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Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain.

Mock The Week

BBC Two panel show about the week's topical news. 171 episodes (17 series), 2005 - 2018. Stars Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Frankie Boyle and others.

Another series is in development.
Series 8, Episode 3 is repeated on Dave tomorrow at 11:15pm.

Mock The Week. Dara O Briain. Copyright: Angst Productions.

Mock The Week

Topical panel show taking a satirical look at the week's news. Hosted by Dara O Briain with regular player Hugh Dennis

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Genre
Panel Show
Broadcast
2005 - 2018
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
171   (17 series), plus 17 highlights specials
Creators
Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson
Starring
Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Rory Bremner and Chris Addison
Director
Geraldine Dowd
Producers
Dan Patterson, Mark Leveson, Ewan Phillips, Ruth Wallace and Chris Young

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 and Andy Parsons appear each week too.

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.

Behind the Scenes at Mock the Week

Production Details

Production company
Also known as
  • Mock The Week Again (Other official name)
  • MTW (Acronym)
Soundtrack
The title music is by The Jam.
Laugh track
Live audience

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 5th June 2005 on BBC Two at 10pm
Last new broadcast
Friday 21st December 2018 on BBC Two at 10pm
Upcoming repeats
  1. Series 8 Episode 3: Tomorrow at 11:15pm on Dave
  2. Series 8 Episode 4: Monday at 12am on Dave
  3. Series 14 Episode 10: Monday at 12:40am on Dave
  4. Series 14 Episode 11: Monday at 1:20am on Dave
  5. Series 14 Episode 11: Monday at 11:20pm on Dave
  6. Series 8 Episode 5: Tuesday at 10:20pm on Dave
  7. Series 8 Episode 5: Wednesday at 2:15am on Dave
  8. Series 14 Episode 4: Thursday at 1:40am on Dave
  9. Series 8 Episode 6: Thursday at 11:20pm on Dave
  10. Series 8 Episode 6: Friday 26th April at 2:30am on DaveShow all repeats
  11. Series 14 Episode 1: Saturday 27th April at 11:40pm on Dave
  12. Series 14 Episode 2: Monday 29th April at 12am on Dave
  13. Series 14 Episode 2: Monday 29th April at 11:20pm on Dave
  14. Series 14 Episode 3: Tuesday 30th April at 10:20pm on Dave
  15. Series 9 Episode 1: Friday 3rd May at 1:20am on Dave

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