Broad Talent: A JimBroadbent Quiz

Question 1 of 10:

What was the nickname of the scurrilous policeman Broadbent played in ‘Only Fools and Horses’?

The Rat

The Slag

The Boil

The Rotter

Which royal did Broadbent send-up in spectacular fashion in ‘Blackadder's Christmas Carol’?

The Prince Regent

Edward VII

Prince Albert

Henry VIII

Broadbent starred with Clive Owen and David Thewlis in which little-known British road movie of the late 80s?

Vroom

Screech

Crash

Bang

Who did Broadbent play in the bittersweet, horticultural drama series, ‘Gone to Seed’?

A country singer

A stand-up comedian

A circus clown

A famous novelist

Broadbent starred with Gerard Depardieu in an adaptation of ‘The Secret Agent’. Upon whose novel was it based?

Graham Greene

Evelyn Waugh

Joseph Conrad

HG Wells

In which BBC sitcom did Broadbent play a vain, pompous and disastrously inept bank manager?

The Martin Manoeuvre

The Peter Principle

The Derek Directive

The Colin Conundrum

Who did Broadbent star as in the ill-conceived, poorly-received remake of ‘The Avengers’?

Father

Mother

Auntie

Uncle

Broadbent acted his socks off in the flamboyant ‘Moulin Rouge’. Which colourful character did he play?

A nightclub owner

An Impressionist painter

A decadent poet

An evil baron

Broadbent won an Oscar for his role in ‘Iris’. Which long-suffering scholar did he portray to perfection?

Terry Eagleton

John Bayley

Al Alvarez

John Carey

Whose voice did Broadbent provide in the recent British fantasy film ‘Tooth’?

A hedgehog's

A mole's

A rabbit's

A mule's