Rory Bremner has revealed that he once took his work home with him by staying in the character of Tony Blair.

The popular impressionist returned home in full make-up after filming for his Channel 4 show overran, to the surprise of his wife Tessa who was hosting a dinner party.

Bremner told Parkinson: "We were filming one night and it sort of went on until eight o’clock, eight thirty and we had a supper party at home. I rang Tessa and said 'Look, I’m going to be very late', 'How late?!' and I was like, 'Well very late' - she said to just get home as soon as you can."

"I just kept the Tony Blair make-up on, got back home, rang the doorbell - because Tony Blair wouldn't have a key - and sort of sat through the dinner party as Tony Blair. It got to the end of the dinner party and I said 'Well I'd better take this off?' and Tessa said 'Oh don’t bother - just come to bed like that!' It was a bizarre experience."

Parkinson airs at 10.30pm tonight on ITV1.