Ronni Ancona

Veronica Jane Ancona (born 4 July 1966) is a British actress, comedian, impressionist and writer best known for The Big Impression, which she co-wrote and starred in and was, for four years, one of BBC One's top-rated comedy programmes, winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003.

A Cock and Bull Story (2005)

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Rob Brydon  •  Keeley Hawes  •  Shirley Henderson

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Rob Brydon  •  Keeley Hawes  •  Shirley Henderson

The Calcium Kid (2004)

When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world stage and announced as the replacement contender for the championship fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex De Rakoff
CAST:  Orlando Bloom  •  Michael Peña  •  Michael Lerner  •  Billie Piper

When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world stage and announced as the replacement contender for the championship fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex De Rakoff
CAST:  Orlando Bloom  •  Michael Peña  •  Michael Lerner  •  Billie Piper

Penelope (2006)

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Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Palansky
CAST:  Christina Ricci  •  James McAvoy  •  Catherine O'Hara  •  Peter Dinklage

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Palansky
CAST:  Christina Ricci  •  James McAvoy  •  Catherine O'Hara  •  Peter Dinklage

Gideon's Daughter (2005)

Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Emily Blunt  •  Robert Lindsay

Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Emily Blunt  •  Robert Lindsay

The Trip to Italy (2014)

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Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern Britain, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Rob Brydon  •  Rosie Fellner  •  Claire Keelan

Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern Britain, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Rob Brydon  •  Rosie Fellner  •  Claire Keelan

The Debt Collector (1999)

Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Neilson
CAST:  Billy Connolly  •  Ken Stott  •  Francesca Annis  •  Iain Robertson

Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Neilson
CAST:  Billy Connolly  •  Ken Stott  •  Francesca Annis  •  Iain Robertson

The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run. Escaping from Number 10 and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Richardson
CAST:  Robbie Coltrane  •  Stephen Mangan  •  Jennifer Saunders  •  Catherine Shepherd

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run. Escaping from Number 10 and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Richardson
CAST:  Robbie Coltrane  •  Stephen Mangan  •  Jennifer Saunders  •  Catherine Shepherd

Stella Street (2004)

Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Richardson
CAST:  Phil Cornwell  •  John Sessions  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Harry Enfield

Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Richardson
CAST:  Phil Cornwell  •  John Sessions  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Harry Enfield

Huge (2010)

A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Miller
CAST:  Noel Clarke  •  Johnny Harris  •  Ralph Brown  •  Thandiwe Newton

A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Miller
CAST:  Noel Clarke  •  Johnny Harris  •  Ralph Brown  •  Thandiwe Newton

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall (2006)

The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Knowles
CAST:  David Armand  •  Al Murray  •  Dylan Moran  •  Eddie Izzard

The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Knowles
CAST:  David Armand  •  Al Murray  •  Dylan Moran  •  Eddie Izzard

Steve Coogan: The Inside Story (2009)

Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Wheatley  •  Dave Walker
CAST:  Mark Williams  •  Steve Coogan  •  Ronni Ancona  •  David Kear

Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Wheatley  •  Dave Walker
CAST:  Mark Williams  •  Steve Coogan  •  Ronni Ancona  •  David Kear

The Key (2003)

The story of three generations told against the backdrop of the 20th century. The drama focuses on the life of Mary Corrigan, from her days as a rebellious mill worker in 1915 and her doomed love affair for a man who must fight for his country, through to her final ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Blair
CAST:  Dawn Steele  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Frances Grey  •  Ken Stott

The story of three generations told against the backdrop of the 20th century. The drama focuses on the life of Mary Corrigan, from her days as a rebellious mill worker in 1915 and her doomed love affair for a man who must fight for his country, through to her final ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Blair
CAST:  Dawn Steele  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Frances Grey  •  Ken Stott

Combat Sheep (2001)

Combat Sheep is a heart warming Christmas story of four army mascots who have been made redundant due to military cutbacks and are jettisoned into the cold to face civvie life and it’s bleak options on offer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominic Brigstocke
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Mark Williams  •  Kevin Eldon

Combat Sheep is a heart warming Christmas story of four army mascots who have been made redundant due to military cutbacks and are jettisoned into the cold to face civvie life and it’s bleak options on offer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominic Brigstocke
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Mark Williams  •  Kevin Eldon

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018)

Two sisters come together to spend Christmas with their families in their recently deceased parents’ falling down country house, with hilariously chaotic consequences, as ancient sibling rivalries flare up again to sabotage the hoped for season of good will.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Dearden
CAST:  Julian Ovenden  •  Gemma Whelan  •  Joely Richardson  •  Michael Landes

Two sisters come together to spend Christmas with their families in their recently deceased parents’ falling down country house, with hilariously chaotic consequences, as ancient sibling rivalries flare up again to sabotage the hoped for season of good will.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Dearden
CAST:  Julian Ovenden  •  Gemma Whelan  •  Joely Richardson  •  Michael Landes

Return of the Goodies (2005)

The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pati Marr
CAST:  Tim Brooke-Taylor  •  Bill Oddie  •  Ronni Ancona  •  John Cleese

The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pati Marr
CAST:  Tim Brooke-Taylor  •  Bill Oddie  •  Ronni Ancona  •  John Cleese

CBeebies Presents: The Tale of Mr Tumble (2015)

Grandad Tumble opens his book of memories to tell the tale of Mr Tumble from the day he was born, with his red nose already in place, through his school days, to attending a very serious stage school run by Miss Eerie, played by Ronni Ancona. Featuring lots of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Russell
CAST:  Justin Fletcher  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Samantha Dorrance  •  Samuel Buttery

Grandad Tumble opens his book of memories to tell the tale of Mr Tumble from the day he was born, with his red nose already in place, through his school days, to attending a very serious stage school run by Miss Eerie, played by Ronni Ancona. Featuring lots of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Russell
CAST:  Justin Fletcher  •  Ronni Ancona  •  Samantha Dorrance  •  Samuel Buttery

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News (2009)

A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Humphries
CAST:  Julian Rhind-Tutt  •  Dara Ó Briain  •  John Lloyd  •  Ronni Ancona

A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Humphries
CAST:  Julian Rhind-Tutt  •  Dara Ó Briain  •  John Lloyd  •  Ronni Ancona

The Monk, The Mermaid & Molise

The film follows Guy, down on his luck, as he accepts an invitation to spend five days playing a series of bass clinics in a remote Italian region, Molise, run by a super fan, and must face up to decisions from his past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Shepherd
CAST:  Guy Pratt  •  Raffaello Degruttola  •  Sally Phillips  •  Ronni Ancona

The film follows Guy, down on his luck, as he accepts an invitation to spend five days playing a series of bass clinics in a remote Italian region, Molise, run by a super fan, and must face up to decisions from his past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Shepherd
CAST:  Guy Pratt  •  Raffaello Degruttola  •  Sally Phillips  •  Ronni Ancona