Dead Ringers (series)

Dead Ringers
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Bill Dare
Starring	Jon Culshaw Jan Ravens Phil Cornwell (−2007) Kevin Connelly (−2007) Mark Perry (−2007) Duncan Wisbey (2014–) Lewis MacLeod (2014–) Debra Stephenson (2014–)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	Radio series: 89 (as of 30 June 2017) TV series: 49
Production
Executive producer	Jon Plowman
Running time	28 minutes
Original release
Network	Radio series: BBC Radio 4 2000–2007, 2014–present TV series: BBC One 2002 BBC Two 2002–2007
Release	Radio series: 7 January 2000-present TV series: 15 March 2002 – 29 March 2007

Dead Ringers is a United Kingdom radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. It starred Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry. The main writers for season 1–3 on Radio were Jon Holmes and Andy Hurst with Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain coming on board in Series 4. Other writers have included Simon Blackwell, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, John Finnemore, David Mitchell, Terry Newman, Jonathan Morris and Carl Carter. It was revealed by star Jan Ravens that the BBC quietly cancelled the television run in 2007 after five years of broadcast.

Dead Ringers' return to Radio 4 was announced on 8 July 2014.

History

The programme first aired in 2000. The cast of the first series was different from other instalments. Of the established team, only Culshaw and Ravens appeared, as did Kate Robbins, Simon Lipson and Alistair McGowan. Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain were the only writers to write on Dead Ringers from series 1 of the Radio show through all seven series of Dead Ringers TV on BBC2 where they were head writers.

On the radio, there have been ten series plus a number of specials, including one devoted to the BBC radio soap The Archers, one to Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, and an episode focusing on Tony Blair in May 2007.

The television incarnation aired its fifth series in 2005, including a special devoted to the United Kingdom General Election on 5 May to start the six-part series, and a Christmas programme on 23 December. The sixth series started on 8 May 2006 and ended on 12 June 2006 running 6 episodes. Series 7 ran from 22 February 2007 to 29 March 2007 on BBC Two at 9.30pm. In March 2007, the series parody of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" became the 40th most viewed video on YouTube. The final episode, featuring David Tennant as himself and as a newly-regenerated Tony Blair, was broadcast on 29 March 2007. It was announced that the series had been axed in 2009.

Dead Ringers returned to radio in July 2014.

Content

The series is known for portrayal of BBC employees such as Radio 4 newsreader Brian Perkins as a Godfather-like figure ("Who's the daddy?"), controlling all Radio 4. He sends death threats to other members of the BBC, and threatens to kill anyone who chats up Charlotte Green. In one sketch, the Dead Ringers Perkins telephoned the real Perkins, the impersonator accusing the real Perkins of not being "hard" enough. Perkins joined in, claiming that he once put colleague Peter Donaldson's feet in concrete and threw him into a canal. The Perkins character was written by Jon Holmes although he claims he was simply transcribing overheard threats from the real one. In the television version this role was taken by Michael Buerk. Other newsreaders parodied in the television series included Sophie Raworth and Fiona Bruce.

Another character was the former director general of the BBC, Greg Dyke, portrayed with a Michael Caine-like accent by Phil Cornwell, who had previously played Caine in Stella Street. Dyke was portrayed claiming to have recommissioned Fame Academy while he was drunk at a BBC Christmas party. Dyke is portrayed as hating the Daleks: "Bring back Doctor Who? OK – but there's going to be no Daleks in it. They've crossed me too many times!"

Kirsty Wark of Newsnight opens bulletins on the programme with a line from a popular song read in an incongruously solemn newseader's tone, closing with "More on that story later" ("My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours, damn right, it's better than yours. More on that story later.") Fiona Bruce and Charlotte Green (of Radio 4) are portrayed as seductive and saucy; Green confesses to a "ribald" sense of humour.

Broadcasts reportedly from Downing Street parody previous BBC political editor Andrew Marr, showing his supposed eccentric manner, interminable sentences, and jerky movements — he is shown with giant hands operated by rods and speaks in mixed metaphor: "Well Fiona, might I say my goose has well and truly had its chips". Sir Patrick Moore is revealed as not an astronomer but a peeping-tom and psychic around the London Eye. Movie quotes are twisted and added to everyday things. Russell Crowe in Gladiator: "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife... and that's when I called Claims Direct!" 'Jazz' singer Jamie Cullum is portrayed with the voice and body movements of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.

One recurring gag includes celebrities being introduced in news or interviews as the "offspring" of a famous person, character or even an object from everyday entertainment or culture.

Culshaw performs prank telephone calls, impersonating among others Tom Baker's incarnation of the Doctor, Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi, art critic Brian Sewell and talk show presenter Michael Parkinson. In the TV version, he roams as such characters, vexing shop assistants and salesmen with such pronouncements as, "I seek passage to Aldershot" which mirrors Alec Guinness's line in Star Wars "I seek passage to Alderaan." He also interviewed a bus stop of people as Parkinson. As the Doctor, he ventured into a furniture store seeking a replacement TARDIS, entering one wardrobe and re-emerging from another (to the astonishment of the shop clerk). He accompanied tourists on the London Eye while declaring they were trapped in a Sontaran "interstitial time helix".

