Drunk History: UK The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy, History

Drunk History: UK

The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy, History

Charlotte Ritchie reveals the truth behind The Cottingley Fairies, and Nish Kumar talks about the invention of the telephone.

Director

Tom McKay (directed by)

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Release date

Mar 9, 2016 (United Kingdom)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Jimmy Carr Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012)
Nish Kumar Self - Drunk Storyteller Self - Drunk Storyteller See fewer	The Kumars (2014)
Charlotte Ritchie Self - Drunk Storyteller Self - Drunk Storyteller See fewer	Wonka (2023)
Mathew Baynton Antonio Meucci Antonio Meucci See fewer	Wonka (2023)
Ciaran Dowd Actor Actor See fewer	Fighting with My Family (2019)
Anthony Head Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell See fewer	Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Mathew Horne Frances Griffiths Frances Griffiths See fewer	Planet 51 (2009)
Kath Hughes Polly Wright Polly Wright See fewer	The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Tim Key Thomas Edison Thomas Edison See fewer	See How They Run (2022)
Alexander Kirk Arthur Wright Arthur Wright See fewer	P.R.O.B.E. (1994)
Bruce Mackinnon Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle See fewer	The Duchess (2008)
James Meehan Theosophist Theosophist See fewer	Inside No. 9 (2014)
Matthew Steer Edward Gardner Edward Gardner See fewer	Les Misérables (2018)
Tom Stourton Thomas Watson Thomas Watson See fewer	Barbie (I) (2023)
Catherine Tate Elsie Wright Elsie Wright See fewer	The Catherine Tate Show (2004)
Marcus Butler Barney Barney See fewer	Youtuber Horror Movie (2015)
Anna Stark Eliza Grace Symonds (uncredited) Eliza Grace Symonds (uncredited) See fewer	Vidas robadas (2008)