Dead Ringers (comedy)

Dead Ringers
Genre Comedy
Created by Bill Dare
Starring Jon Culshaw
Jan Ravens
Phil Cornwell (−2007)
Kevin Connelly (−2007)
Mark Perry (−2007)
Duncan Wisbey (2014–)
Lewis MacLeod (2014–)
Debra Stephenson (2014–)
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes Radio series: 89 (as of 30 June 2017)
TV series: 49
Production
Executive producer(s) Jon Plowman
Running time 28 minutes
Release
Original network Radio series: BBC Radio 4 2000–2007, 2014–present
TV series: BBC One 2002
BBC Two 2002–2007
Original release Radio series: 7 January 2000-present TV series: 15 March 2002 – 29 March 2007
External links
Website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007gd85

Dead Ringers is a United Kingdom radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. Among its stars was Jan Ravens, who revealed that the BBC quietly cancelled the television run in 2007 after five years of broadcast.[1] Dead Ringers' return to Radio 4 was announced in 2014.[2]

History

The programme first aired in 2000. There were seven series of Dead Ringers on BBC2. It was announced that the series had been axed in 2009.[3]

Dead Ringers returned to radio in July 2014.

List of episodes

Radio series

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Special (2001)

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18"The Archers Special"1 January 2001 (2001-01-01)

Series 4 (2001)

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213"Episode 3"20 April 2001 (2001-04-20)

Series 5 (2001)

The recording of the fourth and final episode of this series, due to be broadcast on 14 September 2001, was cancelled, following the September 11 attacks.[5]

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241"Episode 1"24 August 2001 (2001-08-24)
252"Episode 2"31 August 2001 (2001-08-31)
263"Episode 3"7 September 2001 (2001-09-07)

Series 6 (2001-02)

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271"Episode 1"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell, Dave Cohen and Tony Roche7 December 2001 (2001-12-07)
282"Episode 2"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw and Tony Roche14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)
293"Episode 3"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Tony Roche, Danny Robins & Dan Tetsell, Dave Cohen and Paul McKenzie21 December 2001 (2001-12-21)
304"Episode 4"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Tony Roche, Danny Robins & Dan Tetsell, Dave Cohen and Paul McKenzie4 January 2002 (2002-01-04)
315"Episode 5"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Tony Roche, Danny Robins & Dan Tetsell, Dave Cohen and Paul McKenzie11 January 2002 (2002-01-11)

Series 7 (2002)

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321"Episode 1"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Colin Birch and Dave Cohen19 April 2002 (2002-04-19)
332"Episode 2"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Colin Birch, Ashley Blaker and Tony Roche26 April 2002 (2002-04-26)
343"Episode 3"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Paul Ebbs and Stuart Robinson3 May 2002 (2002-05-03)
354"Episode 4"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Jon Holmes, Laurence Howarth, Jon Culshaw, Colin Birch, Ashley Blaker and Tony Roche10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)

Special (2002)

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36"Golden Jubilee Special"TBA4 June 2002 (2002-06-04)

Series 8 (2002)

Episodes 1 and 2 were recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[6][7]

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371"Episode 1"TBA16 August 2002 (2002-08-16)
382"Episode 2"TBA23 August 2002 (2002-08-23)
393"Episode 3"TBA30 August 2002 (2002-08-30)
404"Episode 4"TBA6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)

Series 9 (2003)

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411"Episode 1"TBA10 January 2003 (2003-01-10)
422"Episode 2"TBA17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)
433"Episode 3"TBA24 January 2003 (2003-01-24)
444"Episode 4"TBA31 January 2003 (2003-01-31)

Series 10 (2003)

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451"Episode 1"TBA5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
462"Episode 2"TBA12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
473"Episode 3"TBA19 September 2003 (2003-09-19)
484"Episode 4"TBA26 September 2003 (2003-09-26)
495"Episode 5"TBA3 October 2003 (2003-10-03)

Special (2004)

Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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50"August Bank Holiday Special"TBA30 August 2004 (2004-08-30)

Series 11 (2005)

For this series the show went on the road around England & Wales recording at Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells[8], Warwick Arts Centre[9], New Theatre, Cardiff[10], Hull City Hall[11], The Anvil, Basingstoke[12] and The Rex, Berkhamsted[13].

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511"Episode 1"TBA16 September 2005 (2005-09-16)
522"Episode 2"TBA23 September 2005 (2005-09-23)
533"Episode 3"TBA30 September 2005 (2005-09-30)
544"Episode 4"TBA7 October 2005 (2005-10-07)
555"Episode 5"TBA14 October 2005 (2005-10-14)
566"Episode 6"TBA21 October 2005 (2005-10-21)

Special (2007)

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57"Tony Blair Special"TBA15 May 2007 (2007-05-15)

Series 12 (2014)

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581"Episode 1"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Jack Bernhardt, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Bill Dare, Laurence Howarth and Gráinne Maguire30 July 2014 (2014-07-30)[14]

Celebrities impersonated: Neil Nunes, John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Garry Richardson, Ed Miliband, William Hague, Brendan Foster, Michael Johnson, Gabby Logan, Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine, Victoria Wood, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Nigel Farage, Brian Cox, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, Andrew Neil, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Tom Branson (Allen Leech), Ray Winstone, Fiona Bruce, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Alan Bennett, Olivia Colman, Thora Hird, Brian Sewell, Nick Clegg, George Osborne, Esther McVey, Boris Johnson, Cheryl Cole.