Alan Bennett is also another person impersonated. His sketches were monologues, each recounting an improbable tale about an incident with Thora Hird, normally getting Peter Sallis and the fictional Mr Pettiforth from No. 42 in the story. Past exploits have included Hird as a dominatrix, a football hooligan, a dictator (having plastic surgery to look like Saddam Hussein), a Satanic priestess, a May Day protestor, and raised by Southerners. As a final sketch, broadcast just after Thora Hird had died, finished with Thora stealing a Stannah stairlift and racing up to the heavans.

The Jeremy Kyle Show is also featured, with Kyle calling the guests 'scum' and forcing them to make up. He screams at audience and guests. "HUG HIM!" then "THAT'S NOT HUGGING!" He shouts "Roll the credits... FASTER!" "Hello I'm Jeremy Kyle, and you're scum."

Radio 4 shows are mocked in the radio series. They include the Today Programme, where John Humphrys never gets the time right, Sue MacGregor stressing the "Mac" in her name, and Rabbi Lionel Blue on "Thought for the Day" telling listeners "Don't worry, something will turn up, it usually does." Other shows mocked include Go 4 It as a Radio 4 children's programme with little for children. It was formerly hosted by Matt Smith, noted for saying "Ace", at the end of every sentence. He is the only person that Brian Perkins fears taking on.

However, the show most mocked is Radio 4's The Archers. Characters impersonated include Clarrie and Eddie Grundy, stumbling from one crisis to another, Joe Grundy and his incomprehensible yokel accent, Jack Woolley’s incomprehensible Brummie, posh Brian Aldridge, snooty Lynda Snell, and Geordie-accented Ruth "Oh noooh" Archer. Other Radio 4 programmes mocked include Letter from America, Money Box, Brain of Britain, Counterpoint, Loose Ends, You and Yours and Front Row.

Politicians

A running gag, dating back to the earliest radio series, has former Prime Minister, Tony Blair referring to his physical characteristics and mannerisms as if he were reading from a script and forgetting to stop when he got to the stage directions ("Hello, I'm Tony Blair. Reassuring gesture, concerned brow, smug smile"). More recently, this was replaced by Blair addressing the nation in an insulting, oppressive or vaguely aggressive way. In one episode, prior to resignation as prime minister, Blair is seen regenerating into David Tennant (the Tenth Doctor) during an interview with Nick Robinson, after stating that the Blair legacy must go on.

Meanwhile, former Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, speaks in incomprehensible long sentences. On one occasion he catches fire when two sentences rub together, along with being the subject of the "Prescott-Widening Scheme" to go with a similar one for Britain's roads. When he announces that this scheme would reduce the amount of incomprehensible sentences uttered, Kirsty Wark comments that this could be the most popular thing he's ever done.

John Reid is portrayed as a Victor Meldrew-like character, always complaining and throwing abuse at TV presenters, but is later portrayed as a tough hardman.

When David Blunkett was Home Secretary, he was portrayed as a hard man who was "Only in this Home Secretary game for the arse-kicking". On a revamped episode of the Today show, he expressed his desire to become a Hollywood reporter and sort out Ben Affleck. After he was sacked as Home Secretary, Blunkett was in line to become the next hard man on EastEnders, with "Dirty" Den having a premonition that he was about to die in a needlessly sensationalist way. It later emerged that Blunkett had had an affair with "Dirty" Den and then cruelly dumped him.

Robin Cook is even less coherent, and it has been suggested that the famous Doctor Who theme music was created by combining a recording of Cook explaining his views on the European Union with (for the higher-pitched sounds) his reaction to being told that all young, female BBC employees were turned on by ugly ginger men with beards.

Clare Short is meanwhile portrayed as an angry woman hated by the government, with an almost fixed grimace: "I was so flabbergasted when the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, announced that we were going to war that my jaw dropped by almost half a millimetre!", while Alistair Darling's contrasting black eyebrows and white hair make him more badger than human.

Charles Kennedy, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, appears as a bit of a drunk, while Michael Howard, the former head of the Conservative Party, was shown as a vampire (a reference to the "something of the night about him" comment by Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe). In some episodes, he channelled all of his evil into his left hand, to create a "hand of evil", which would often embarrass him when he tried to express his view on something. During a time when some Conservative peers defected to the UK Independence Party, his hand of evil defected to UKIP, so he cut off his hand to remove it from the party and his body. But, as a result, his other hand became evil (and defected to the BNP).

Opposition leaders of the day were also parodied; David Cameron is a vote-grabbing popularist, who avoids the tough issues in favour of policies about coat hangers and children's clothing, and has to write down the name of his party on the palm of his hand. Menzies Campbell meanwhile is portrayed as an old, out-of-touch grandfatherly figure ignored by his party; at one point, the Liberal Democrats brick up all the windows and doors to his house. He frequently complains about the poor conditions in the old people's home in which he resides and always refers to himself in the third person as "Mighty Ming", a reference to the arch-enemy of Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless. He ends every speech by saying "night night" and turning off the lamp by which he is sitting.

