Would I Lie to You? (British game show)
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Genre | Comedy, Panel game |
Created by | Peter Holmes |
Directed by | Barbara Wiltshire (2007–2008, 2011–) David Coyle (2009–2010) |
Presented by | Angus Deayton (2007–2008) Rob Brydon (2009–) |
Starring | David Mitchell Lee Mack |
Voices of | David de Keyser (2007) Paul Ridley (2008–2010) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 13 |
No. of episodes | 113 (as of 18 October 2019) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Peter Holmes Ruth Phillips Gilly Hall (2011–) |
Producers | Andrew Westwell (2007–2008) Derek McLean (2007–2009) Fiona McDermott (2009–2010) Rachel Ablett (2011–) Kate Staples (2011) Stephanie McIntosh (2012–) |
Production locations | The Fountain Studios (2007) BBC Television Centre (2008) Pinewood Studios (2009–)[1] |
Editors | Steve Andrews (2007–2008) Tim Ellison (2007–2008) Bex Murray (2007–2008) Steve Nayler (2009–) Tom Munden (2011–) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Zeppotron |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 16 June 2007 present | –
Would I Lie to You? (informally abbreviated as WILTY) is a British comedy panel show aired on BBC One, made by Zeppotron for the BBC. It was first broadcast on 16 June 2007. The show was presented by Angus Deayton in 2007 and 2008. Since 2009 it has been hosted by Rob Brydon and stars David Mitchell and Lee Mack as the team captains.
Background
The show was presented by Angus Deayton in 2007 and 2008, and by Rob Brydon (who had appeared as a guest panellist in the second series) from 2009 onwards.[2] The team captains are comedians David Mitchell and Lee Mack. As revealed by Lee Mack on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on 19 September 2014, Alan Carr was a team captain in the pilot but subsequently turned down an offer to appear on later shows. For each show, two celebrity guests join each of the team captains. The teams compete as each player reveals unusual facts and embarrassing personal tales for the evaluation of the opposing team. Some of these are true; some are not, and it is the panellists’ task to decide which is which.
The first series was recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley during March and April 2007, and aired at 21:55 between 16 June and 28 July 2007 on BBC One (missing a week for coverage of the Concert for Diana memorial event).
Filming for the second series took place between 15 November and 18 December 2007. The second series was filmed at BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, because Fountain Studios were being used for The X Factor at the time. The second series aired at 21:00 between 11 July 2008 and 29 August 2008 on BBC One, and contained eight shows, an increase of two from series one. A compilation episode featuring some previously unaired material was aired on 19 September 2008 at 21:30 on BBC One.[3]
Filming of a third series of eight episodes took place at Pinewood Studios during March and April 2009, and was broadcast between 10 August 2009 and 29 September 2009 on BBC One at 22:35. A compilation episode was also recorded. The airdate was 17 December 2009, due to the addition of Match of the Day to the BBC One schedule.
Filming of a fourth series of eight episodes took place at Pinewood Studios again during April and May 2010, and was broadcast between 23 July 2010 and 10 September 2010 on BBC One at 22:35. The compilation episode aired on 17 September 2010.
The fifth series was filmed during March 2011 and started airing from 9 September at 21:30.[4]
The sixth series of the show was recorded in March 2012 and began its broadcast on 13 April 2012.[5] This series was aired in a pre-watershed slot, at 20:30, for the first time.[6] Series 13 aired on Fridays at 9.30pm during 2019.
Format
Rounds
In all rounds, the scoring system is the same: teams gain a point for correctly guessing whether a statement is true or not, but if they guess incorrectly the opposing team gets a point. It is impossible for viewers to follow the scores until they are read out at the end of each round, as some questions are edited out. However, from the sixth series the scores were re-recorded to reflect what had made the edit and not the whole recording.
Current rounds
- "Home Truths": Panellists read out a statement about themselves. The opposing team has to decide whether it is true or false by asking the panellist questions. The first series used all six panellists; from the second series onwards, the round tended to focus on the four guests. In series two a 'possessions' element was introduced; the panellist takes an item out of a box along with a statement from a card, and has to convince the opposing team that it belongs to them.
