House Of Fools. Image shows from L to R: Vic (Vic Reeves), Bob (Bob Mortimer). Copyright: BBC / Pett Productions
House Of Fools

House Of Fools

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 2014 - 2015
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Studio audience sitcom created by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Also features Daniel Simonsen, Morgana Robinson, Matt Berry, Dan Skinner and Ellie White

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Series 2, Episode 6 - The Whip Affair

Vic receives an exciting letter from his ex-girlfriend Mary. He enlists help from Julie to prepare for their big date.

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Further details

House Of Fools. Image shows from L to R: Mary (Sally Phillips), Bosh (Dan Skinner). Copyright: BBC / Pett Productions

Vic receives an exciting letter from his ex-girlfriend Mary. He enlists help from Julie and begins preparations for Mary's visit and their big date.

But when Mary has to cancel at the last minute, Beef, Bosh, Julie and Bob set about concocting an ingenious plan to make sure Vic isn't left disappointed.

With a little help from Julie's excellent disguise and Beef's magical time-stopping whip, Vic gets his date after all. But when the truth is finally revealed, his reaction is not what anyone had expected.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 30th March 2015
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 21st October 2016 11:40pm Gold
Monday 13th March 2017 2:15am Gold
Saturday 3rd February 2018 2:05am Gold
Saturday 24th February 2018 2:35am Gold
Friday 31st August 2018 11:20pm Gold
Saturday 1st September 2018 2:20am Gold
Saturday 29th September 2018 12:50am Gold
Saturday 29th September 2018 3:20am Gold
Friday 29th November 2019 1:20am Gold
Saturday 30th November 2019 12:00am Gold
Saturday 10th October 2020 2:25am Gold
Sunday 8th November 2020 2:15am Gold
Friday 27th November 2020 2:50am Gold
Wednesday 6th January 2021 3:10am Gold
Monday 18th January 2021 1:00am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Bob Mortimer Bob
Vic Reeves Vic
Daniel Simonsen Erik
Morgana Robinson Julie
Matt Berry Beef
Dan Skinner Bosh
Ellie White Rachel
Guest cast
Sally Phillips Mary (Vic's Ex)
Tony Way Bistro Customer in Head Lock
Writing team
Vic Reeves Writer
Bob Mortimer Writer
Production team
Nick Wood Director
Dave Walker Inserts Director
Lisa Clark Series Producer
Richard Webb Executive Producer
Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) Editor
Jane Tomblin Production Designer
Dan McGrath Composer
Josh Phillips Composer

Videos

Vic's Ex-Girlfriend

Vic recieves a letter from his Ex-Girlfriend and starts to worry.

Featuring: Bob Mortimer (Bob) & Vic Reeves (Vic).

Vic and Mary

Beef dresses up as Vic's Ex-Girlfriend Mary but can he fool him?

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Vic Reeves (Vic) & Matt Berry (Beef).

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