The Queen is also ridiculed, portrayed as someone who constantly makes announcements. She is first seen making an apology for her involvement in the Paul Burrell affair — and is mocked by the media as being someone "who holds all the answers to all the unsolved cases without even realising it". The Queen also appears for fictional newspaper The Bung, as "an old lady who met Diana once or twice in a big house". She comments briefly on the princess and asks "Can one have one's money now?" The Queen has also fought Darth Vader, who turned out to be Prince Philip behind the mask. The Queen also hosts "QVC Shopping Channel" with Prince Philip, who is selling a diamond tiara for nothing to any member of the Royal household. He advises them that they can take it round the "society jewellers and flog it for more money than Harry spends on hashish". She also took over Helen Mirren's role in Prime Suspect in revenge for Mirren playing the Queen in the movie of the same title. She closed the episode with the line "One's telling you one's nicked, you slag!"

In Series 7, John Reid is portrayed as the nodding dog "Churchill", which says "oh, yes" when something is correct, and, when he was asked if he would fix the Home Office, he said "Oh, no no". There was a parody of the Apple Mac computer, where Blair was the "PC" and Cameron was the "Mac"; they both agreed that they are all the public have (for leadership), and then Campbell drives in in his electric wheelchair, saying that he's a Sinclair ZX81. Gordon Brown, initially portrayed simply as an incredibly emotionless and unexpressive man, became a fully robotic character, often malfunctioning and occasionally issuing Dalek-esque calls to "EXTERMINATE!" He is also shown as a dictatorial, Stalin-esque figure.

George W. Bush

Unlike Spitting Image, which satirised many international public figures, Dead Ringers tends to concentrate on British ones. One notable exception is U.S. President George W. Bush, whose own Bushisms are ridiculed even further with invented words such as "Ignorify", "Astonisherate", "Climactification" and "Shockerating". At one point he refers to Condoleezza Rice as "Basmati Rice" and displays his misspeaking with the statement "I want Osama Bin Laden capturised alive or dead or both!" His use of malapropisms is also lampooned ruthlessly, such as when he says, "My fellow Abbytitmuses, this is your Steradent speaking..."

Sometimes, his actions are caricatured as childlike and lacking in understanding of the consequences (for example, taping over intelligence videos with episodes of Sesame Street). One of the most famous sketches of the President involves him telling the captured Saddam Hussein that it's now his turn to start hiding in a new game of international hide-and-seek (lampooning the Monty Python sketch of the same name). In one sketch, the show lampoons the American public by using Bush as a 'translator' for a speech that Culshaw's Tony Blair is making. Bush reduces the speech to statements such as "America good" and "Bad man obliterified!"

International

Despite its emphasis on British personalities who may not be well known in other countries, Dead Ringers has been shown outside the UK on BBC Prime (now BBC Entertainment) in Europe and Africa, BBC America in the United States, ABC in Australia, BBC Canada in Canada and UK.TV in New Zealand. Although it has had to be re-edited considerably, much of the show can be watched without contextual knowledge.

Parodies

Song parodies

In later TV series of the show, there have been parodies of songs, parodying the song, the singer and the music videos. Some examples of these are:

