Mock The Week
- TV panel show
- BBC Two
- 2005 - 2022
- 212 episodes (21 series)
Topical panel show taking a satirical look at the week's news. Hosted by Dara O Briain with regular player Hugh Dennis. Also features Andy Parsons, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Rory Bremner and Chris Addison
- Series 18, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at Midnight on Dave
Key details
- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 2005 - 2022
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 212 (21 series), plus 22 highlights specials
- Creators
- Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson
- Stars
- Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Rory Bremner and Chris Addison
- Writers
- Simon Bullivant, Rob Colley, Dan Gaster, Ged Parsons, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt and Colin Swash
- Director
- Geraldine Dowd
- Producers
- Dan Patterson, Mark Leveson, Ewan Phillips, Ruth Wallace, Chris Young, Suzanne Gilfillan, Jed Leventhall, Pinki Chambers and more
- Company
A panel show featuring a combination of stand-up, off-the-cuff games, performance rounds and discussion; all of which is focused around satirising the week's news.
Dara O Briain hosts, with a team of three located on each side of him. Hugh Dennis appears as a regular panellist.
Rory Bremner, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Chris Addison and Andy Parsons have been regular panellists in previous series, but have now left the show.
The current regular rounds include picture of the week; a stand-up round (which changes name each week); and 'If this is the answer, what is the question?'. The final round is always 'Scenes we'd like to see', in which the comedians suggest things people might say given a particular topic (e.g. Unlikely things for a continuity announcer to say).
Games no longer played include Ask the Panel, Ask the Politicians, Between the Lines, Bombshell Phone Call, Dating Videos, Headliners, Inside the Mind Of..., Phone In and Prime Minister's Question Time.
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Additional details
- Also known as
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- MTW (Acronym)
- Mock The Week Again
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The title music is by The Jam.
Website links
- Official Website
The official website for the show from the production company. Includes details about the production and pictures from the shows. - UK Game Shows
An article about Mock the Week on the website dedicated to UK game shows. - @mocktheweek
- IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 5th June 2005 at 10pm on BBC Two
- Next repeats
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- Series 18, Episode 1: Tomorrow at Midnight on Dave
- Series 13, Episode 4: Tomorrow at 11:40pm on Dave
- Series 18, Episode 3: Thursday at 12:20am on Dave
- Series 20, Episode 8: Thursday at 10pm on BBC2
- Series 18, Episode 4: Thursday at 11:15pm on Dave
- Series 18, Episode 5: Thursday at 11:55pm on Dave
- Series 18, Episode 6: Saturday at 12:50am on Dave
- Series 17, Episode 9: Monday 11th December at 12:40am on Dave
- Series 17, Episode 10: Monday 11th December at 1:20am on Dave
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 4th December 2023 at 1:20am on Dave - Series 17, Episode 8
- Monday 4th December 2023 at 12:40am on Dave - Series 17, Episode 7
- Saturday 2nd December 2023 at 9:00pm on Dave - Series 19, Highlights Special
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre - Series 1 to 11, 17 and 21
- The London Studios - Series 12 to 16
- Elstree Film Studios - Series 18 to 20
- Zoom (Virtual) - Series 19 and 20