of the pilot that aired in 2019 a full series was commissioned and aired on BBC Two in August 2020, it was the highest rated comedy on the channel that summer. The second series was equally as successful and the BBC commissioned a third.
Diane is probably best known for her incarnation of professional dim-wit ‘Philomena Cunk’, who originated on ‘Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe’. Due of the overwhelming popularity of the character the BBC commissioned two comedy specials fronted by Philomena; BAFTA nominated ‘Cunk on Shakespeare’; festive special ‘Cunk on Christmas’ then 5-part series ‘Cunk on Britain’ and most recently as series entitled ‘Cunk on Earth’. All critically acclaimed and aired on BBC Two.
Diane plays the regular role of Liz in critically acclaimed and BAFTA winning comedy series ‘Motherland’, the show is an audience favourite and in its third series for the BBC. She also starred as Kath in Ricky Gervais’ hit comedy ‘After Life’, all 3 series available on Netflix.
Diane played the regular role of Fiona in Series 1 and 2 of FRAYED (Sky/HBO Max), written by and starring Sarah Kendall, produced by Merman. Diane also starred in the Netflix comedy special ‘Death to 2020’ alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant and Lisa Kudrow, the special was exec produced by Charlie Booker and Annabel Jones. Due to the success of the first special ‘Death to 2021’ was released the following year, in which Diane also starred.
Other TV credits include, ‘Intelligence’ (Sky), ‘Cockfields’ (UKTV) and ‘Rovers’ (Sky).
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU S65 | Guest Host | BBC / Hattrick | |
WOULD I LIE TO YOU | Zeppotron Ltd | ||
FRANK SKINNER ON DEMARD WITH... | Liberty Bell Productions LTD | ||
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING | Crook Productions LTD | ||
WOULD I LIE TO YOU | Zeppotron LTD | ||
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU | Hat Trick/BBC One | ||
DRUNK HISTORY | Tiger Aspect/Comedy Central | ||
LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC | Tinderbox Television/BBC3 | ||
MOCK THE WEEK SERIES 9&10 | Angst Productions/BBC2 | ||
ROBERT'S WEB | Objective/Channel 4 |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY - HOT STARLETS | Pleasance Theatre - Edinburgh Fringe Festival | ||
TWO EPISODES OF MASH | Performer with Joe Wilkinson | Pleasance Theatre - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 & 2009 |
Radio
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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NEIL INNES: DIP MY BRAIN IN JOY | BBC Radio 4 | ||
GREAT LIVES | BBC Radio 4 |