Shooting Stars
- TV panel show
- BBC Two / BBC Choice
- 1993 - 2011
- 72 episodes (8 series)
Possibly the world's barmiest, weirdest, surreal and off-the-wall panel show. Presented by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Also features Ulrika Jonsson, Mark Lamarr, Will Self, Jack Dee, Johnny Vegas and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 2
Round 1 - True or False
The round includes questions about acid and a very light cake.
At the end of the round, Team A have 1 point and Team B have 2 points.
Round 2 - Impressions
The impressions include Seal and Orville.
At the end of the round, Team A have 2 points and Team B have 5 points.
Round 3 - The Dove From Above
The categories are Moses, Bones and Fish.
Ulrika chooses Moses and wins tonight's star prize - she can have either the contents of a small locker or a bag of sweets. She chooses the locker. Inside the locker is a box of After 10 Mints.
At the end of the round, Team A have 4 points and Team B have 8 points.
Round 4 - Quickfire
The round includes questions about the theme of Euro 96 and pigeons.
At the end of the round, Team B has 11 points. George Dawes didn't announce Team A's score.
The consolation prize for Team A is some robots [brooms] from Indonesia.
Wall Of Dog
Gordon Burns has to knock cleaning products off of a wall of tins of dog food. He has to do this with a trombone, making a noise with it at the same time. The only exception is the Jif bottle, which he isn't supposed to knock.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th October 1996
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 17th March 2015 | 1:20am | Gold |
Monday 13th July 2015 | 12:20am | Gold |
Monday 13th July 2015 | 3:00am | Gold |
Thursday 11th February 2016 | 12:10am | Gold |
Thursday 11th February 2016 | 3:25am | Gold |
Wednesday 15th February 2017 | 1:45am | Gold |
Wednesday 29th March 2017 | 2:25am | Gold |
Tuesday 20th November 2018 | 1:25am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Vic Reeves | Host / Presenter |
Bob Mortimer | Host / Presenter |
Ulrika Jonsson | Team Captain |
Mark Lamarr | Team Captain |
Matt Lucas | George Dawes |
Graham Skidmore | Announcer |
Dermot Morgan | Guest |
Robbie Williams | Guest |
Gordon Burns | Guest |
Alice Beer | Guest |
Vic Reeves | Writer |
Bob Mortimer | Writer |
Charlie Higson (as Charles Higson) | Writer (Additional Material) |
Mark Mylod | Director |
Alan Marke | Producer |
Charlie Higson | Producer |
Alan Marke | Executive Producer |
Mark Wybourn | Editor |
David White | Editor |
Gina Parr | Production Designer |
June Nevin | Costume Designer |
Jane Walker | Make-up Designer |
Mark Kenyon | Lighting Designer |
Pete Baikie | Composer |
Jayne Buxton | Make-up Designer |