Very British Problems
- TV comedy
- Channel 4
- 2015 - 2016
- 7 episodes (2 series)
Just why is it so hard being British? Because we have Very British Problems. Stars Stephen Mangan, Romesh Ranganathan, Bob Mortimer, Catherine Tate, Danny Dyer and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Other People
Further details
From having no idea what to say or do as an acceptable greeting, to spending 20 minutes saying goodbye to each other, the British have an inherent inability to talk to or interact like ordinary humans.
What are the unwritten rules of small talk? How many times is it acceptable to ask someone to repeat themselves before you just have to nod and hope for the best?
What does James Corden really mean when he offers to help wash up? What caused Jonathan Ross to accidentally start speaking in an American accent? What does Ruth Jones say as a way of telling people she wants them to go home? And why does Johnny Vegas have a pathological fear of shaking hands?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 13th August 2015
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Stephen Mangan | Self |
| Paul Chowdhry | Self |
| Johnny Vegas | Self |
| James Corden | Self |
| Vic Reeves | Self |
| Nigel Havers | Self |
| Rich Hall | Self |
| Ruth Jones | Self |
| Tameka Empson | Self |
| Jocelyn Jee Esien | Self |
| Jonathan Ross | Self |
| Andrew Flintoff (as Freddie Flintoff) | Self |
| Rob Beckett | Self |
| Grace Dent | Self |
| Francesca Martinez | Self |
| Aisling Bea | Self |
| Roisin Conaty | Self |
| Jimmy Akingbola | Self |
| Susan Calman | Self |
| Alex Brooker | Self |
| Josh Widdicombe | Self |
| Richard Bacon | Self |
| Nathan Caton | Self |
| Julie Walters | Narrator |
| Jean Barker (as Baroness Trumpington) | Self |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lorry Powles | Director |
| Kate Staples | Series Producer |
| Chris Fouracre | Executive Producer |
| Matt Nida | Edit Producer |
| Damian O'Neill | Editor |
| Jim Hillier | Editor |
| Michael Pearce | Editor |
| Phil Moss | Editor |
Videos
Saying goodbye
Stephen Mangan, James Corden and Rich Hall consider the British inability to end a conversation.
Featuring: Stephen Mangan, James Corden & Rich Hall.
Avoiding people
Grace Dent, Tameka Empson, Jocelyn Jee Esien and James Corden muse on attempting to avoid human contact.
Featuring: James Corden, Tameka Empson, Jocelyn Jee Esien & Grace Dent.
Make yourself at home
James Corden and Freddie Flintoff dissect the phrase "make yourself at home".
Featuring: James Corden & Freddie Flintoff.
Have a nice day
Nigel Havers and Rich Hall discuss use of the phrase "have a nice day" in Britain.
Featuring: Nigel Havers & Rich Hall.
Not hearing someone
Jocelyn Jee Esien and Tameka Empson discuss those awful situations where you can't quite hear someone.
Featuring: Tameka Empson & Jocelyn Jee Esien.
Press
Very British Problems, Channel 4, review: 'a mistake'
This old-fashioned list show about awkward social situations forgot to be funny, says Michael Hogan.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 13th August 2015