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That Mitchell And Webb Look

That Mitchell And Webb Look

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 2006 - 2010
  • 24 episodes (4 series)

Sketch series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb in various roles, from tramp-detectives to participants of impossibly difficult maths quizzes. Stars David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman, James Bachman, Paterson Joseph and more.

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Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2

Includes an evil henchman's plea for clearer wording in death threats, a clip from new daytime TV show Coverage of People Buying a House and then Living in it, and a man who can move biscuits with his mind.

Preview clips

Further details

Daytime Television - Coverage of People Buying a House. A clip from a lovingly-crafted and highly imaginative daytime TV show.

Evil Euphemisms - David plays a super-villain who can never quite say what he means. His two henchman, Alan and Keith are never quite sure what he means when he says: "Please deal with Inspector Harrison."

Holmes and Watson - two old-school British actors are never quite able to keep their rivalry from coming across on screen.

Counterfeit - Rob plays a very keen but very shoddy counterfeiter. David plays his not very impressed fence.

Biscuit Telekinesis - Rob plays Rod, a man who can move biscuits with the power of his mind. His colleague Alan won't let him squander his gift. But when he uses it, terrible things can happen...

Man and Dog Man - A man and his friend who is mainly a man, but sort of a dog...

Hating Captain Pugwash - Some friends chat about children's TV in the pub. But embarrassingly one of them turns out to have worked on Captain Pugwash, playing the part of Captain Pugwash. "Come to think of it, he does look sort of flat and cardboard."

Plus - Numberwang; Behind The Scenes - Can people fly?; Watergate; Daytime TV - Coverage of People in Hospital; A Heroin addict (Rob) gets just what he wanted for Christmas; Barry promotes his Kids' Rapids Rides; The Snooker Commentators on sexiness; Barry Kids' Rides Call Back; Daytime TV - Coverage of People Running a Safari Park.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 21st September 2006
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 20th September 2014 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 21st September 2014 2:40am Gold
Saturday 11th April 2015 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 12th April 2015 1:40am Gold
Sunday 10th July 2016 2:35am Gold
Monday 11th July 2016 2:20am Gold
Monday 24th July 2023 10:00pm BBC2
Friday 28th July 2023 11:05pm BBC2 Wales

Cast & crew

Cast
David Mitchell Various
Robert Webb Various
Olivia Colman Ensemble Actor
James Bachman Ensemble Actor
Paterson Joseph Ensemble Actor
Gus Brown Ensemble Actor
Abigail Burdess Ensemble Actor
Mark Evans Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Edna Doré Gran
Sally Grace Ensemble Actor
Arun Crisp Ensemble Actor
Writing team
David Mitchell Writer
Robert Webb Writer
James Bachman Writer (Additional Material)
Mark Evans Writer (Additional Material)
Jesse Armstrong Writer (Additional Material)
Sam Bain Writer (Additional Material)
John Finnemore Writer (Additional Material)
Chris Reddy Writer (Additional Material)
John Morton Script Editor
Production team
David Kerr Director
Gareth Edwards Producer
Kenton Allen Executive Producer
Scott Flyger Editor
Dennis De Groot Production Designer
Richie Webb Composer
Matt Katz Composer

Video

Mitchell and Webb - Evil Organisation

The henchmen that needs everything spelled out.

Featuring: James Bachman, David Mitchell & Robert Webb.

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