Doctor Who star Lenny Rush has landed a new role as the BBC has a shake-up for a special occasion. The star, who portrays Morris Gibbons in the long-running sci-fi series, has described his part as “grumpy”, saying the experience was “a lot of fun”.
Rush will take part in a sketch based on the popular reality series The Apprentice, with the special being aired as part of the annual BBC Children in Need Appeal Night.
The sketch will see the actor and a “savvy set of mini candidates” enter the famous boardroom as they attempt to prove that they “mean business” in funding a project for the charity.
The group will interrogate Lord Alan Sugar, with the logline teasing: “The teeny tycoons don’t hold back with their forensic interrogation of Lord, questioning him across a whole range of topics including grumpiness, wealth, football, inheritance and business regrets.”
Lord Sugar will be joined by Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell, with the pair giving their boss “back up”. After years of dishing out criticism, Lord Sugar now finds himself in the firing line.
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“Leading the charge of a BBC kids takeover has been a lot of fun!” said Rush. “It’s been so good to get back into doing the Children in Need sketches, especially because I get to play a grumpy, self-centred boss as the BBC’s Deputy Head of Programming.”
“As a special one off I’ve agreed to let some youngsters come in and grill me, I’m doing a favour for Pudsey,” added Sugar, who has been the Boss on The Apprentice since 2005. “I must be going a bit soft but let’s see what happens.”
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In addition to his role in this sketch, Rush will also serve as a presenter for the BBC Children in Need broadcast, with the actor being joined by Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Paddy McGuinness and Big Zuu.
The event, which has run since 1980, will air on Friday 14 November at 7pm on BBC One. The night is said to be “jam-packed with emotional performances, special moments and sketches, with children at the heart of everything”.
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