List of They Think It's All Over episodes

This is a list of episodes from the satirical sport-based panel game They Think It's All Over.

From series 1 until series 5 the show was chaired by Nick Hancock, with team captains David Gower (and regular panellist Lee Hurst) and Gary Lineker (and regular panellist Rory McGrath) and a guest on each team. For series 6 & 7, Lee Hurst's position was switched with various celebrity guests such as Phill Jupitus & Alan Davies. From series 8 onwards Jonathan Ross replaced Lee Hurst permanently. From series 16 onwards David Gower and Gary Lineker were replaced as team captains by Phil Tufnell & David Seaman. From series 18, Ian Wright replaced David Seaman as captain. From series 19, Lee Mack became the new host and Boris Becker replaced Phil Tufnell as team captain, while Jonathan Ross was replaced by Sean Lock as the regular panellist on Boris' team for the 2006 specials.

The show was cancelled following series 19, although there were 2 specials in the summer of 2006 and a special episode aired live as part of 24 Hour Panel People in 2011, for which Hancock, Tufnell and Hurst returned (in spite of the fact that Tufnell and Hurst had been regulars at different points in the show).

Series: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · specials

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Episode list

Over the 20 series, 155 episodes were broadcast. There have also been two exclusive-to-video editions and a live webcast version for Comic Relief.

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:

     – indicates David (Gower)'s/Phil's/Boris' team won
     – indicates Gary's/David (Seaman)'s/Ian's team won
     – indicates the game ended in a draw

Series 1

Index Air date David & Lee's guest Gary & Rory's guest
01x01 14 September 1995 Rory Bremner Roger Black
01x02 21 September 1995 Clive Anderson Tessa Sanderson
01x03 28 September 1995 John Barnes Jo Brand
01x04 5 October 1995 Fred MacAulay Barry McGuigan
01x05 12 October 1995 John Motson[fn 1] Alistair McGowan
01x06 19 October 1995 Ally McCoist Hugh Dennis
01x07 28 December 1995[fn 2] Mel Smith Allan Lamb

Series 2

Index Air date David & Lee's guest Gary & Rory's guest
02x01 12 March 1996 Neil Morrissey Ian Wright
02x02 19 March 1996 Bob Mills Sharron Davies
02x03 26 March 1996 Steve Cram Craig Charles
02x04 2 April 1996 John Gordon Sinclair Kriss Akabusi
02x05 9 April 1996 Steve Davis Gaby Roslin
02x06 16 April 1996 Teddy Sheringham Frank Skinner
02x07 23 April 1996 Tony Hawks Rob Wainwright[fn 3]

Series 3

Index Air date David & Lee's guest Gary & Rory's guest
03x01 12 September 1996 Ian Walker Gordon Kennedy
03x02 19 September 1996 Alistair McGowan Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner
03x03 26 September 1996 Kelly Holmes Curtis Walker
03x04 3 October 1996 Mark Little Brian Moore
03x05 9 October 1996 Chris Waddle Jo Brand
03x06 16 October 1996 Dermot Reeve Mark Hurst
03x07 24 October 1996 Nick Owen Phill Jupitus
03x08 23 December 1996 Steve Backley David Baddiel

No Holds Barred

Index Release date David & Lee's guest Gary & Rory's guest
Video 4 November 1996 Roger Black Neil Morrissey

Series 4

Index Air date David & Lee's guest Gary & Rory's guest
04x01 9 April 1997 Phil Tufnell Alan Davies
04x02 16 April 1997 Steve Collins Tony Hawks
04x03 23 April 1997 Dave Bassett Mark Little
04x04 30 April 1997 Brough Scott Stephen Fry
04x05 7 May 1997 Denise Lewis Jeff Green
04x06 14 May 1997 Matthew Pinsent Julian Clary
04x07 21 May 1997 Ron Atkinson Zoë Ball

Full Throttle

Index Release date David & Lee's guest Gary & Rory's guest
Video 3 November 1997 John Motson Fred MacAulay

Series 5

Index Air date David & Lee's guest Gary & Rory's guest
05x01 6 November 1997 Ainsley Harriott Steve Davis
05x02 13 November 1997 Tony Banks MP John Moloney
05x03 20 November 1997 Frankie Dettori Alistair McGowan
05x04 27 November 1997 Suzanne Dando Stuart Hall
05x05 4 December 1997 Sharron Davies Phill Jupitus
05x06 11 December 1997 Chris Eubank Arthur Smith
05x07 18 December 1997 Iwan Thomas, Phill Jupitus[fn 4] Jeff Green
05x08[fn 5][fn 6] 25 December 1997 Matthew Corbett with Sooty Graeme Le Saux