- "This is My...": A guest comes onto the set and is introduced by first name, but remains standing in silence as the round continues. Panellists on one team tell the opposing team about their relationship to the guest; only one account out of three told is genuine, and the opposing team has to work out which it is. At the end of the round, the guest reveals their true identity, and which of the panellists they have a genuine relationship with.
- "Quick-Fire Lies": The second questioning round, with the panellists chosen at random. Originally featured limited questioning time and quicker rounds, but became similar to "Home Truths" by the later series. This round often features Mitchell and Mack, and from the fourth series onwards, Brydon became an occasional participant, with both teams questioning him at once.
Former rounds
- "Ring of Truth": A celebrity fact is read out by the host, and each team has to reach a joint decision on whether it is true or false. This round was generally edited out of the fourth series; as of series five, it is no longer being played.
- "Telly Tales": Clips from a TV show are shown, a statement is read out about the show by a member of one team and the other team has to guess whether it is true or false. This round was only played in the first series.
Cast
Guest appearances
The following have all appeared multiple times as one of the guest panelists on the show. This list does not include the special Comic Relief episode.
8 appearances 6 appearances 5 appearances |
4 appearances 3 appearances
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a. ^ Including an appearance where he substituted for Lee Mack as captain
Ratings
The first show of Series 1 had 3.8 million viewers, a 19% audience share at the time it was broadcast.[7]
The first show of Series 2 had 3 million viewers and a 14% audience share.[8] Later episodes indicated ratings of 2.7 - 3.2 million,[9][10][11] with the final show of the series getting 3.3 million viewers and a 15% audience share.[12]
The first show of Series 3 had 2.8 million viewers, the lowest number for a series opener so far; however, this equated to a 17% audience share.[13] The final show attracted only 2.5 million viewers, but with a 19% audience share overall.[14]
The first show of series 4 had 3.12 million viewers and a 19.7% audience share, the best performance for a series opener since series 1.[15]
The series 5 premiere had the show's highest ratings to date, with 4 million viewers and a 17.2% audience share.[16]
Series 6 began with an audience share of 14.9% and peak viewing figures of 3.53 million.[17] These figures were above the seventh series figures of 2.83 million / 12.8% audience share,[18] although these rose to 3.17 million by the end of the series with a 14.7% share.[19]
Awards and nominations
The show came second place in the British Comedy Guide's 2010 awards for the category "Best British TV Panel Show", losing out to QI.[20] The following year, it won the same category.[21] It also won the category in 2013, and also won the "Comedy of the Year 2013" award, making it the first non-scripted show to do so.[22] It won the "Panel Show" category for the third time at the 2014 awards,[23] and again in 2015,[24] 2017[25] and 2018.[26]
The show won the British Comedy Award for "Best British TV Panel Show" in 2010.[27] It was nominated in the same category at the following year's ceremony, but lost to Shooting Stars.[28] It won the award twice in a row at the 2013 and 2014 ceremonies.[29][30]
The programme has been nominated for the BAFTA for Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme five times, but has yet to win.[31][32][33][34][35] Mitchell and Mack were also both nominated for the Best Entertaiment Performance award at the 2019 ceremony; Mack took home the prize.[36] Mack received another nomination in the same category in 2020.[37]
International broadcasts
- The show airs on ABC TV and ABC Comedy in Australia, and began screening on BBC UKTV in New Zealand from November 2014. Britbox in the US and Canada.
Merchandise
- A DVD of the complete fourth series was released in September 2011.[38]
- A board game based on the show was released in 2012.[39][40]
- A DVD of the complete fifth series was released in October 2012.[41]
- A DVD of the complete sixth series was released in October 2013.[42]
- A book based on the series, Would I Lie to You? Presents the 100 Most Popular Lies of All Time, was published in October 2015. The publishers, Faber and Faber, have also ordered a second book.[43]
- Series 4 to 7 were released individually on DVD in Australia across July and August 2015.