Programmes parodied: Today, BBC Commonwealth Games 2014 coverage, Gardeners' Question Time, Great British Railway Journeys, This Week, Downton Abbey, Made in Chelsea.
592"Episode 2"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Jack Bernhardt, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Max Davis, Laurence Howarth, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Ben Partridge and Duncan Wisbey6 August 2014 (2014-08-06)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Corrie Corfield, Sean Connery, George Galloway, Neil Nunes, Paul Lewis, Leslie Meadows, Tony Blair, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), David Mitchell, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Zane Lowe, Pete Doherty, Esther McVey, Dalek, Penelope Wilton, Gareth Malone, Ed Miliband, Barry White, Janet Street-Porter, Lauren Laverne, Mark Radcliffe, Boy George, John Lydon, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Richard Osman, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, India Fisher, Paul Hollywood, Mary Berry, Francine Stock, Nigel Farage, Ian McKellen.

Programmes parodied: Today, Thought for the Day, Money Box Live, EastEnders, Zane Lowe Sessions, The Choir, Pointless, The Great British Bake Off, MasterChef, The Film Programme.
603"Episode 3"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Laurence Howarth and Duncan Wisbey13 August 2014 (2014-08-13)

Celebrities impersonated: Jim Naughtie, Evan Davis, William Hague, Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Jeremy Paxman, Nigel Farage, Neil Nunes, David Attenborough, Sean Connery, Alex Salmond, Jools Holland, Guy Garvey, Michael Caine, Paul Hollywood, Cherie Lunghi, Ed Miliband, Bill & Ben, Weed, Dan Snow, Davina McCall, Ross Kemp, Eddie Izzard, Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Olivia Colman, Patrick Stewart, Stephen Hawking, Victoria Wood, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), Brian Cox, Al Pacino, Johnnie Walker, Elton John.

Programmes parodied: Today, University Challenge, Tweet of the Day, Party political broadcast, Later... with Jools Holland, Who Do You Think You Are?, Let's Stay Together campaign, Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s.
614"Episode 4"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Laurence Howarth, Gráinne Maguire and Duncan Wisbey20 August 2014 (2014-08-20)

Celebrities impersonated: Jim Naughtie, Evan Davis, William Hague, Michael Parkinson, Claudia Winkleman, Liam Neeson, Penélope Cruz, Nigel Farage, John Humphrys, Neil Oliver, Nick Clegg, Charles Carson (Jim Carter), John Bishop, Alex Jones, Dara Ó Briain, Stephen Hawking, Brian Cox, Piers Morgan, Russell Crowe, Neil Nunes, Roy Hodgson, David Cameron, George Osborne, Boris Johnson, Sean Bean, Angelina Jolie.

Programmes parodied: Today, Film..., Mastermind, Extraordinary People, Book of the Week, Made in Chelsea.
625"Episode 5"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Dan Audritt, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw and Laurence Howarth27 August 2014 (2014-08-27)

Celebrities impersonated: Glenn Campbell, Alistair Darling, Alex Salmond, Andy Murray, Evan Davis, Jim Naughtie, Jeremy Clarkson, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Al Pacino, Nigel Farage, Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Lady Rose MacClare (Lily James), Ray Winstone, Vince Cable, Jools Holland, Winifred Robinson, Morrissey, Neil Nunes, Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), Penelope Wilton, Alan Carr, Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, David Beckham, Maggie Smith, Sue MacGregor, Saint Peter, Thomas the Apostle, Judas Iscariot, David Cameron, Ed Miliband.

Programmes parodied: Scotland Decides: Salmond versus Darling, Ice Bucket Challenge, Today, The Expendables, Downton Abbey, Later... with Jools Holland, You and Yours, The Archers, They Live, Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, The Shining, Goodfellas, Doctor Who, The Reunion.
636"Episode 6"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Laurence Howarth and Gabby Hutchinson Crouch3 September 2014 (2014-09-03)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Orla Guerin, Theresa May, Ed Miliband, Queen Elizabeth II, Claudia Winkleman, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), Nigel Farage, Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Simon Cowell, Penelope Wilton, Neil Nunes, Michael Buerk, Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Kirsty Wark, Lyse Doucet, Bruce Forsyth, Roy Hodgson, Fiona Bruce, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Dalek, Sue MacGregor, Boris Johnson.

Programmes parodied: Today, Film..., Cash in the Attic, Taken, Downton Abbey, The Moral Maze, Newsnight, Strictly Come Dancing, BBC News at Ten, Doctor Who, The Reunion.

