Would I Lie To You? (TV series)
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| Would I Lie To You? | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy panel game |
| Presented by | Angus Deayton |
| Starring | David Mitchell Lee Mack |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Zeppotron (Endemol) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Original run | 16 June 2007 – present |
Would I Lie To You? is a comedy panel game made by Zeppotron for BBC One. It was first broadcast on 16 June 2007.
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[edit] Format
The show is presented by Angus Deayton. The team captains are comedians David Mitchell and Lee Mack.
For each show, two celebrity guests join each of the team captains. The two teams then compete head-to-head with each player revealing incredible facts and embarrassing personal tales for the consideration of the opposing team. Some of the yarns are true; some are not, and it’s the panelists’ task to separate the facts from the fabrications.
The first series aired at 21:55 on Saturday nights on BBC One, and was recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley during March and April 2007.
Working titles for the series were Unbelievable and Pants On Fire before the final title was settled upon. Alan Carr was announced as a team captain but was later replaced by Lee Mack.
[edit] Rounds
- "Home Truths": Panelists read out a statement about themselves, the opposing team have to decide whether it is true or false
- "Ring of Truth": A celebrity fact is read out, each team have to reach a joint decision whether it is true or false
- "This is My...": A guest person is introduced, panellists on one of the teams tell the opposing team about their relationship to the guest person.
- "Telly Tales": Clips from a TV show are shown, a panellist from one team reads out a statement about the show which the opposing team have to guess whether it is true or false
- "Quick-Fire Round": Same as "Home Truths" but against the clock
[edit] Production
The show will return for a second series of episodes in 2008 and will contain eight shows, an increase of two from series one.
The presenter Angus Deayton will return alongside his two cohorts David Mitchell and Lee Mack. They will be joined by many high profile guests, including Dara O'Briain, Frankie Boyle and Rob Brydon.
Tickets for the second series were made available on the 1st November 2007, and filming took place between the 15th of November and 18th of December 2007. The second series was filmed in the BBC Television Centre in West London, as the Fountain Studios were being used for The X Factor at the time.
[edit] Episodes
The following is a list of episodes, dates of filming, guest panellists and the broadcast details:
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
- -- indicates David's team won.
- -- indicates Lee's team won.
- -- indicates the game ended in a draw.
[edit] Series 1
| Episode | Broadcast | David's guests | Lee's guests | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 2007 | Frankie Boyle and Duncan Bannatyne | Natalie Cassidy and Dom Joly | 11-11 |
| 2 | 23 June 2007 | Patrick McGuinness and Fay Ripley | John Barrowman and Dominic Wood | 10 - 6 |
| 3 | 30 June 2007 | Dara Ó Briain and Eamonn Holmes | Ulrika Jonsson and Jimmy Carr | 13 - 6 |
| 4 | 14 July 2007 | Jason Manford and Myleene Klass | Leslie Ash and Neil Morrissey | 11 - 7 |
| 5 | 21 July 2007 | Russell Howard and Wendy Richard | Len Goodman and Vic Reeves | 11 - 9 |
| 6 | 28 July 2007 | Harry Enfield and Claudia Winkleman | Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Dave Spikey | 9 - 8 |
[edit] Series 2
Currently scheduled to air in Spring 2008.[1]
| Episode | David's guests | Lee's guests |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vic Reeves and Shane Richie | Rhys Thomas and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson |
| 2 | Trisha Goddard and Rich Hall | Frankie Boyle and Ben Shephard |
| 3 | Rob Brydon and Krishnan Guru-Murthy | Gabby Logan and Robert Webb |
| 4 | Michael Aspel and Dara Ó Briain | Jason Manford and Davina McCall |
| 5 | Michael Buerk and Anton du Beke | Russell Howard and Danny Baker |
| 6 | Olivia Colman and Peter Serafinowicz | Hugh Dennis and Eamonn Holmes |
| 7 | Michael McIntyre and Phil Daniels | Graeme Garden and Lauren Laverne |
| 8 | David Baddiel and Maureen Lipman | Jimmy Carr and Richard Wilson |
[edit] "Astounding Truths"
Examples of Truths revealed in the show.
- Dom Joly was at school with Osama bin Laden
- Frankie Boyle is allergic to coins
- John Barrowman urinated in Prince Charles' garden
- Petra (the first Blue Peter dog) died after her first show, so producers replaced her with look-a-like
- Jimmy Carr lost his virginity at 26
- Lee Mack was Red Rum's stable boy
- Gwyneth Paltrow did say "I Would Rather Die than let my kid eat Cup-a-soup"
- Mike Read once ended the Conservative Party Conference with a 10-minute political rap (this fact caused Mitchell to go into a long tirade).
- Len Goodman killed a falcon playing golf
- Lee Mack was told his dog was dead when his family had really given it to a relative in Scunthorpe
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson once ate a diamond
- Paul McCartney had clouds removed at a concert when he performed Good Day Sunshine
[edit] "Terrible Lies"
Examples of Lies told in the show
- David Mitchell did not faint during Kill Bill
- Ben & Jerry's did not make a limited edition Anne Robinson flavoured Ice Cream
- Eamonn Holmes does not have seven cats called Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Pickle
- Neil Morrisey has not had an extension built by a builder called Bob
- David Mitchell has not formulated a five-point plan for surviving in prison (though having improvised one on the show, it is arguably no longer a lie)
- Vic Reeves has not fixed Dr Raj Persaud's computer by rebooting it, as he admitted not knowing who Persaud is or what a reboot is.
- David Mitchell did not have a poster of Margaret Thatcher on his wall as a teenager
[edit] Reception
[edit] Ratings
Initial ratings for the first show in the series indicated 3.7 million viewers.[citation needed]
[edit] Criticisms
Claudia Winkleman claimed that she wrote into Jim'll Fix It asking to see ABBA and was told she could see how the Blue bits were put into cheese. This was denied by Jim'll Fix It producer Roger Ordish who claimed "no one was ever offered an unrelated alternative" and that "we did fix it for someone to see how blue cheese was made, but that was in response to see how blue cheese was made".[2]
Following the above question, Angus Deayton was censured about making jokes about Sir Jimmy Saville, he was quoted saying; "Sir Jimmy is keen on seeing how mouldy blue bits develop, thats why he stayed with his mum long after she died. The blue bit in cheese is a living fungus that serves no useful purpose - much like Jimmy Saville nowadays", but was immediately told off by Lee Mack who told him the comment was "well out of order".[3]