• Cliff Richard - Parodying his hit The Millennium Prayer, by having him sing the Ten Commandments to Hokey cokey and the Sermon on the Mount to the EastEnders theme tune. (Series 1, Episode 1)
• Norah Jones – She is portrayed with a very soft voice so that no one actually takes notice of her, and she fades easily into the background, no matter how hard she tries to attract people's attention. (2004 Christmas Special)
• James Blunt – "It's Bloody Cold" mimics the song You're Beautiful, and is about how other singers mock James Blunt. States that his name is rhyming slang. (2005 Christmas Special)
• Arctic Monkeys - Culshaw lampoons the vocal style, before revealing the Northern comedy singer George Formby as the real secret of their success. (Series 6, Episode 1)
• Katie Melua - A spoof of Nine Million Bicycles. (Series 6, Episode 2)
• Gwen Stefani – her song parodies the randomness of her music videos, with unicorns and random Japanese girls running, and the idea that some of the grunts heard in her songs aren't sexual but constipation due to the fact that she doesn't eat.
• Jamie Cullum - Portraying him as the Gollum of the jazz world. (Series 6, Episode 5)
• Jack Johnson - This parodies the relaxed and mellow style of the singer's work, and the idea that they are similar to "nursery rhymes and the theme to Postman Pat". The parody song also says that if he were to be more mellow, he would be "clinically dead". (Series 6, Episode 6)
• Dido – Her music is portrayed as hard to follow and depressing, and the video involves some highly comical suicides.
• Beyoncé – Ravens lampoons how her music videos constantly promote her bottom as the root of her fame. She also sings about some female politicians using their bottoms to woo others.
• Madonna – Shown as desperate for publicity, she goes through all her various incarnations. In a bid to stay popular, she claims she will do anything, even learn to sing.
• Take That – An alternative version of their song "Back for Good". (Series 7, Episode 1)
• Amy Winehouse – A parody of her song "Rehab", with the first line changed from "They're trying to make me go to Rehab" to "I'm trying to get into the lav". (Series 7, Episode 2)
• Pete Doherty – A parody which he sings about his affair with Kate Moss and his drug abuse. (Series 7, Episode 3)
• Lily Allen – An alternative version parodying her song "Littlest Things", where she sings about how she is better than everyone and thinks everyone else is rubbish. (Series 7, Episode 4)
• Scissor Sisters – A parody of their song "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" in which Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees is mentioned. (Series 7, Episode 6)
• Let It Go - A parody of the song based on a parent's disdain for the Disney film Frozen. (Series 12, Episode 4)
• The Walt Disney Company buys Today and demands all interviews be sung. Snow White sings an except of With a Smile and a Song; John Humphrys then interviews David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Nick Clegg and Theresa May to the tunes of I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song) & The Bare Necessities. Ed Miliband sings "Talk A Little Waffle" to the tune of Give A Little Whistle, followed by Diane Abbott - "When You’re in the Radio Car" to When You Wish upon a Star and Nigel Farage and David Cameron to Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah. (Series 13, Episode 1)
• Gregg Wallace sings his critique of a contestant's meal on MasterChef. (Series 14, Episode 3)
• Poldark theme tune gets some lyrics describing the title sequence and premise of the series. (Series 14, Episode 4)
• Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - A parody of Cole Porter's song sung by Ed Miliband called "Ev'ry Time We Lost a Seat", based on his resignation following Labour's election deafeat. (Series 14, Episode 5)
• Spectre theme songs from Pam Ayres called "Shaken, not stirred", Morrissey called "The Caring, Vegetarian, Feminist, Pacifist, Environmentalist Spy Who Loved Me" and Chas & Dave which is a parody of their song Rabbit called "Gadget". (Series 15, Episode 1)
• Paul McCartney - A parody of his song Live and Let Die called "Go and Get Dye", where he sings about going to get hair dye. (Series 15, Episode 2)
• Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - A duet between Evan Davis & Lyse Doucet, called "Let's Switch the Damn Thing Off". (Series 15, Episode 3)
• Kanye West - A parody of his song Stronger, where he sings about his love of The Great British Bake Off. (Series 15, Episode 5)
• You've Got a Friend in Me/Under the Sea - A duet between Darth Vader & Mickey Mouse, called "You've Got a Dad in Me". Emperor Palpatine then sings "Join the Dark Side". Based upon the acquisition of the Star Wars franchise by The Walt Disney Company. (Christmas 2015 Special)
• Donald Trump sings "Welcome to My Church of Hate" to the tune of the Walrus and the Carpenter with a Gospel choir. (Christmas 2015 Special)
• Adele - A parody of her song Hello, where she sings about turning 30. (A Look Back at the Year 2020 Special)
• Somethin' Stupid - A duet between Donald Trump & Boris Johnson. (A Look Back at the Year 2020 Special)
• Candle in the Wind - A parody of Elton John's song sung by David Cameron, with lyrics including "goodbye number ten, like an island in the wind". Based on his resignation following the Brexit vote. (Series 16, Episode 2)
• Paloma Faith - A parody of her song Only Love Can Hurt Like This, "Only Leave can Hurt Like This", based on her open opposition to Brexit. (Series 16, Episode 2)
• My Way - A parody of Frank Sinatra's song sung by Roy Hodgson, based on England's poor performance in UEFA Euro 2016. (Series 16, Episode 3)

Animated content

Dead Ringers also includes animated content occasionally; this includes:

• "The Back to the Jungle Book" – A cross parody of The Jungle Book and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
• "Mr. Men/Little Miss" – This is a parody of the series of children's books, which includes many "chav" references, some of the characters include Little Miss Chav, her four unnamed children, Mr. Crack Dealer, Mr Happy-Slapper, Little Miss ASBO and Mr Drive-By Shooting, including Mr Happy (who took physical and verbal abuse from most of the characters in this, such as "Piss off you wanker!", said by Little Miss Chav). Narrated by Mark Perry.
• "South Bank" – A cross between The South Bank Show and South Park set on the South Bank in London, featuring Melvyn Bragg/Stan Marsh, Alan Yentob/Kyle Broflovski, Mark Lawson/Eric Cartman and Kenneth Branagh/Kenny McCormick.
• "The Stimpsons" – A parody of The Simpsons (lampooning the fact that the BBC had recently lost the British broadcasting rights to the show to Channel 4) in which Homer is really Captain Pugwash, Marge Simpson is Mr Benn in disguise, Bart Simpson is actually Charley the Cat and the sofa is Bagpuss under a blanket. It is also revealed that Lisa Simpson is actually the robotic number 2 from the previous BBC television idents.
• A parody of Wacky Races with Jeremy Clarkson as Dick Dastardly and Ken Livingstone as Muttley, spoiling Penelope Pitstop's chances of winning the race by imposing the congestion charge and then stealing her car.

Robin Hood

A parody of the recent adaptation of Robin Hood, including:

• A version with an iPod playing church choral music, 21st Century language terms and break dancing between Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham.
• The titles that show the viewers where the characters are, are shown more here, and respond to the criticism of the cast, but when Robin Hood and others are over-critical, the titles tell them they are in Peckham High Street instead of Sherwood Forest.
• When the Sheriff of Nottingham imposes a 21st Century tax which the peasants can't pay, he decides that Robin Hood needs to be got rid of, and one of Guy of Gisbourne's soldiers suggests an arrow amnesty to disarm Robin Hood. This is because at the time of broadcast there had recently been a nationwide knife amnesty in an attempt to reduce armed crime.
• When the Sheriff of Nottingham decides to send soldiers into Sherwood forest, Guy of Gisbourne alerts him to the recently imposed congestion charge around it of £8.06 by the Earl of Livingstone.
• Robin Hood and Little John are introduced to Friar Tuck (in the form of Russell Brand).

