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Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron
Would I Lie To You?

Would I Lie To You?

  • TV panel show
  • BBC One
  • 2007 - 2025
  • 160 episodes (18 series)

Panel show in which believable lies and unbelievable truths must be identified. Stars Rob Brydon, Angus Deayton, Lee Mack and David Mitchell.

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Series 2, Episode 2

With guest panellists Trisha Goddard, Ben Shephard, Frankie Boyle and Rich Hall.

Preview clips

Home Truths

Trisha Goddard: I'm currently beating Jeremy Kyle 5 to 3 at internet Scrabble (Lie)

Ben Shephard: I've been offered £2,000 pounds by OK! Magazine for my dog's birthday (Lie)

Frankie Boyle: I have rated 98% on a psychopath test (True)

Ring of Truth

David Beckham recites the alphabet backwards before every match (Lie)

When filming My, Myself & Irene Jim Carrey missed his dog so much he bought him a three bedroom house near the set (True)

This Is My...

Trisha: Gareth came on my show to cure his fear of Scotch eggs (True)

Rich: Gareth pimped my ride and turned my car into the ultimate fishing mobile.

David: Gareth freed me from a theme park ride when my car got stuck

Final Round

David: This is the lock of snooker star Steve Davis's hair that I bought on eBay (Lie)

Frankie: I have written and published a book of love poems (Lie)

Lee: This is the coconut that nearly killed me (Lie)

Notes

David's team win 7 points to 5

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 18th July 2008
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Angus Deayton Host / Presenter
Lee Mack Team Captain
David Mitchell Team Captain
Paul Ridley Announcer
Guest cast
Frankie Boyle Guest
Trisha Goddard Guest
Ben Shephard Guest
Rich Hall Guest
Writing team
Angus Deayton Writer (Additional Material)
Dominic English Writer (Additional Material)
Ged Parsons Writer (Additional Material)
Steve Punt Writer (Additional Material)
Charlie Skelton Writer (Additional Material)
Aiden Spackman Writer (Additional Material)
Christine Rose Writer (Additional Material)
Will Ing Script Editor
Production team
Barbara Wiltshire Director
Andrew Westwell Producer
Derek McLean Producer
Peter Holmes Executive Producer
Ruth Phillips Executive Producer
Tim Ellison Editor
Bex Murray Editor
Patrick Doherty Production Designer

Video

Does Trisha leads Jeremy Kyle 5-3 at internet scrabble?

Frankie Boyle rips into Trisha's claim that she leads Jeremy Kyle 5-3 at internet scrabble.

Featuring: Frankie Boyle & Trisha Goddard.

Press

The impressive thing about this featherweight panel game (apart from how funny it manages to be) is how hard it often is to tell when the panellists are lying and when they're telling the truth. I know they're all professional performers, so we shouldn't be surprised, but even so. There are exceptions, of course: at one stage Frankie Boyle, famous as a comedian red in tooth and claw, finds it hard to pretend that he once wrote a collection of love poems, but it's still fun watching him try - not very hard.

David Butcher, Radio Times, 18th July 2008

The team leaders on this Call My Bluff-style show - Lee Mack and David Mitchell - are on sensationally good form. Unassuming and immensely accomplished, once again it is the comic highlight of the week. Honestly.

David Chater, The Times, 18th July 2008

The truth is greatly over-rated, I reckon. Especially when the porkies this show dreams up are so much more entertaining. Its consistently hilarious off-the-cuff banter is perfect for a Friday night.

Jane Simon, The Mirror, 18th July 2008

It may be as lazy a format as you'll find on television at the moment, but that doesn't stop Would I Lie To You? from being thoroughly enjoyable.

Some comedians dislike Mock The Week as it is - quite obviously - heavily scripted, but the whole point of this show is that the panelists have to make up stories (or make the truth sound implausible) on the spot. What's also quite cool, of course, is that we do find out funny little facts about the panelists every week.

annawaits, TV Scoop, 17th July 2008

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