Brian Blessed IS Henry 8.0

In a role he was surely born to play, the great Brian Blessed is a modern day Henry VIII in this series of video shorts from BBC Comedy.

Set in the present day, Henry is alive and well and living in a suburban semi with his long-suffering wife, Catherine Parr. Shot from the perspective of his webcam, the sketches show Henry addicted to the internet and have him do battle with on-line shopping, downloading music as well as internet dating.

In this episode, he taunts the King of France on Facebook and persuades long-suffering wife Catherine Parr to cook him a roast.

Brian Blessed said:

“When I got the scripts I just wanted to do it immediately. It’s completely magical and original.”

View more episodes at www.bbc.co.uk/comedy