Series 13 (2014-15)

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641"Christmas 2014 Special"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, James Bugg and Sarah Campbell26 December 2014 (2014-12-26)

Celebrities impersonated: Michael Buerk, Clifford Longley, Melanie Phillips, Tinchy Stryder, Michael Portillo, Queen Elizabeth II, Ed Miliband, Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage, Kirsty Young, Neil Nunes, Eddie Grundy (Trevor Harrison), Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell/Penélope Cruz), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey/Bill Nighy), Rob Titchener (Anthony Hopkins), Mike Tucker (Michael Caine), Penelope Wilton, Sue MacGregor, Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Joseph, Marcus the Innkeeper, Gabriel, Melchior, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Nick Clegg, John Humphrys, Snow White, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Diane Abbott, Theresa May, Mishal Husain.

Programmes parodied: The Moral Maze, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, The Queen's Christmas Message, Downton Abbey, Crimewatch, The Archers, The Reunion, Newsnight, Today.
652"New Years Special"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Jack Bernhardt, Max Davis, and Duncan Wisbey2 January 2015 (2015-01-02)

Celebrities impersonated: Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Olivia Colman, Caroline Aherne, Eric Robson, Stephanie Parker, Dominic Parker, Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Dot Cotton (June Brown), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Jennifer Worth (Vanessa Redgrave), Trixie Franklin (Helen George), Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine), Cynthia Miller (Bryony Hannah), Chummy Browne (Miranda Hart), Sister Evangelina (Pam Ferris), Dr. Christian Jessen, Dr. Pixie McKenna, Gareth Malone, Andy Murray, Judy Murray, Neil Nunes, Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Michael Buerk, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Peter Andre, Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Mariella Frostrup, John Hurt (as Pierre Bezukhov), Imelda Staunton (as Natasha Rostova), Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), Dalek.

Programmes parodied: Gogglebox, Gardeners' Question Time, EastEnders, Call the Midwife, Embarrassing Bodies, The Choir, Jamie's Cracking Christmas, Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen, Downton Abbey, Open Book, War and Peace, You and Yours, The Archers, Doctor Who.

Series 14 (2015)

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661"Episode 1"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Tom Coles & Ed Amsden, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Laurence Howarth and Laura Major10 April 2015 (2015-04-10)

Celebrities impersonated: Jim Naughtie, John Humphrys, Michael Fallon, Tina Daheley, Ed Miliband, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), Tony Blair, David Cameron, Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, Julian Clary, Alan Carr, Nicola Sturgeon, Nigel Farage, Trevor McDonald, Nick Clegg, Michael Parkinson, Evan Davis, Leanne Wood, Jeremy Clarkson, Sarah Montague.

Programmes parodied: Today, Newsbeat, Taken, Party political broadcast, The Great British Bake Off, ITV News Special Report, Newsnight.
672"Episode 2"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Tom Coles & Ed Amsden, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Laurence Howarth and Laura Major17 April 2015 (2015-04-17)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Nick Robinson, William Hague, David Dimbleby, Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, Leanne Wood, Natalie Bennett, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Trevor McDonald, Ed Miliband, Tina Daheley, Amir Khan, Andy Murray, David Cameron, Sooty, Sweep, Soo, Mark Halliley, Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer, Queen Elizabeth II, Vince Cable, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Olivia Colman, Michael Caine, Eddie Izzard, John Craven, Paloma Faith, Sandi Toksvig, Brian Blessed, Samantha Cameron, Justine Miliband, Diane Abbott, John Langley.

Programmes parodied: Today, BBC Election Debate 2015, ITV News Special Report, Newsbeat, The Apprentice, Party political broadcast, The Real Housewives.
683"Episode 3"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw, Gráinne Maguire and Duncan Wisbey24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)

Celebrities impersonated: Paul Lewis, Joyce the Wonga.com puppet, Liam Neeson, Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond, Natalie Bennett, Evan Davis, Ed Miliband, Tina Daheley, Roy Hodgson, Kirsty Wark, William Hague, Dara Ó Briain, Ed Byrne, David Cameron, Alan Titchmarsh, Neil Nunes, Charles, Prince of Wales, Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, Tesco advert narrator, George Galloway, Penelope Wilton, Boris Johnson, India Fisher, Gregg Wallace.

Programmes parodied: Money Box Live, The BBC Leader Interviews, Newsbeat, Newsnight, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Book of the Week, This Week, MasterChef.
694"Episode 4"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw, Max Davis and Duncan Wisbey1 May 2015 (2015-05-01)

Celebrities impersonated: David Dimbleby, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Kirstie Allsopp, Queen Elizabeth II, Nigel Farage, Douglas Carswell, Mark Reckless, Mike Read, Jim Naughtie, John Humphrys, William Hague, Kenneth Williams, Michael Johnson, Kirsty Young, Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond, Francine Stock, Harvey Keitel, Aleksandr Orlov, W1A narrator (David Tennant), Ian Fletcher/Robert Crawley/Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Roy Hodgson, Demelza Carne (Eleanor Tomlinson), Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner), Elizabeth Chynoweth (Heida Reed), Francis Poldark (Kyle Soller).

