A short-lived sketch show from the 1990s, featuring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in one of their first collaborations

Markus is a Jew born and raised in the Netherlands where her family history goes back more than 400 years. She grew up in the 60s and 70s in the world's most liberal city, Amsterdam, virtually without any antisemitism where she enjoyed life with her long-time partner, Rosa. But that all suddenly changed in 2000 when a pink Star of David was graffitied on her front door. With calls for "Jews to the gas!" shouted in soccer stadiums and shocking and violent attacks in the streets...as a child of Holocaust survivors, her world was taken apart.

Bruiser was a BBC comedy sketch show. It premiered on 28 February 2000 and ran for six episodes ending on 15 March 2000. The main writers were David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Additional writers included Richard Ayoade and Ricky Gervais. Cast members were Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Martin Freeman, Matthew Holness and Charlotte Hudson.