Doctor Who and Torchwood

There were various sketches which parodied popular long-running sci-fi show Doctor Who in which the titular Doctor (usually the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), played by Jon Culshaw) wanders around tourist spots such as the London Eye or finds himself in humorous situations (e.g. speed dating), often speaking to members of the public with his characteristic "technobabble". In one sketch, the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) spends Christmas with his past incarnations, namely the Second (Patrick Troughton), Fourth (Tom Baker), Seventh (Sylvester McCoy) and Ninth (Christopher Eccleston).

Living with the Enemy was used as a fake BBC show, a pastiche of reality shows such as Wife Swap, within Dead Ringers, where the Doctor must live with a Cyber Family.

The recent series have included various sketches devoted to Torchwood where the Cardiff Rift is seen as a way of randomly changing scene locations; the sketch also makes fun of the fact that it is seen as an adult version of Doctor Who, the Welsh setting, along with the campness of Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman). Each character is so one dimensional they have to keep their characteristic stuck to the jacket, such as "Annoying" (Owen Harper), "Dull and Annoying" (Ianto Jones), "Camp and Annoying" (Jack Harkness) and Gwen is simply "Welsh".

The Weakest Link

Earlier episodes of the show featured a number of spoof episodes of the TV programme The Weakest Link, variously featuring Jesus's disciples, Robert Falcon Scott and his Antarctic explorers, and monks who had taken a vow of silence. In the former two, Anne Robinson (played by Jan Ravens) appeared from nowhere, riding her desk, and entered an apparently historical scene, which rapidly converted into the Weakest Link studio. Robinson herself was depicted as being unreasonably and sadistically cruel, throwing a snowball at doomed explorer Captain Lawrence Oates as he leaves, while responding to his famous last words with "You'll be gone forever matey! Now shove off!" Also, Robinson appeared from nowhere when Jesus and his disciples (only eight are shown) have their last supper, in which Judas is voted off from the round (as 'the Weakest Disciple').

The radio show versions featured King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and a themed sketch that had a large number of television gameshow hosts like Chris Tarrant, Richard Whiteley and Ruby Wax. It was called The Weakest Host and Anne berated them each, voting them all out. A Doctor Who-themed sketch featured Anne Robinson as a possible candidate to play the Ninth Doctor. Featuring the Daleks and the Cybermen, the Daleks were voted as The Weakest Evil Creature and had to perform the Walk of Shame; "The most embarrassing part was the walk of shame, I'm sure it never used to be three flights of stairs." But possibly the most famous of these radio sketches was the ultimate showdown between Anne and Brian Perkins, which results in Anne being declared the weakest link by the "Daddy of the BBC".

Deal or No Deal

The programme also parodies the daytime Channel 4 game show Deal or No Deal, with Culshaw impersonating Noel Edmonds and frequently mocking both the repetitive nature of the programme and fact that the show's excitement is derived entirely from the opening of boxes. Another sketch also showed Anne Robinson, host of daytime game show The Weakest Link, appearing in the Deal or No Deal studio and ruining Edmond's television comeback by summoning Noel's House Party regular Mr Blobby, who destroys the studio before wrestling Edmonds to the ground, causing Edmonds to sob whilst yelling "You've ruined everything!"

On 29 October 2006 Culshaw appeared on Deal or No Deal itself, impersonating Edmonds as part of the show's first birthday special.

Alan Rickman, Ian McKellen and Brian Blessed

Another running gag is a satire on the fact that Ian McKellen, Alan Rickman and Brian Blessed are often typecast as over-the-top, melodramatic or camp stock villains in films and TV shows.

Countdown Extra

"Countdown Extra" was a sketch that featured a Big Brother-esque "extra" programme to complement Countdown. The show was filled with excitable presenters such as Justin Lee Collins and a hyped up studio audience similar to Saturday morning shows and Big Brother spin-offs on E4. The audience were asked for their reactions on the day's questions and the camera was spun everywhere with the audience cheering in the background. Comedy actress and regular impressionist Jess Robinson featured as a blonde bimbo type, exclaiming 'I'd like to give Des; one from the top, two from the bottom and three from anywhere else!'. At the end of the sketch, another Big Brother parody was shown when the audience was asked to evict one of two letters.

Countdown is a slow and traditional show that was mercilessly compared with Channel 4's youth-orientated line-up. Des Lynam is portrayed as the disgruntled and defeatist presenter, who seems constantly in conflict with the show which he takes every opportunity to devalue ('OK, so Dave is the best at making a word out of Strobcats..'). He is seen as dismayed by the passing of time in his current status ('...that's another 30 seconds of my life I'll never see again') and as a result is frequently in reminiscence of his past ('Do you think when I was 25 I was playing word games with Martin bloody Jarvis?'), particularly his football commentator roots ('I used to be the most important man in football, you know.') In one episode, he appears on Match of the Day determined to become the presenter again. He says he doesn't mind just covering the boring matches, "the ones with America playing".