Programmes parodied: Question Time Special, Location, Location, Location, Today, Crimewatch, The Film Programme, W1A, Downton Abbey, Paddington, Poldark.
705"Episode 5"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw, Max Davis, Laura Major and Duncan Wisbey8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)

Celebrities impersonated: Alex Salmond, Jim Naughtie, Ed Miliband, David Cameron, Wendy Lloyd, Paddy Ashdown, Nigella Lawson, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, Natalie Bennett, John Humphrys, David Miliband, David Dimbleby, Andrew Neil, Sophie Raworth, Jeremy Vine, Queen Elizabeth II, Rupert Murdoch, Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, William Hague, George Galloway, Douglas Carswell, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Sarah Montague, Boris Johnson.

Programmes parodied: Great British Menu, BBC Election 2015 coverage, Today, This Week, Newsnight.

Series 15 (2015)

Episode 2 was recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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711"Episode 1"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Duncan Wisbey and Liam Beirne14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)

Celebrities impersonated: Andy Burnham (as Mr. Fantastic), Liz Kendall (as The Human Torch), Jeremy Corbyn (as The Thing), Yvette Cooper (as The Invisible Woman), John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Tony Hall, Terry Wogan, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Charles, Prince of Wales, Andrew Neil, Tim Farron, Tina Daheley, Andy Murray, Sarah Montague, Ronnie Corbett, William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, God, Mo Farah, Muttley, Dick Dastardly, Eric Robson, Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness, David Cameron, Sara Cox, Pam Ayres, Morrissey, Chas & Dave.

Programmes parodied: Fantastic Four, Today, Newsnight, Daily Politics, Newsbeat, Gardeners' Question Time, Sounds of the 80s.
722"Episode 2"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Duncan Wisbey, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell and Laura Major21 August 2015 (2015-08-21)

Celebrities impersonated: Tony Blair, Cherie Blair, Neil Kinnock, Alex Salmond, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, Neil Nunes, Richard Coles, Aasmah Mir, Penelope Wilton, Roger McGough, Carol Smillie, Stephen Hawking, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Liz Kendall, Simon Cowell, Colin Murray, Andy Gray, Stan Collymore, David Cameron, Tina Daheley, Tom Jones, Boy George, John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Ian Hislop, Donald Trump, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, Kay Burley, Andy Burnham, Nigel Farage, Desmond Carrington, Paul McCartney.

Programmes parodied: Top Gear on Amazon Video, Saturday Live, The One Show, Talksport, Newsbeat, Today, Scooby-Doo, Britain's Got Talent, Sky News, Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round.
733"Episode 3"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Duncan Wisbey and Liam Beirne28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, William Hague, David Cameron, Dave Lamb, Jeremy Corbyn, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham, Boris Johnson, Matt Baker, Alex Jones, Brendan Foster, Ed Miliband, Huw Edwards, Sophie Raworth, Gabby Logan, Mo Farah, Michael Johnson, Usain Bolt, Tuppence Beresford (Jessica Raine), Major Anthony Carter (James Fleet), Tommy Beresford (David Walliams), Andy Murray, Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), Francis J. Underwood (Kevin Spacey), Jeremy Clarkson, Neil Nunes, Paul Lewis, Anne Robinson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet.

Programmes parodied: Today, Come Dine with Me, The One Show, Cast Away, BBC News at Ten, BBC 2015 World Athletics Championships coverage, Partners in Crime, House of Cards, Money Box, Britain's Spending Secrets, River Cottage, Newsnight.
744"Episode 4"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, Duncan Wisbey and Charlotte Pearson4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Bruce Forsyth, Rupert Murdoch, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham, Jeremy Corbyn, Neil Nunes, Kirsty Young, Kirsty Wark, David Cameron, Corrie Corfield, Kathy Clugston, Paul Lewis, Matthew Parris, Winifred Robinson, Sue MacGregor, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew, Jean Ainslie (Penelope Wilton), Douglas Ainslie (Bill Nighy), Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith), Morgan Freeman, Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, David Attenborough, Roger McGough, Ian McMillan, John Cooper Clarke, Kanye West, Roy Hodgson, Richard Coles, Aasmah Mir, Jim White, Kirsty Gallacher, Chris Kamara, Millie Clode, Adam Leventhal, Kate Abdo, Mike Wedderburn.

Programmes parodied: Today, Desert Island Discs, Newsnight, Uncovered, Gardeners' Question Time, Extraordinary People, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, This Week, Tweet of the Day, Poetry Please, Shipping Forecast, Saturday Live, Sky Sports News, The Archers.
755"Episode 5"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell and Duncan Wisbey11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)

Celebrities impersonated: Neil Nunes, David Attenborough, Huw Edwards, Sophie Raworth, Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Alan Bennett, David Cameron, Tom Hardy (as Kray twins; Gilbert & George; Little and Large; Chuckle Brothers), Davina McCall, Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Fiona Bruce, Tim Farron, Nick Clegg, Ed Balls, Jeremy Corbyn, Peter Dickson, George Galloway, Claudia Winkleman, Tess Daly, Jeremy Vine, Kirsty Wark, Michael Fallon, Phillip Schofield, Alex Jones, Colin McFarlane, Jools Holland, Kanye West, Mary Berry.

Programmes parodied: Tweet of the Day, BBC News at Ten, Today, Legend, Long Lost Family, BBC News at Six, Mastermind, Strictly Come Dancing, Newsnight, The Cube, Later... with Jools Holland.

