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- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2000 - 2020
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 117 (20 series), plus 7 highlights / drama special
- Creator
- Bill Dare
- Starring
- Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly, Mark Perry and others
- Producers
- Bill Dare, Mario Stylianides and Danny Wallace
Dead Ringers is an impressionist show with a satirical bite.
Regular victims in the original series - which starred Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry - included Tony Blair, who keeps referring to his physical mannerisms; an almost totally incoherent Robin Cook; and the gaff-strewn speeches of George W. Bush.
As well as mocking politicians, Dead Ringers also makes fun of other Radio 4 programmes and personalities. Regular victims include the cast of The Archers, the (now no-longer running) patronising children's show Go4It, the surprisingly adult adventures of Alan Bennett and Thora Hird, and the most feared man on in the world, the bloodthirsty "Godfather of Radio 4", announcer Brian Perkins.
The episodes also feature a range of hoax calls, most of them involving the voice of the Tom Baker version of Doctor Who.
After 7 years off-air, the show returned in 2014 with a new cast of characters, and new cast members. Now, once again, no one is safe from merciless parody as the show aims to take down every programme, institution and politician you hold dear.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Yes and no; it varies
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 7th January 2000 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 25th December 2020 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Last repeat
- Tuesday 29th December 2020 at 9:00am on Radio 4 Extra
Website links
- BBC Radio 4 Homepage
The Radio 4 homepage for the show. - BBC Homepage
The homepage for both the radio and television versions of Dead Ringers. - Wikipedia

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