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Unbeknown to school teacher Neil Clarke, a group of eccentric aliens decide to place the fate of all humanity in his hands. In order to determine if they should destroy the Earth or not, the aliens endow Neil with the ability to make absolutely anything he wishes to happen. Once Neil realises that he has these new special powers, it takes him more than a few goes to try and get the hang of it - all the while the aliens are watching his every move. Will he prove a worthy representative or doom the Earth to annihilation?

Primary Title
  • Absolutely Anything
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 10 May 2025
Release Year
  • 2015
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 00
Duration
  • 90:00
Channel
  • Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
  • Unbeknown to school teacher Neil Clarke, a group of eccentric aliens decide to place the fate of all humanity in his hands. In order to determine if they should destroy the Earth or not, the aliens endow Neil with the ability to make absolutely anything he wishes to happen. Once Neil realises that he has these new special powers, it takes him more than a few goes to try and get the hang of it - all the while the aliens are watching his every move. Will he prove a worthy representative or doom the Earth to annihilation?
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Extraterrestrial beings--Drama
  • Decision making--Drama
  • Wishes--Drama
  • Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Science fiction
Contributors
  • Terry Jones (Director)
  • Terry Jones (Writer)
  • Gavin Scott (Writer)
  • Simon Pegg (Actor)
  • Kate Beckinsale (Actor)
  • Sanjeev Bhaskar (Actor)
  • Eddie Izzard (Actor)
  • Joanna Lumley (Actor)
  • Robin Williams (Actor)
  • John Cleese (Actor)
  • Terry Gilliam (Actor)
  • Eric Idle (Actor)
  • Terry Jones (Actor)
  • Michael Palin (Actor)
  • Brian Cox (Actor)
  • Bill Jones (Producer)
  • Ben Timlett (Producer)
  • Peter Hannan (Director of Photography)
  • Julian Rodd (Editor)
  • James Acheson (Production Designer)
  • George Fenton (Composer)
  • Bill and Ben Productions (Production Unit)
  • GFM Films (Production Unit)
  • Premiere Picture (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Extraterrestrial beings--Drama
  • Decision making--Drama
  • Wishes--Drama
  • Feature films--Great Britain