Specials (2015-16)

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76"Christmas 2015 Special"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell and Duncan Wisbey25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)

Celebrities impersonated: Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Andrew Neil, Father Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Diane Abbott, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Tim Farron, David Tennant, Miranda Hart, Richard Wilson, Bill Nighy, Al Pacino, Kirsty Wark, Cheryl Cole, Claudia Winkleman, Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse (as Luke Skywalker), Emperor Palpatine, Neil Nunes, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Alan Bennett, Miss Mary Shepherd (Maggie Smith), Victoria Wood, Johnny Vegas, Jools Holland, John Lydon, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Ross Kemp, Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Donald Trump.

Programmes parodied: Downton Abbey, Daily Politics, Doctor Who, Today, The crap British Christmas movie a la Nativity!, Newsnight, Film..., Star Wars, Gardeners' Question Time, The Lady in the Van, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jools' Annual Hootenanny, Ross Kemp: Extreme World, The Archers.
77"A Look Back at the Year 2020 Special"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Laura Major and Duncan Wisbey1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)

Celebrities impersonated: Sarah Montague, John Humphrys, Donald Trump, Theresa May, David Cameron, Jeremy Vine, Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Nick Clegg, Boris Johnson, Laura Kuenssberg, Nigel Farage, Tony Blair, Jon Snow, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Neil Oliver, Michael Portillo, Caroline Aherne, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Millican, Ed Miliband, Ian McKellen, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, George Galloway, Ian McMillan, Tina Daheley, Adele, Barbara Windsor, Amir Khan, John Lydon, Charles, Prince of Wales.

Programmes parodied: Today, Thought for the Day, Channel 4 News, Gardeners' Question Time, Coast, Great British Railway Journeys, This Week, Newsbeat.

Series 16 (2016)

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781"Episode 1"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laura Major, Jack Bernhardt and Liam Beirne18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)

Celebrities impersonated: Jim White, Greg Dyke, Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Gordon Brown, Nicky Morgan, John Major, George Osborne, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Roy Hodgson, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Donald Trump, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gove, John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, David Cameron, Vladimir Putin, Tina Daheley, Boy George, John Lydon, Aleksandr Orlov, Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker, Priti Patel, Michael Parkinson, Jeremy Corbyn, Tim Farron.

Programmes parodied: Sky Sports News, This Week, Today, Newsbeat.
792"Episode 2"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt and Liam Beirne24 June 2016 (2016-06-24)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Nicola Sturgeon, David Cameron, Sally Bercow, John Bercow, Nigel Farage, David Dimbleby, Laura Kuenssberg, Jeremy Vine, Donald Trump, Penelope Wilton, Michael Buerk, Melanie Phillips, Michael Portillo, Alan Bennett, Boris Johnson, Jon Snow, Jeremy Corbyn, François Hollande, Queen Elizabeth II, David Beckham, Paloma Faith, Bill Nighy, Barack Obama, Michael Parkinson, Roy Hodgson, Tony Blair, Tim Farron.

Programmes parodied: Today, BBC EU Referendum coverage, The Moral Maze, Panorama, Channel 4 News.
803"Episode 3"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt, Liam Beirne, Alex Harvey & Sarah Doran and Duncan Wisbey1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)

Celebrities impersonated: Sarah Montague, John Humphrys, Roy Hodgson, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Barry Scott, Priti Patel, Michael Gove, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), Nigel Farage, Jon Snow, Theresa May, José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Eric Pickles, Neil Nunes, Pat Archer (Patricia Gallimore), Tony Archer (David Troughton), Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Eddie Grundy (Trevor Harrison), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Huw Edwards, Sophie Raworth, Neil Oliver, Chris Coleman, Jeremy Kyle, Angela Merkel, Nicola Sturgeon, Queen Elizabeth II.

Programmes parodied: Today, The One Show, Channel 4 News, Newsnight, The Archers, This Week, BBC News, Coast, The Jeremy Kyle Show.
814"Episode 4"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt, Liam Beirne and Duncan Wisbey8 July 2016 (2016-07-08)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, George W. Bush, Charles, Prince of Wales, Rupert Murdoch, Theresa May, Michael Gove, Tony Blair, Kirsty Wark, William Hague, Jasmine Harman, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Neil Nunes, Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), DI Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman), Andrea Leadsom, Evan Davis, Angela Eagle, Diane Abbott, Nigel Farage, Sophie Raworth, Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson, David Dimbleby, Priti Patel, Germaine Greer, Mark Carney, Private Frazer (John Laurie), Morrissey.

Programmes parodied: Today, Newsnight, A Place in the Sun, The One Show, The Archers, BBC News, Question Time.
825"Episode 5"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell, Jack Bernhardt, Alex Harvey and Sara Gibbs15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)

Celebrities impersonated: Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, David Cameron, Sophie Raworth, Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Robert Peston, Angela Eagle, John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Boris Johnson, Gandalf, Andrew Marr, Queen Elizabeth II, Trevor McDonald, Ed Miliband, Margaret Thatcher, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Donald Trump, Jon Snow, Michael Gove, Morgan Freeman, John Lydon, Penelope Wilton, Kirsty Wark, Michael Portillo, Nigel Farage, George Osborne, Nick Robinson, Jeremy Vine.

