Common Sense
Common Sense
- TV comedy
- BBC Two
- 2017
- 6 episodes (1 series)
A topical comedy news show for BBC Two featuring real members of the public. Stars Ruth Jones.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
This week's stories include: Blair vs populism; a giant iceberg; the Queen nearly being shot; bad-mood Brits; fracking; Trump supporting Assange; a pregnant man; and a speech by PM Theresa May.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 11th January 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ruth Jones | Narrator |
| Tom Hutchings | Producer |
| Victoria Ray | Producer |
| Lucy Whelan | Producer |
| Tania Alexander | Executive Producer |
| Natalie Rose | Edit Producer |
| Jayne Topping | Edit Producer |
| Katy Wingrove | Edit Producer |
| Dylan Chase | Editor |
| John Rosser | Editor |
| Charlie Smedley | Editor |
| Oren Yaniv | Editor |
| Chris Hooker | Editor |
| Neil Pollock | Director of Photography |
| Lee York | Director of Photography |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
| Stephen Tait | Composer |
Press
A bit like Gogglebox, but for the news, this new series finds the topical stories of the day - from breaking news to bizarre headlines - dissected by "real British people". So, that means dinner ladies from Leeds, market traders from London's East End and butchers from Birmingham. The folk giving their two penn'orth are so chosen for their incisive wit and "unfiltered" manner, so expect blunt reactions to the week's news. Ruth Jones is on voiceover duties.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 11th January 2017Preview - Common Sense
Anyone with any common sense will be able to tell you that the production company behind Gogglebox is trying to repeat the same formula elsewhere.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 11th January 2017