Blockbusters
- TV comedy
- Comedy Central
- 2019
- 20 episodes (2 series)
Dara O Briain hosts a comedic reboot of the classic game show Blockbusters.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 21st March 2019
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Comedy Central
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 23rd March 2019 | 6:10pm | Comedy Central |
| Monday 25th March 2019 | 10:30pm | Comedy Central |
| Thursday 28th March 2019 | 8:30pm | Comedy Central |
| Saturday 20th April 2019 | 8:00am | Comedy Central |
| Sunday 21st April 2019 | 4:05am | Comedy Central |
| Saturday 1st June 2019 | 6:00am | CC Extra |
| Friday 2nd August 2019 | 1:00pm | CC Extra |
| Tuesday 3rd September 2019 | 4:10am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 16th September 2019 | 4:00pm | CC Extra |
| Saturday 21st September 2019 | 6:00am | CC Extra |
| Thursday 26th September 2019 | 8:30pm | Comedy Central |
| Tuesday 4th August 2020 | 12:00am | Comedy Central |
| Tuesday 10th November 2020 | 2:00am | CC Extra |
| Saturday 19th February 2022 | 11:00am | CC Extra |
| Tuesday 22nd February 2022 | 3:00am | CC Extra |
| Sunday 27th March 2022 | 5:35am | CC Extra |
| Sunday 5th June 2022 | 2:00am | CC Extra |
| Monday 29th August 2022 | 4:00pm | CC Extra |
| Tuesday 7th February 2023 | 5:10am | CC Extra |
| Sunday 12th February 2023 | 5:30am | CC Extra |
| Monday 17th April 2023 | 10:00am | CC Extra |
| Sunday 7th May 2023 | 4:10am | Comedy Central |
| Saturday 7th October 2023 | 8:00am | Comedy Central |
| Sunday 24th December 2023 | 9:00am | CC Extra |
| Sunday 31st December 2023 | 5:35am | CC Extra |
| Thursday 8th February 2024 | 9:00am | Comedy Central |
| Thursday 8th February 2024 | 2:00pm | CC Extra |
Cast & crew
| Dara O Briain | Host / Presenter |
| Matthew Crosby | Writer |
| James Menzies | Writer |
| Brona C. Titley | Writer |
| Simon Weekes | Writer |
| Liz Clare | Director |
| John Ryan | Series Producer |
| Jack Kisby-Carroll | Producer |
| Helen Doble | Producer |
| Bernard Markey | Producer |
| Chris Curley | Executive Producer |
| Phil Harris | Executive Producer |
| Kate Edmunds | Executive Producer |
| Arron Ferster | Executive Producer |
| Louise Holmes | Executive Producer |
| Jill Offman | Executive Producer |
| Shirley Kelly | Line Producer |
| Toby Carr | Editor |
| Joshua Grace | Production Designer |
| Tilly Luscombe | Costume Designer |
| Suzie Narden | Make-up Designer |
| Gemma O'Sullivan | Lighting Designer |
| Ed Welch | Composer |
Videos
Your generation will never afford a house
Dara O Briain tests the teams and has a brutal truth to deliver.
Featuring: Dara O Briain.
Press
Every version of Blockbusters there's ever been
As a new version of Blockbusters hosted by Dara O Briain arrives, we revisit the gameshow's previous incarnations...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 22nd March 2019The once futuristic and now pleasingly retro student quiz returns for another (gold) run, this time with Dara O Briain in charge. As you might expect, the humour has been cranked up - fuzzy mascots get an intro alongside their matriculated owners - but otherwise it's still the same snappy battle of buzzers and wits.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 21st March 2019Blockbusters review
Given that the channel are certainly putting considerable effort into the show, I can see it certainly being more successful than its past revivals, although deep down it will be hard to match Holness's original.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 21st March 2019Will the Blockbusters reboot be a success?
This latest iteration of Blockbusters plays it admirably straight, although O'Briain is far wittier and more down with the kids than Holness.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 15th March 2019