Douglas Hodge (2005); ITV's 2007 adaptation of "Mansfield Park", as Sir Thomas Bertram; and the made-for-TV film "Lift", directed by James Hawes, a 2007 Hartswood Films production for BBC Four, as Paul Sykes, "a constantly exasperated, highly-strung middle-aged businessman with commitments.". In 2010, he appeared in the episode "The Restaurant" of the third series of the popular BBC sitcom "Outnumbered" as Brick Bolenger, an American therapist who is married to Auntie Angela (played by Samantha Bond). The character is involved in a story line of the fourth series in 2011, but never appears on screen. In 2012, Hodge had a prominent role
Ben Elton regular slot on "Saturday Live" – later moved and renamed "Friday Night Live " – which was seen as a UK version of the US's "Saturday Night Live", he became the host of the programme. In 1990 he starred in his own stand-up comedy and sketch series, "", which had a second series in 1994. (The title plays on "The Man from UNCLE"; "Auntie" is a nickname for the BBC). In 1989 Elton won the Royal Television Society Writers' Award. "The Ben Elton Show" (1998) followed a format similar to "The Man from Auntie" and featured Ronnie Corbett, a comedian