Series 6

Index Air date David's guests Gary & Rory's guest
06x01 12 November 1998 Frank Leboeuf, Alan Davies Arthur Smith
06x02 19 November 1998 Phill Jupitus, Roger Black Annabel Croft
06x03 26 November 1998 Jonathan Ross, Jeffrey Archer Vic Henley
06x04 3 December 1998 Jo Brand, Gabby Yorath Pauline McLynn
06x05 10 December 1998 Jo Brand, Greg Rusedski Fred MacAulay
06x06 17 December 1998 Julian Clary, Jeff Green Jonathan Pearce
06x07 25 December 1998[fn 5] Jonathan Ross, Phil Cornwell Colin Montgomerie
06x08 31 December 1998 Phill Jupitus, Vinnie Jones Iain Lee

Series 7

Index Air date David's guests Gary & Rory's guest
07x01 16 April 1999 Jo Brand, Steve Davis Clive Anderson
07x02 23 April 1999 Jonathan Ross, Eddie Irvine Bradley Walsh
07x03 30 April 1999 Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack Clare Balding
07x04 6 May 1999 Jo Brand, Sanjeev Bhaskar Phil Tufnell
07x05 13 May 1999 Jonathan Ross, Curtis Walker Steve Cram
07x06 20 May 1999 Jo Brand, Fred MacAulay David Coulthard
07x07 27 May 1999 Jonathan Ross, Jeff Green Gary McAllister

Series 8

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
08x01 11 November 1999 David Campese Junior Simpson
08x02 18 November 1999 Vic Henley Geoffrey Boycott
08x03 25 November 1999 Frankie Dettori Sean Meo
08x04 2 December 1999 Steve Davis,[fn 7] Arthur Smith Paula Radcliffe
08x05 9 December 1999 Sam Torrance Sean Lock
08x06 16 December 1999 Steve Davis,[fn 7] Ron Atkinson Jo Brand
08x07 23 December 1999 Helen Chamberlain Keith Allen
08x08 25 December 1999[fn 5] David Baddiel Clare Balding

Series 9

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
09x01 20 April 2000 James Hewitt Nasser Hussain
09x02[fn 8] 27 April 2000 Shane Howarth Rich Hall
09x03 4 May 2000 Gabby Yorath Jo Brand
09x04[fn 9] 11 May 2000 John Toshack Mark Lawrenson,[fn 7] Neil Morrissey
09x05 18 May 2000 Clive Lloyd Rory Bremner
09x06 25 May 2000 Shane Warne Iain Lee
09x07 1 June 2000 Paul Kaye Mark Richardson
09x08 8 June 2000 Linford Christie Mark Little

Series 10

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
10x01 24 November 2000 Steve Davis,[fn 7] Matthew Pinsent Arthur Smith
10x02 1 December 2000 Patrick Kielty Frankie Dettori
10x03 8 December 2000 Junior Simpson Kirsty Gallacher
10x04 15 December 2000 Ian Wright,[fn 7] Gordon Ramsay Dave Gorman
10x05 22 December 2000 Jason Queally Johnny Vegas
10x06 24 December 2000[fn 5][fn 10] Frank Bruno Omid Djalili
10x07 5 January 2001 Ashley Giles Audley Harrison
10x08 12 January 2001 Steve Davis,[fn 7] Clare Balding Steve Backley,[fn 7] Andy Parsons
10x09 19 January 2001 Linda Smith Darren Campbell
10x10 30 March 2001
Compilation episode

Series 11

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
11x01 4 May 2001 Stan Collymore Mark James
11x02 11 May 2001 Tanni Grey-Thompson Chris Eubank
11x03 18 May 2001 Ralf Little Dion Dublin
11x04 25 May 2001 Pat Cash Mick Miller
11x05 1 June 2001 Rich Hall Jonah Lomu
11x06 8 June 2001 Steve Davis,[fn 7] Dean Macey Jon Culshaw
11x07 15 June 2001 Jayne Torvill Richie Benaud
11x08 21 June 2001 Allan Border Sean Hughes