Transmissions
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the series:
- – indicates David's team won the series.
- – indicates Lee's team won the series.
- – indicates the series ended in a draw.
Series
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 16 June 2007 | 28 July 2007 | 6 |
2 | 11 July 2008 | 29 August 2008 | 8 |
3 | 10 August 2009 | 28 September 2009 | 8 |
4 | 23 July 2010 | 10 September 2010 | 8 |
5 | 9 September 2011 | 28 October 2011 | 8 |
6 | 13 April 2012 | 22 June 2012 | 8 |
7 | 3 May 2013 | 28 June 2013 | 9 |
8 | 12 September 2014 | 8 January 2015 | 9 |
9 | 31 July 2015 | 13 January 2016 | 9 |
10 | 2 September 2016 | 21 October 2016 | 9 |
11 | 20 November 2017 | 19 January 2018 | 9 |
12 | 12 October 2018 | 18 January 2019 | 9 |
13 | 18 October 2019 | 7 February 2020 | 10 |
Specials
Date | Entitle |
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19 September 2008 | The Best & Unseen Bits from Series 2 |
17 December 2009 | The Best & Unseen Bits from Series 3 |
17 September 2010 | The Unseen Bits from Series 4 |
5 March 2011 | 24 Hour Panel People Comic Relief Special |
25 November 2011 | The Unseen Bits from Series 5 |
29 June 2012 | The Unseen Bits from Series 6 |
6 September 2013 | The Unseen Bits from Series 7 |
23 December 2013 | Christmas Special |
22 December 2014 | Christmas Special |
18 February 2015 | The Unseen Bits from Series 8 |
24 December 2015 | Christmas Special |
27 January 2016 | The Unseen Bits from Series 9 |
28 October 2016 | The Unseen Bits from Series 10 |
18 November 2016 | Children in Need: Children's Special |
19 December 2016 | Christmas Special |
18 December 2017 | Christmas Special |
24 January 2018 | The Unseen Bits from Series 11 |
24 December 2018 | Christmas Special |
24 January 2019 | The Unseen Bits from Series 12 |
31 January 2019 | The Best Bits from Series 12 |
26 December 2019 | Christmas Special |
14 February 2020 | The Unseen Bits from Series 13 |
21 February 2020 | More Unseen Bits from Series 13 |
International versions
- A New Zealand version of the show, presented by broadcaster Paul Henry, and featuring team captains Jesse Mulligan and Jon Bridges, began airing on TV3 in 2012.[44] It followed the Rob Brydon era UK format very closely but was short lived.
- The Czech version of this show was to be broadcast from January 2013 on ČT, a public television broadcaster.[45]
- The Malaysian version, Betul ke Bohong (English: Truth or Lie) is presented by AC Mizal and airs on Astro Warna.
- A Swedish version, Tror du jag ljuger?, presented by Anna Mannheimer with team captains Johan Glans and Fredrik Lindström.
- The Icelandic version, Satt eða logið? (English: Truth or lie?) first aired 2017 on Stöð 2. Originally presented by Logi Bergmann Eiðsson who was succeeded by Benedikt Valsson in the second season,[46] team captains are Auðunn Blöndal and Katla Margét Þorgeirsdóttir.[47]
- The Slovak version, Klamal by som ti?, presented by singer/actor Filip Tůma and featuring Petra Polnišová and Zuzana Šebová, actresses, as team captains, began airing in March 2019 on Markíza.[48]
- A Dutch version called Sterke verhalen (English: Unlikely Stories) was broadcast by BNNVARA.
See also
- To Tell the Truth, American TV panel show
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External links
- Would I Lie to You? at BBC Online
- Would I Lie to You? at IMDb
- Would I Lie to You? at British Comedy Guide
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- Would I Lie to You? at epguides.com
- Would I Lie to You? at UKGameshows.com
- Zeppotron Website - Show Details
- Digital Spy - Angus Deayton Returns To The BBC
- Endemol UK Announces show details
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