The Mimic
The Mimic is a British shown on Channel 4, starting 13th March 2013. The series centers on the fortunes of Martin Hurdle, an everyday maintenance man with an uncanny ability to mimic voices and stars Terry Mynott in the lead role.
Work is becoming hard to find, so Martin appoints a new agent and his first gig is set to raise his impressionist profile.
Jean sets Martin up on a blind date with Harriet, her assertive body-language expert friend from Zumba. Meanwhile, Neil is convinced his elevated oestrogen level is the reason Jean dumped him...
Martin gets himself a new job in site maintenance, but Harriet has grander ideas for his career and sets up a meeting with an agent to the stars. Neil's paranoia leads him to seek out a psychoanalyst.
Keen to create a family for Steven, Martin proposes to Harriet. But when she informs him he'll have to convert to Judaism and get circumcised, he has some serious thinking to do.
Martin's impression-based stand-up gets bad reviews. With the wedding drawing near, Harriet's turned into Bridezilla.
A big emotional roller coaster of a day when Harriet and Martin are due to tie the knot. With trouble brewing in paradise, Jean finds it hard to conceal her feelings toward Martin.
Martin's life takes a dramatic turn when he finds out that he could be the father of 18-year-old Steven, the son of former lover Dionne.
Martin is feeling lonely and timid, but absorbed by his impersonations of Christopher Walken he convinces a gorgeous American swimsuit model to send him naked pictures.
Jean leaves the bath running and floods Martin's basement. He hopes the computer repair shop can save his hard drive, but ends up having a brush with the police over an innocent naked baby picture.
Little does Martin know that some ad libbing at the end of a studio session is about to change his life.
As the day of Martin's first TV appearance draws closer, Jean decides he needs a makeover in preparation.
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| Language | English |
| Release | 2013-03-13 |
| Producer | Running Bare Pictures |