The performers

The actors behind some impressions include:

Jon Culshaw

George W. Bush, Tony Blair, James Bond, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Patrick Moore, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Victor Meldrew and Richard Wilson, Brian Sewell, Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), Brian Perkins, Simon Cowell, Master Yoda (on radio)), Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, David Beckham, Chris Tarrant, William Hague, Simon Schama, Russell Crowe & Maximus Decimus Meridius, Ricky Gervais, Michael Buerk, Sir Trevor McDonald (on television), George Lucas, Jeremy Clarkson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sir Alan Sugar, David Frost, Ross Kemp, Eminem, Gordon Ramsay, Judge John Deed, Terry Wogan, John Humphrys, Rolf Harris,Charlotte Church (on radio), Jonathan Ross, Dale Winton, Jon Pertwee, Chris Eubank, Frank Bruno (on radio), Richard Whiteley, Morgan Freeman, Bono, Homer Simpson (on radio), John Craven, Griff Rhys Jones, Billy Connolly, Nick Ross, Senator John Edwards, Phil Spencer, Robbie Williams, John Motson, Gary Lineker (on radio), Jack Bauer, Dermot Murnaghan, Johnny Vegas, Shane Richie, Liam Gallagher, Captain Jack Sparrow, Jar Jar Binks, Doctor Octopus, José Mourinho, Hugh Laurie & Dr Gregory House, James Blunt, Alex Turner, Noel Edmonds, Justin Lee Collins, Jamie Cullum, Jamie Oliver, Wolverine, Ian Hislop, Jeremy Kyle, Wayne Rooney, Gordon Brown, Michael Owen, Jack Johnson, Captain Jack Harkness, Pete Doherty, Ewan McGregor, Peter Andre, Robin Hood, James Nesbitt, Michael Pike, David Cameron, Alan Carr, Ed Miliband, Boris Johnson, Idris Elba, Alan Bennett, John Bishop, Brian Cox, Jim Carter, Neil Nunes, Quentin Letts, Michael Portillo, David Mitchell, Mark Radcliffe, Stuart Maconie, Zane Lowe, Nick Clegg, David Attenborough, Paul Hollywood, Michael Johnson, Danny Dyer, Richard Osman, Jeremy Paxman, Vince Cable, Michael Parkinson, Piers Morgan, Sean Bean, Glenn Campbell, Andy Murray, Sylvester Stallone, Thomas the Apostle, Nigel Farage (Christmas Special), Dominic Parker, Christian Jessen, Prince Charles, Alan Carr, Julian Clary, Nick Robinson, Barack Obama, Nick Hewer, Michael Caine (Series 14), Ed Byrne, Douglas Carswell, Aidan Turner, Paul O'Grady, Russell Brand, Harvey Keitel, Paddy Ashdown, David Miliband, Andy Burnham, Mo Farah, Neil Kinnock

Jan Ravens

Queen Elizabeth II, Anne Robinson, Judi Dench and M, Cherie Blair, Sophie Raworth, Fiona Bruce, Delia Smith, Patricia Routledge, Margaret Thatcher, Charlotte Green, Norah Jones, Natasha Kaplinsky, Kate Adie, Clarrie Grundy, Germaine Greer, Clare Short, Ann Widdecombe, Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, Ellen MacArthur, Kirstie Allsopp, Carol Smillie (Smiley Carol), Linda Barker, Nigella Lawson, Kirsty Wark, Frodo Baggins, Sharon Osbourne, Lesley Garrett, Jessie Wallace, Tessa Jowell, Amanda Burton, Thora Hird, Sue McGregor, Barbara Windsor, Carol Vorderman, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Caroline Quentin, Tom Cruise, C.J. Cregg, Condoleezza Rice, Dido, Dr Tanya Byron, Julia Thorne, Diane Sawyer, Clarice Starling (on radio), Trisha Goddard, Marge Simpson (on radio), Peggy Mitchell, Pat Evans, Victoria "Nana" Moon, Kat Moon, Sophie Neveu, Katie Melua, Rose Tyler, Jennifer Aniston, Bree Hodge, Nicky Hambleton-Jones, Beyoncé, Jessica Fletcher, Mariella Frostrup, Jane Fonda, June Whitfield, Helen Mirren, Gwen Cooper, Renée Zellweger & Beatrix Potter, Lily Allen, Kerry Katona, Jenny Eclair, Katie Price, Chloe O'Brian (voice only), Victoria Wood, Diane Abbott, Arlene Phillips, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Sarah Montague, Naga Munchetty, Alison Mitchell, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Theresa May, Gabby Logan, Claire Balding, Penelope Wilton, Mel Giedroyc, Lily James, Winifred Robinson, Janet Street-Porter, Stephanie Parker, Vanessa Redgrave, Leanne Wood, Natalie Bennett, Samantha Cameron, Heida Reed, Yvette Cooper,

Lewis MacLeod

Dara O'Briain, Nigel Farage, Peter Capaldi, Andrew Neil, Ian McKellen, Sean Connery, George Galloway, James Naughtie, Morrissey, Boris Johnson, Johnnie Walker, Liam Neeson, Alan Carr, Ed Balls, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eric Pickles, Neil Oliver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino, Ray Winstone, Saint Peter, Alex Salmond, Prince Harry, Boy George, Paul McCartney, Nick Clegg, Brian Blessed, David Dimbleby, Jeremy Vine, Arthur Conan Doyle, James May, Sir Tom Jones, Donald Trump