Series 12

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
12x01 7 September 2001 Ed Byrne Shane Warne
12x02 14 September 2001 Nasser Hussain Hazel Irvine
12x03 21 September 2001 Ricky Tomlinson David Elleray
12x04 28 September 2001 Audley Harrison Fiona Allen
12x05 5 October 2001 Alec Stewart Clive Anderson
12x06 12 October 2001 [fn 11] Paul Merson Lawrence Dallaglio
12x07 19 October 2001 Paula Radcliffe Ben Norris
12x08 26 October 2001 Austin Healey Paul Ross
12x09 23 December 2001 [fn 5] Steve Davis Mark Lawrenson

Series 13

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
13x01 18 January 2002 Ronnie O'Sullivan Steve Davis,[fn 7][fn 12] Mike Gatting
13x02 25 January 2002 Matthew Pinsent,[fn 7] Damon Hill Steve Davis,[fn 7] Beverley Turner
13x03 1 February 2002[fn 13] Matthew Pinsent,[fn 7] John Francome Steve Davis,[fn 7] Jo Brand
13x04 8 February 2002 Ulrika Jonsson Linford Christie,[fn 7][fn 14] Phil Tufnell
13x05 15 February 2002 Kevin Flynn [fn 15] James Cracknell
13x06 22 February 2002 Mick McCarthy Suggs
13x07 1 March 2002 Frank Maloney Dominic Holland
13x08 8 March 2002 Barry Davies Junior Simpson

Series 14

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
14x01 6 September 2002 Brad Friedel Jon Culshaw
14x02 13 September 2002 Arthur Smith Tony McCoy
14x03 20 September 2002 Sharron Davies Mark Waugh
14x04 27 September 2002 Tony Gubba Tracy Edwards
14x05 4 October 2002 Kirsty Gallacher Mick McCarthy,[fn 7] John Parrott
14x06 11 October 2002 Ashia Hansen Suzi Perry
14x07 12 December 2002
2002 Highlights (Part 1)
14x08 19 December 2002
2002 Highlights (Part 2)
14x09 22 December 2002 [fn 5][fn 16] Steve Davis,[fn 7] Phil Tufnell Steve Cram

Series 15

Index Air date David & Jonathan's guest Gary & Rory's guest
15x01 3 January 2003 [fn 17] Ilie Năstase Francis Lee
15x02 10 January 2003 [fn 18] Stephen Hendry Kriss Akabusi
15x03 17 January 2003 Sharron Davies,[fn 7] Richard Burns Ricky Hatton
15x04 24 January 2003 Tanya Streeter [fn 1] Dominic Cork
15x05 5 February 2003 Barry Fry Phill Jupitus
15x06 12 February 2003 Joe Calzaghe Fred MacAulay
15x07 19 February 2003 Steve Davis,[fn 7] Steve Rider Ronnie O'Sullivan
15x08 26 February 2003 Sharron Davies,[fn 7] Graeme Le Saux Dave Fulton
15x09 4 March 2003 Steve Davis,[fn 7] Rich Hall Sam Torrance,[fn 7] Gary Speed
15x10 11 March 2003 Sharron Davies,[fn 7] Roger Black Graham Poll

Series 16

Index Air date Phil & Jonathan's guest David & Rory's guest
16x01 16 September 2003 Graeme Le Saux Ed Smith
16x02 22 September 2003 Katharine Merry Neil Ruddock
16x03 28 September 2003 Jonathan Davies Shane Warne
16x04 7 October 2003 Kirsty Gallacher Jodie Kidd
16x05 14 October 2003 Iwan Thomas Jimmy Greaves
16x06 21 October 2003 Antony Worrall Thompson James Gibson
16x07 28 October 2003 Vernon Kay Phil Greening
16x08 4 November 2003 Jenson Button Phill Jupitus

Series 17

Index Air date Phil & Jonathan's guest David & Rory's guest
17x01 9 January 2004 Barry McGuigan Thomas Castaignède
17x02 16 January 2004 Katy Sexton Chris Tarrant
17x03 23 January 2004 Matthew Pinsent Mark Butcher
17x04 30 January 2004 John Virgo Richard Hammond
17x05 6 February 2004 Chris Rawlinson John Inverdale
17x06 14 February 2004 Matt Le Tissier Phil Taylor
17x07 21 February 2004 Lee Dixon Lee Hurst
17x08 28 February 2004 Scott Gibbs Jamie Baulch