Programmes parodied: BBC News Special, Peston on Sunday, Today, The Andrew Marr Show, ITV Tribute programme, This Week, Channel 4 News, Newsnight, Great Continental Railway Journeys, The Jeremy Vine Show.
836"Episode 6"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt, Liam Beirne, Alex Harvey and Sara Gibbs22 July 2016 (2016-07-22)

Celebrities impersonated: Neil Nunes, David Attenborough, Angela Eagle, John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Donald Trump, Andrew Neil, Theresa May, Amber Rudd, David Davis, Boris Johnson, Neil Oliver, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Jeremy Corbyn, Hugh Grant, Sylvester Stallone, Trevor McDonald, Mo Farah, Roy Hodgson, Jim Naughtie, Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, Philip Hammond, Sam Allardyce, Pippa Middleton, Queen Elizabeth II, Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Alan Bennett, Jon Snow, Taylor Swift, Michael Gove, Diane Abbott, Nick Clegg, Tim Farron, Ozzy Osbourne, Christopher Walken, Greg Dyke, Nick Robinson, Kay Burley, Ian McKellen, Michael Caine.

Programmes parodied: Tweet of the Day, Today, Daily Politics, Coast, Bridget Jones's Diary, BBC News, Sex and the City, Channel 4 News, This Week, Cool Runnings, Annie.

Series 17 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleWritten byOriginal air date
841"Christmas 2016 Special"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, Max Davis, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell and Jack Bernhardt23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)

Celebrities impersonated: David Dimbleby, Laura Kuenssberg, Jeremy Vine, Emily Maitlis, Evan Davis, Andrew Neil, Theresa May, Mick Jagger, Neil Oliver, Donald Trump, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Olivia Colman, Neil Nunes, Barack Obama, Kirstie Allsopp, Stanley Johnson, Boris Johnson, Diane Abbott, Father Christmas, Queen Elizabeth II, Michelle Obama, Melania Trump, Penelope Wilton, Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), Jeremy Corbyn, Huw Edwards, Cheryl Cole, Bob Geldof.

Programmes parodied: BBC Election 2016 coverage, Coast, Kirstie's Homemade Christmas, Radio 4 Christmas Appeal, This Week, The Queen's Christmas Message, The Archers, BBC News at Ten.
852"The Alternative 2016 Special"Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, Max Davis, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell and Jack Bernhardt30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Queen Elizabeth II, Fiona Bruce, David Attenborough, Claudia Winkleman, Ed Miliband, Brendan Foster, Michael Gove, Pam Ayres, Bob Dylan, Nick Robinson, Nicola Sturgeon, Natalie Bennett, Andrew Marr, Nigel Farage, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, Alan Sugar, Angela Eagle, Diane Abbott, Jim Naughtie, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Kirsty Wark, Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Darth Vader, Joan Bakewell, Sue MacGregor, Clare Balding, Mark Pougatch, Mark Chapman, Roy Hodgson, Huw Edwards, Danny Dyer, David Dimbleby.

Programmes parodied: Today, Antiques Roadshow, Planet Earth II, Strictly Come Dancing, The Andrew Marr Show, The One Show, Downton Abbey, Big Brother, Embarrassing Bodies, BBC News, The Queen's Christmas Message.

Series 18 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleWritten byOriginal air date
861"Episode 1"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis and Jack Bernhardt16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)

Celebrities impersonated: Theresa May, Trevor McDonald, Tim Farron, Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), Jeremy Corbyn, Nick Robinson, Brenda from Bristol, Sarah Montague, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, Paul Nuttall, Nigel Farage, David Attenborough, John Major, Ken Clarke, William Hague, Neville Chamberlain, Michael Gove, Amber Rudd, Caroline Flack, Donald Trump, Brian Protheroe, Arlene Foster, Fred Sirieix, Tony Blair, Ruth Davidson, Chris Packham, Tina Daheley, Paloma Faith, will.i.am, Ed Sheeran, Michael Parkinson, Nicola Sturgeon, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Vine, Laura Kuenssberg.

Programmes parodied: Tonight with Trevor McDonald, Doctor Who, Panorama, Today, Walking with Dinosaurs, Love Island, First Dates, Springwatch, Newsbeat, The Jeremy Vine Show.
872"Episode 2"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis and Jack Bernhardt23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)

Celebrities impersonated: Sarah Montague, Nick Robinson, Fiona Bruce, Justin Croft, Theresa May, Matt Baker, Alex Jones, Gyles Brandreth, Carol Klein, Lyse Doucet, Jeremy Corbyn, David Davis, Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, Tomasz Schafernaker, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Boris Johnson, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Donald Trump, Arlene Foster, Ed Miliband, Jeremy Vine, Jeanine Pirro, Jean-Claude Juncker, Nigel Farage, Sean Spicer, Lauren Laverne, Mark Radcliffe, Tina Daheley, James Corden, Pam Ayres.