Duncan Wisbey

Nick Clegg (Christmas Special), Gareth Malone, Hugh Bonneville, Patrick Stewart, Stephen Hawking, Elton John, Jools Holland, Michael Caine, Paul Lewis, Justin Webb, Evan Davis, Dan Snow, Mark Kermode, George Osborne, Amir Khan, Brendan Foster, Eric Robson, James Hetfield, Benedict Cumberbatch, Roy Hodgson, Mel Gibson, Judas Iscariot, Alistair Darling, David Cameron (Christmas Special + Series 14), Jamie Oliver, Prince Williams, John Hurt, Michael Fallon, David Dimbleby, Bill Clinton, Eddie Izzard, Gregg Wallace, Mark Reckless, Kenneth Williams, Aleksandr Orlov, Mike Read, Rupert Murdoch, Douglas Carswell, Tim Farron, William Shakespeare, Jeremy Corbyn, Tony Hall, Morrissey, Richard Hammond, Sir Paul McCartney

Debra Stephenson

Victoria Wood, Cheryl Cole, Melanie Phillips, Olivia Coleman, Jenna Coleman, Laura Carmichael, Esther McVey, Katie Hopkins, Davina McCall, Claudia Winkleman, Helena Bonham Carter, Alex Jones, Michelle Dockery, Sue Perkins, Penélope Cruz, Angelina Jolie, Kirsty Young, Caroline Aherne, Dot Cotton, Miranda Hart, Pixie McKenna, Judy Murray, Kate Middleston, Nicola Sturgeon, Sandi Toksvig, Justine Thornton, Margaret Thatcher, Jessica Hynes, Eleanor Tomlinson, Liz Kendall, Sara Cox, Carol Smillie, Letitia Dean

Radio series 2–11 + TV 7 series

Kevin Connelly

Sven-Göran Eriksson, David Dimbleby, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, Charles Kennedy, Iain Duncan Smith, Mark Lawson, David Starkey, Des Lynam, Michael Howard, Harry Potter, James Naughtie, Kenneth Clarke, Andrew Marr, Bill Oddie, Michael Palin, Andrew Neil, Adrian Chiles, President Josiah Bartlet, Boris Johnson, John Simpson (on radio), Rev. Ian Paisley, Andrew Gilligan, Ned Sherrin, Seventh Doctor & Sylvester McCoy, Sir Menzies Campbell, Ringo Starr, Nick Robinson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Alan Carr, John Reid, Stephen Fry

Mark Perry

David Dickinson, John Prescott, Robin Cook, Gandalf, David Cameron, Magneto and Ian McKellen, Professor Robert Winston, Dr Rowan Williams, David Blunkett, Tom Paulin, Saddam Hussein, Peter Mandelson, Graham Norton, Martin Jarvis, Trevor McDonald (on radio), Bob Geldof, Ken Livingstone, Brian Blessed, Luciano Pavarotti, Monty Don, Richard Briers, Patrick Stewart, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Toby Ziegler, Donald Rumsfeld, Adam Hart-Davis, Hannibal Lecter (on radio), Lord Voldemort (on radio), Hercule Poirot, Second Doctor & Patrick Troughton, Bernard Matthews, Rocky Balboa, Al Gore, George Lamb

Phil Cornwell

Greg Dyke, Darth Vader, The Duke of Edinburgh, Saruman and Christopher Lee, Don Vito Corleone, Michael Caine, Derren Brown, Professor Snape & Alan Rickman, Jack Nicholson, Jamie Oliver, Jacques Chirac, Alistair Darling, Jack Straw, Marlon Brando, Bruce Forsyth, Osama Bin Laden, Senator John Kerry, Leo McGarry, Ninth Doctor Who & Christopher Eccleston, Prince Charles, Gerry Adams, Justin Hawkins, Jon Snow, Jimmy Hill, Stelios Haji-Ioannou (on radio), Alistair Cooke (on radio), Tony Robinson, Lord Hutton, Jimmy Savile, Adolf Hitler, God, Judas Iscariot, Russell Brand, Jeremy Vine, Evan Davis, Neil Burgess a.k.a. Barry Scott, Donald Duck

List of episodes

Radio series

Series 1 (2000)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Episode 1"	Jon Holmes & Andy Hurst, Simon Blackwell, Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Ivor Baddiel & Ashley Boroda, Marc Haynes, D. A. Barham, Ewan Marshall & Trevor Lloyd, Laurence Howarth, Gerard Foster, Rupert Russell & Richard Ayoade & Matt Holness, Henry Naylor, George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler Moore	7 January 2000 (2000-01-07)
Celebrities impersonated: Jack Straw, Huw Edwards, Peter Sissons, Cherie Blair, Tony Blair, William Hague, Ffion Hague, John Humphrys, Nasser Hussain, Rolf Harris, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, George J. Mitchell, Gerry Adams, Ian Paisley, Heineken advert narrator, Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), Cliff Richard, Kenneth Branagh, Ronnie Corbett, Des Lynam, Lily Savage (Paul O'Grady), Frank Skinner, Barry Norman, Brian Perkins, Alison Mitchell, Mammy Two Shoes, Michael Buerk, Anthony Clare, Hannibal Lecter, Droopy, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Dale Winton, Jeffrey Archer, Robert Robinson, Brian Sewell, Brian Blessed, Anita Smith, Germaine Greer, Hugh Grant. Programmes parodied: BBC News, Today, Animal Hospital, Walking with Dinosaurs, Money Box, 999 Lifesavers, In the Psychiatrist's Chair, Dale's Supermarket Sweep, Brain of Britain.
2	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	14 January 2000 (2000-01-14)
3	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	21 January 2000 (2000-01-21)
4	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	28 January 2000 (2000-01-28)

