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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. 183 episodes (19 series), 2005 - 2021. Stars Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Frankie Boyle and others.

Next new episode is on Thursday at 9:30pm. Series 19, Episode 10
Catch-up on Episode 9 on BBC iPlayer   Series 10, Episode 8 is repeated on Dave on Saturday at 10pm.

Mock The Week. Maff Brown. Copyright: Angst Productions.

Series 19, Episode 6

Dara O Briain hosts as regular panellist Hugh Dennis looks back on the latest events in news and politics, with the help of Tom Allen, Maff Brown, Ria Lina, Ed Byrne and Rhys James.
Preview clip

Notes

Maff Brown, normally the show's warm-up act, replaced Angela Barnes when her temperature rose and she was sent home less than an hour before recording began.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 3rd December 2020
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Dara O Briain Host / Presenter
Hugh Dennis Regular Panellist
Guest cast
Ed Byrne Guest
Rhys James Guest
Tom Allen Guest
Maff Brown Guest
Ria Lina Guest
Writing team
Simon Bullivant Writer (Additional Material)
Rob Colley Writer (Additional Material)
Dan Gaster Writer (Additional Material)
Ged Parsons Writer (Additional Material)
Steve Punt Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Geraldine Dowd Director
Dan Patterson Series Producer
Mark Leveson Producer
Ewan Phillips Producer
Chris Young Producer
Jed Leventhall Executive Producer

Press

Warm-up Maff Brown steps in for Angela Barnes on MTW

It may be the moment every comedian doing TV warm-up secretly hopes for. Maff Brown will make his debut on Mock The Week tonight - after panellist Angela Barnes was taken ill at the last minute.

Chortle, 3rd December 2020
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