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.
- Due to return for Series 19
- Series 6, Episode 6 repeated at 7pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 596
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 8
Further details
Talking 'porkies' this week are fashionista Trinny Woodall and League Of Gentleman and Psychoville star Reece Shearsmith on David's team; and West End star Michael Ball and acerbic critic and TV presenter Charlie Brooker attempt to lie their way to victory for captain Lee Mack.
Are a well-known, high-street chain store's mannequins really based on Trinny's body? Did Charlie lie to his girlfriend about being deaf in one ear for six years? And does Michael have a three-part ritual that he must adhere to before going on stage?
Home Truths
Michael Ball: I have a three part ritual that I have to adhere to before I go on stage. (Truth)
Trinny Woodall: Marks & Spencer's mannequins are based on my body. (Lie)
Reece Shearsmith: For a summer, I worked at a funeral director's that offered themed funerals. (Lie)
Charlie Brooker: For six years, I pretended to a girlfriend that I was partially deaf. (Truth)
Ring of Truth
Christina Aguilera once followed a strict diet, where every meal had 4 food items: 1 cruncy, 1 soft, 1 hot, 1 cold. (Truth)
This Is My...
Charlie Brooker: This is Donna, who is teaching me basic home maintenance.
Lee Mack: This is Donna and she saved my life when she threw me a lifebelt after I fell off my boat.
Michael Ball: This is Donna, she has been my number one super fan since she was 17. She even has a toilet seat cover with my face on it. (Truth)
Final Round
David Mitchell: Three members of the cabinet subscribe to my Twitter feed. (Lie)
Lee Mack: I kept my car running for two months by cracking an egg into it every day. (Truth)
Notes
At the end of the show, Lee's team have 9 points and David's team have 2 points. Rob's liar of the week is Michael Ball.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 28th September 2009
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rob Brydon | Host / Presenter |
| Lee Mack | Team Captain |
| David Mitchell | Team Captain |
| Charlie Brooker | Guest |
| Trinny Woodall | Guest |
| Reece Shearsmith | Guest |
| Michael Ball | Guest |
Video
Lee's Car
Did Lee Mack keep his car running for two months by cracking an egg into it every day?
Featuring: Rob Brydon, Lee Mack & David Mitchell.
Press
Very slightly disappointing guests this week, although Lee Mack's team does manage to accommodate the widely differing talents of beaming West End musical star Michael Ball and sulphurous TV grump Charlie Brooker. Both are good value (Ball even makes a sly joke about drugs), but on David Mitchell's team Trinny Woodall and Reece Shearsmith seem, well, out of sorts. No matter. This show has no problem overcoming the handicap of less-than-sparkling guests to deliver a half-hour of laughs. Tonight the flights of fancy (or are they brute facts?) include Shearsmith's alleged spell working in a themed funeral parlour and Brooker's claim that he pretended to a girlfriend for six years that he was partially deaf. But crucially, do three members of the cabinet subscribe to David Mitchell's Twitter feed? And, if so, who are they? You'll have to watch to find out.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 28th September 2009