Series 18

Index Air date Phil & Jonathan's guest Ian & Rory's guest
18x01 2 September 2004 Tommy Docherty Adam Woodyatt
18x02 9 September 2004 Alastair Campbell Will Carling
18x03 16 September 2004 Sharron Davies Paul Robinson
18x04 23 September 2004 Sean Lock Ainsley Harriott
18x05 30 September 2004 Michael Johnson Dickie Davies
18x06 18 October 2004 Jodie Kidd Suzi Perry
18x07 25 October 2004 Andrew Castle Phill Jupitus
18x08 1 November 2004 Beverley Turner Ronnie O'Sullivan

Series 19

Index Air date Boris & Jonathan's guest Ian & Rory's guest
19x01 24 October 2005 Nasser Hussain Jermain Defoe
19x02 31 October 2005 Helen Chamberlain Frankie Boyle
19x03 7 November 2005 Nigel Benn Sharron Davies
19x04 14 November 2005 Frankie Dettori Beverley Turner
19x05 21 November 2005 Ronnie O'Sullivan Phil Daniels
19x06 28 November 2005 Michael Johnson,[fn 7] Jodie Kidd Les Ferdinand
19x07 5 December 2005 Martin Offiah Darren Gough
19x08 12 December 2005 Matthew Hoggard Suzi Perry

2006 specials

Index Air date Boris & Sean's guest Ian & Rory's guest
Sp. 01 2 June 2006 [fn 19] Steffen Freund Glenn Hoddle
Sp. 02 9 June 2006 [fn 20] Tony Woodcock James Alexandrou

Comic Relief Special

Index Air date Dave Berry's guests Richard Bacon's guests
Sp. 6 March 2011 [fn 21] David Walliams, Lee Hurst Gabby Logan, Phil Tufnell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Was also in the Feel The Sportsman round
  2. ↑ In the Christmas special, the series was awarded to David's team after it was revealed that Gary and Rory had cheated in this episode's Feel The Sportsman round
  3. ↑ Replaced Will Carling, who "...had decided to pull out at the last minute."
  4. ↑ Jupitus stood in for Hurst
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Christmas Special
  6. ↑ Gary's team had actually won 22-17, but while everyone else in the studio wore their chosen Christmas outfits, Gary refused to wear his Little Bo Peep costume, so Nick penalised him 5 points, unless he wore it, which he declined, so as a tie-breaker, the teams were shown some footage of hamster drag racing, and had to guess which of the blue and red racer won. David's team correctly chose the red racer, giving them the win, despite Gary then desperately trying to put on the Little Bo Peep costume after the clip
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 Guest captain in this episode
  8. ↑ Gary's team had won the episode, but during the show, guest Rich Hall looked at one of the answer cards during The Name Game round, which originally saw Gary's team docked 3 points, but at the start of the following show, it was revealed that following more complaints, Gary's team were disqualified and the win was given to David's team.
  9. ↑ Following the "debacle" involving the incident 2 shows previously, Gary was dropped as team captain for this episode for "bringing the show into disrepute".
  10. ↑ All the panellists are dressed as pantomime characters. Gail Porter also appears as a Christmas fairy in-between rounds.
  11. ↑ The 100th episode. David Gower and Gary Lineker switched places for this episode as Gary Lineker and Rory McGrath were caught cheating the week before.
  12. ↑ Paul Merson was to guest captain, but had to pull out as his partner had just given birth.
  13. ↑ David's team were declared the winners in the following episode
  14. ↑ Again, Paul Merson was to guest-captain, but pulled out after being taken ill.
  15. ↑ A former American soccer player turned comedian and broadcaster.
  16. ↑ A variety of party games were played throughout the episode, including "Pin the Tail on the David Seaman", Hide-and-seek (in the studio audience) and Test Your Strength.
  17. ↑ 70s Special. Everyone was dressed in 1970s clothes. Jonathan Ross dressed as Ziggy Stardust.
  18. ↑ 80s Special. Everyone was dressed in 1980s clothes. Nick Hancock wore a mullet wig, Jonathan Ross dressed as Adam Ant and Rory McGrath as Boy George.
  19. ↑ World Cup Special
  20. ↑ Summer Special
  21. ↑ Comic Relief Special episode webcast live as part of 24 Hour Panel People. Nick Hancock reprised his role as host for this episode only.

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