Hoff the Record

2015 • BBC Worldwide

3.3

3 reviews

14+

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1

11/30/15

The Hoff arrives in the UK to reinvent himself as a serious film actor by starring in an avant-garde biopic of his own life. Hoff feels defeated when the film’s director puts someone else at the centre of the film. However, when he re-enacts his finest hour, singing on top of a studio set of the Berlin Wall, it reawakens his sense of self-worth. Hoff is reminded of the Berlin Wall once again when his son from a romantic encounter on that same night, arrives at the hotel, hoping to get to know the father he hasn’t seen for 25 years.

2 Episode 2

6/24/15

Following the failed attempt to reinvent his client with an arty film, manager Max is excited to receive a proposal use Hoff's name on a new, classy aftershave. It soon becomes clear that the ad agency isn't interested in Hoff as a symbol of class - they just want to trade off his old cheesy image. Stressed by this revelation, Hoff lets his guard down and ends up getting into hot water about a supposedly sexist remark. The ensuing Twitter storm results in Hoff getting fired, taking his career problems back to square one.

3 Episode 3

6/30/15

Hoff decides to give up acting following an inspirational session with his personal trainer, Danny. Instead he plans to embrace his potential for doing good in the world by becoming a UN Ambassador. In a bid to learn about the UN, he takes part in a school's debate only Hoff's debating skills are not enough to win the debate against a group of precocious kids. Hoff and Max incur the wrath of the headteacher after they get caught bribing pupils and plagiarising one of Hitler's speeches

4 Episode 4

7/7/15

Things are looking up when Hoff is offered a job as a landmine charity spokesman. In preparation for a trip to a conflict zone, Hoff is sent on a hostile environment training course. Capitalising on the trip, Max books Hoff a personal singing appearance for what transpires to be a warlord... As chaos ensues, Hoff finds out that Max was fired by his agency. Desperate not to be fired by Hoff, Max convinces him that they can travel without the charity and use Hoff's influence to convince the warlord to stop using landmines while making some money at the same time. What could go wrong?

5 Episode 5

11/30/15

Taking Max’s ill-fated advice, Hoff has travelled without the charity to Tergistan to perform at the birthday party of a warlord. He’s buoyed by the hero’s welcome, however as Hoff starts to settle in he quickly realises the warlord is definitely not one of the good guys. After performing a birthday song at the warlord’s party, he is certain the warlord wants to have him killed, panicking, Hoff and his entourage make haste in a makeshift KITT car through a landmine field.

6 Episode 6

7/21/15

In the series finale things go from bad to worse when Hoff is invoiced for the charity rescue. In desperate need of money, Max persuades Hoff to appear in panto with the one and only Christopher Biggins. En route to a meeting with his co-star, Hoff is confused by the presence of a child in the car. He soon realises that his driver Terry has abducted his own daughter. It's not long before the news makes the press and police are on their trail. The ensuing chase takes Hoff, Terry and the child to Dover in what quickly escalates into Terry's unfortunate Fathers 4 Justice campaign.

About this show

This excruciatingly funny, semi-improvised comedy sees actor David Hasselhoff play a fictionalised version of himself as he arrives in the UK to reignite his career. Shot in documentary style, the series follows Hasselhoff 30 years after he rose to fame with Knight Rider and Baywatch. After five divorces and some misguided professional decisions, The Hoff is in the UK to star in a new film that could reboot his career. But alarm bells start to ring when he gets the low budget treatment on arrival. The Hoff tasks his manager with finding him something more worthy of his talents. But as his attempts fall into disarray, can The Hoff get his career back on track?

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