Programmes parodied: Today, Antiques Roadshow, The One Show, BBC News, This Week, The Jeremy Vine Show, Fox News, Justice with Judge Jeanine, BBC Glastonbury Festival 2017 coverage, Newsbeat, Carpool Karaoke.
883"Episode 3"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis and Jack Bernhardt30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)

Celebrities impersonated: Theresa May, Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Gove, Andrew Neil, Jeremy Corbyn, David Davis, Tony Blair, Neil Nunes, Paul Lewis, Arlene Foster, Queen Elizabeth II, Tina Daheley, Andy Murray, Judy Murray, James Corden, Natalie Bennett, Jeanine Pirro, John McDonnell, Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Eddie Grundy (Trevor Harrison), Dot Cotton (June Brown), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Sean Spicer, Donald Trump, Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, David Cameron, Leanne Wood, Matt Baker, Alex Jones, Nigella Lawson, Paul Nuttall.

Programmes parodied: Daily Politics, The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Money Box Live, Newsbeat, Carpool Karaoke, Pick of the Pops, Fox News, Justice with Judge Jeanine, The Archers, BBC News at Ten, 606, The One Show, BBC Asian Network.
894"Episode 4"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt and Lewis Cook7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, William Hague, Michael Portillo, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, Theresa May, Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Hunt, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Carol Kirkwood, Alan Sugar, Gyles Brandreth, David Davis, Neil Nunes, David Sedaris, Alan Bennett, Robert Peston, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Sixtus Rees-Mogg (as Maximus Decimus Meridius), Sue Barker, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Emmanuel Macron, Michael Gove, Eric Robson, Hilary Mantel, Bunny Guinness, Sean Spicer, Tony Blair, Philip Hammond, Queen Elizabeth II, Nick Robinson, Arlene Foster, George Osborne, Nick Clegg, David Cameron.

Programmes parodied: Today, The One Show, Meet David Sedaris, Peston on Sunday, BBC Wimbledon 2017 coverage, Gardeners' Question Time, The Reith Lectures with Hilary Mantel, Panorama.
905"Episode 5"Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt, with additional material by Vivienne Widock & Jane McCutcheon14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)

Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Diane Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Kellyanne Conway, Aleksandr Orlov, Theresa May, Evan Davis, Anne Marie Morris, Boris Johnson, Matt Baker, Alex Jones, Gyles Brandreth, David Davis, Kirsty Young, John McDonnell, Jeremy Corbyn, Winifred Robinson, Hilary Mantel, Arlene Foster, Huw Edwards, Kirsty Wark, Iain Stirling, Caroline Flack, Michael Gove, Camilla Thurlow, Jamie Jewitt, Ross Kemp, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Sean Spicer, Donald Trump, Vince Cable.

Programmes parodied: Today, Newsnight, The One Show, Desert Island Discs, You and Yours, BBC News at Ten, Love Island, Ross Kemp: Extreme World.
916"Episode 6"TBA21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)

Compilations (2001-02)

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Best of the Year - Part 1"28 December 2001 (2001-12-28)
2"The Best of the Year - Part 2"29 December 2001 (2001-12-29)
3"Compilation of the Year"27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)

The Best of Dead Ringers (2004)

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)
2"Episode 2"30 January 2004 (2004-01-30)
3"Episode 3"6 February 2004 (2004-02-06)
4"Episode 4"13 February 2004 (2004-02-13)
5"Episode 5"20 February 2004 (2004-02-20)
6"Episode 6"27 February 2004 (2004-02-27)

TV series

Pilot (2002)

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Pilot"15 March 2002 (2002-03-15)[15]

Series 1 (2002)

No.TitleOriginal air date
2"Episode 1"18 November 2002 (2002-11-18)[16]
3"Episode 2"25 November 2002 (2002-11-25)
4"Episode 3"2 December 2002 (2002-12-02)
5"Episode 4"9 December 2002 (2002-12-09)
6"Episode 5"16 December 2002 (2002-12-16)
7"Episode 6"26 December 2002 (2002-12-26)

Series 2 (2003)

No.TitleOriginal air date
8"Episode 1"7 July 2003 (2003-07-07)
9"Episode 2"14 July 2003 (2003-07-14)
10"Episode 3"21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
11"Episode 4"28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
12"Episode 5"4 August 2003 (2003-08-04)
13"Episode 6"11 August 2003 (2003-08-11)

Specials (2003-04)

No.TitleOriginal air date
14"Christmas 2003 Special"22 December 2003 (2003-12-22)
15"New Years Special"2 January 2004 (2004-01-02)

Series 3 (2004)

No.TitleOriginal air date
16"Episode 1"10 May 2004 (2004-05-10)
17"Episode 2"17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
18"Episode 3"24 May 2004 (2004-05-24)
19"Episode 4"31 May 2004 (2004-05-31)
20"Episode 5"7 June 2004 (2004-06-07)
21"Episode 6"14 June 2004 (2004-06-14)

Series 4 (2004)

