Lookalikes
- TV sitcom / sketch show
- Channel 4
- 2015 - 2018
- 9 episodes (2 series)
Structured reality-comedy series following the antics at Britain's premier lookalikes agency. Stars Andy Harmer, Tim Oliver and Charlie Hopkinson.
Episode menu
Pilot - Lookalikes
Further details
Lookalikes is a structured reality show following the antics at Britain's premier lookalikes agency, run by David Beckham impersonator Andy Harmer. The agency is a revolving door for those who look like some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry and make a living from it. The question is, can they turn off the act at the end of the day?
The programme follows Andy as he tries various unique business building schemes with hilarious consequences. He's hoping to re-launch his male cabaret review act, The Chippendoubles, in the USA and thinks he's got the perfect business partner to pull it off: Barack Obama lookalike Reggie. However, Andy's plans are thrown into chaos when troupe stalwarts 'Will Smith' and 'Gordon Ramsay' quit and he faces a race against time to turn 'Mr Bean', 'Colin Farrell', 'Ed Sheeran' and 'Robbie Williams' into a coherent dance troupe.
Meanwhile, David Brent lookalike Tim is fed up with his day job, and lovelorn 'Gordon Ramsay' admits to 'Del Boy' that he has romantic feelings for 'Victoria Beckham'.
Notes
This pilot episode was not billed as a comedy but is listed here for completion.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 20th July 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Andy Harmer | David Beckham |
| Tim Oliver | David Brent |
| Croz Crossley | Rolf Harris |
| Parvis Ghodsi | George Clooney |
| Ty Jones | Ed Sheeran |
| Melo Sparrow | Jack Sparrow |
| James Martin | Colin Farrell |
| Martin Jordan | Gordon Ramsay |
| Shad Ellis | Will Smith |
| Reggie Brown | Barack Obama |
| Camilla Shadbolt | Victoria Beckham |
| Sue Bradbury | Patsy Stone |
| Stephan Feix (as Stefan Feix) | Del Boy |
| Tony Lewis | Robbie Williams |
| Alison Cowey | Self |
| Miranda Hyder | Self |
| Laura Witjens | Self |
| Tristan Mills | Self |
| Ben Cook | Series Director |
| Jonathan Stadlen | Executive Producer |
| Daniel M Smith | Editor |
Press
Interview: Gordon Ramsay impersonator Martin Jordan
Gordon Ramsay impersonator Martin Jordan, from Gravesend, receives rave reviews after Channel 4's Lookalikes. "All the messages I've had on my phone and from Twitter are from people who say they just enjoyed watching something on TV they could sit back and have a laugh at."
Jamie Bullen, Kent News, 22nd July 2015Interview with Ed Sheeran lookalike Ty Jones
20-year-old Ty Jones has just finished studying Mechanics and is about to start an Engineering course at Talbot Road College. He also really fucking looks like Ed Sheeran, and has been nailing down the lookalike game for the past five years thanks to his unusual skills.
Roisin Lanigan, The Tab, 22nd July 2015Lookalikes review
Reality TV, script, structure, everything and everyone else; it eats itself, vomits itself up again, then eats itself again. Hilariously though.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 21st July 2015Some of the lookalikes are hilariously crap
There's a new show about lookalikes and some are hilariously crap.
Scott Bryan, BuzzFeed, 20th July 2015Lookalikes, review: 'painful to watch'
Overall, Lookalikes has the feel of a series that looked brilliant on paper, and promptly failed to live up to its potential.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 20th July 2015Was that possibly the weirdest reality show ever?
Lookalikes wasn't without its entertaining side - mainly when it came to grading the lookalikes. Gordon Ramsay: good. Linda Robson: er, really? Del Boy and Patsy Stone: brilliant.
Catriona Wrightman, Digital Spy, 20th July 2015Lookalikes is a hilarious reality show
This hilarious reality show follows Andy and the stars of his Lookalikes Talent Agency in Eastbourne, which has around 270 dead ringers on its books.
The Mirror, 18th July 2015