No.TitleOriginal air date
22"Episode 1/US Election 2004 Special"1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)
23"Episode 2"8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)
24"Episode 3"15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
25"Episode 4"22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
26"Episode 5"29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
27"Episode 6"6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
28"Episode 7"13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)
29"Episode 8/Christmas 2004 Special"26 December 2004 (2004-12-26)

Series 5 (2005)

No.TitleOriginal air date
30"Episode 1/Election 2005 Special"5 May 2005 (2005-05-05)
31"Episode 2"12 May 2005 (2005-05-12)
32"Episode 3"19 May 2005 (2005-05-19)
33"Episode 4"26 May 2005 (2005-05-26)
34"Episode 5"2 June 2005 (2005-06-02)
35"Episode 6"9 June 2005 (2005-06-09)

Special (2005)

No.TitleOriginal air date
36"Christmas 2005 Special"23 December 2005 (2005-12-23)[17]

Series 6 (2006)

No.TitleOriginal air date
37"Episode 1"8 May 2006 (2006-05-08)
38"Episode 2"15 May 2006 (2006-05-15)
39"Episode 3"22 May 2006 (2006-05-22)
40"Episode 4"29 May 2006 (2006-05-29)
41"Episode 5"5 June 2006 (2006-06-05)
42"Episode 6"12 June 2006 (2006-06-12)

Series 7 (2007)

No.TitleOriginal air date
43"Episode 1"22 February 2007 (2007-02-22)
44"Episode 2"1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)
45"Episode 3"8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)
46"Episode 4"15 March 2007 (2007-03-15)
47"Episode 5"22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)
48"Episode 6"29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)

Home media

Radio series

Title Episodes Runtime No. of discs CD release date Audio cassette release date Digital download release date
Dead Ringers 4 1 hr 50 mins 2 discs 6 November 2000[18] 6 November 2000 15 February 2005[19]
Dead Ringers: Series 2 Part 1 4 1 hr 45 mins 2 discs 2 July 2001[20] 2 July 2001 6 April 2005[21]
Dead Ringers: Series 2, Part 2 4 1 hr 50 mins 2 discs 5 November 2001[22] 5 November 2001 6 April 2005[23]
Dead Ringers: The Specials[lower-alpha 1] 2 1 hr 50 mins 2 discs 19 November 2001[24] 19 November 2001 31 March 2005[25]
Dead Ringers: Series 3 5 2 hrs 20 mins 2 discs 1 July 2002[26] 1 July 2002 1 June 2012[27]
Dead Ringers: Series 4 4 1 hr 45 mins 2 discs 4 November 2002[28] 4 November 2002 6 April 2005[29]
Dead Ringers: Series 5 & 6 8 3 hrs 30 mins 4 discs 4 November 2002[30] 4 November 2002 31 March 2005[31]
Dead Ringers: Collection[lower-alpha 2] 17 7 hrs 45 mins 8 discs 11 November 2002[32]
7 April 2003 (MP3-CD)[33]
N/A N/A
Dead Ringers: Series 7 4 1 hr 50 mins 2 discs 3 February 2003[34] 3 February 2003 31 March 2005[35]
Dead Ringers: Series 8 4 1 hr 50 mins 2 discs 5 May 2003[36] N/A 5 April 2012[37]
Dead Ringers: Series 9 4 1 hr 50 mins 2 discs 7 July 2003[38] N/A 31 March 2005[39]
Dead Ringers: Collection 2[lower-alpha 3] 13 5 hrs 45 mins 7 discs 10 November 2003[40] N/A N/A
Dead Ringers: Series 10 5 2 hrs 20 mins 2 discs 1 March 2004[41] N/A N/A
Dead Ringers: The Best of the Radio Series N/A 2 hrs 2 discs 3 October 2005[42] N/A 17 October 2005[43]
Dead Ringers: Series 12 6 3 hrs 3 discs 11 June 2015[44] N/A 11 June 2015
Dead Ringers: Series 13 & 14 7 3 hrs 15 mins 4 discs 1 October 2015[45] N/A 1 October 2015
Dead Ringers: Series 15[lower-alpha 4] 7 3 hrs 10 mins 4 discs 2 June 2016[46] N/A 2 June 2016
Dead Ringers: Series 16 & 17 8 3 hrs 40 mins N/A N/A N/A 2 March 2017[47]
  1. Contains The Archers Special, the Election 2001 Special and 50 minutes of unbroadcast material.
  2. Contains Series 1-3.
  3. Contains Series 4-6, plus the Golden Jubilee Special, which was exclusive to the set.
  4. Contains Series 15, plus the Christmas 2015 Special and A Look Back at the Year 2020 Special.

TV series

Title Runtime No. of discs CD release date Audio cassette release date Digital download release date DVD & VHS release date
Dead Ringers: The Television Series[lower-alpha 1] 2 hrs 2 discs 3 November 2003[48] 3 November 2003 15 February 2005[49] 7 July 2003[50][51][52]
Dead Ringers: The Television Series 2 2 hrs 10 mins 2 discs 5 July 2004[53] 5 July 2004 16 March 2009[54] N/A
Dead Ringers: The Television Series 3 2 hrs 2 discs 29 November 2004[55] N/A N/A N/A
  1. DVD & VHS release includes the pilot episode.

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