Series 2 (2000)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
5	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)
6	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	23 June 2000 (2000-06-23)
7	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	30 June 2000 (2000-06-30)
8	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	7 July 2000 (2000-07-07)
9	5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	14 July 2000 (2000-07-14)
10	6	"Episode 6"	Unknown	21 July 2000 (2000-07-21)
11	7	"Episode 7"	Unknown	28 July 2000 (2000-07-28)
12	8	"Episode 8"	Unknown	4 August 2000 (2000-08-04)

Series 3 (2000)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
13	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	17 November 2000 (2000-11-17)
14	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	24 November 2000 (2000-11-24)
15	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	1 December 2000 (2000-12-01)
16	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	8 December 2000 (2000-12-08)
17	5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	15 December 2000 (2000-12-15)

Special (2001)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
18	–	"The Archers Special"	Unknown	1 January 2001 (2001-01-01)

Series 4 (2001)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
19	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	6 April 2001 (2001-04-06)
20	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	13 April 2001 (2001-04-13)
21	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	20 April 2001 (2001-04-20)
22	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)

Special (2001)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
23	–	"Election 2001 Special"	Unknown	6 June 2001 (2001-06-06)

Series 5 (2001)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
24	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	24 August 2001 (2001-08-24)
25	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	31 August 2001 (2001-08-31)
26	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	7 September 2001 (2001-09-07)
27	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)

Series 6 (2001-02)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
28	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	7 December 2001 (2001-12-07)
29	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)
30	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	21 December 2001 (2001-12-21)
31	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	4 January 2002 (2002-01-04)
32	5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	11 January 2002 (2002-01-11)

Series 7 (2002)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
33	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	19 April 2002 (2002-04-19)
34	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	26 April 2002 (2002-04-26)
35	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	3 May 2002 (2002-05-03)
36	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)

Special (2002)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
37	–	"Golden Jubilee Special"	Unknown	4 June 2002 (2002-06-04)

Series 8 (2002)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
38	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	16 August 2002 (2002-08-16)
39	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	23 August 2002 (2002-08-23)
40	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	30 August 2002 (2002-08-30)
41	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)

Series 9 (2003)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
42	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	10 January 2003 (2003-01-10)
43	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)
44	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	24 January 2003 (2003-01-24)
45	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	31 January 2003 (2003-01-31)

Series 10 (2003)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
46	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
47	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
48	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	19 September 2003 (2003-09-19)
49	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	26 September 2003 (2003-09-26)
50	5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	3 October 2003 (2003-10-03)

Special (2004)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
51	–	"August Bank Holiday Special"	Unknown	30 August 2004 (2004-08-30)

Series 11 (2005)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
52	1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	16 September 2005 (2005-09-16)
53	2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	23 September 2005 (2005-09-23)
54	3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	30 September 2005 (2005-09-30)
55	4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	7 October 2005 (2005-10-07)
56	5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	14 October 2005 (2005-10-14)
57	6	"Episode 6"	Unknown	21 October 2005 (2005-10-21)

Special (2007)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
58	–	"Tony Blair Special"	Unknown	15 May 2007 (2007-05-15)

Series 12 (2014)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
59	1	"Episode 1"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Jack Bernhardt, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Bill Dare, Laurence Howarth and Gráinne Maguire	30 July 2014 (2014-07-30)
Celebrities impersonated: Neil Nunes, John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Garry Richardson, Ed Miliband, William Hague, Brendan Foster, Michael Johnson, Gabby Logan, Claire Balding, Hazel Irvine, Victoria Wood, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Nigel Farage, Brian Cox, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, Andrew Neil, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Tom Branson (Allen Leech), Ray Winstone, Fiona Bruce, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Alan Bennett, Olivia Coleman, Thora Hird, Brian Sewell, Nick Clegg, George Osborne, Esther McVey, Boris Johnson, Cheryl Cole. Programmes parodied: Today, BBC Commonwealth Games 2014 coverage, Gardeners' Question Time, Great Railway Journeys, This Week, Downton Abbey, Made in Chelsea.
60	2	"Episode 2"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Jack Bernhardt, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Max Davis, Laurence Howarth, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Ben Partridge and Duncan Wisbey	6 August 2014 (2014-08-06)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Corrie Corfield, Sean Connery, George Galloway, Neil Nunes, Paul Lewis, Leslie Meadows, Tony Blair, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), David Mitchell, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Zane Lowe, Pete Doherty, Esther McVey, Dalek, Penelope Wilton, Gareth Malone, Ed Miliband, Barry White, Janet Street-Porter, Lauren Laverne, Mark Radcliffe, Boy George, John Lydon, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Richard Osman, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, India Fisher, Paul Hollywood, Mary Berry, Francine Stock, Nigel Farage, Ian McKellen. Programmes parodied: Today, Thought for the Day, Money Box Live, EastEnders, Zane Lowe Sessions, The Choir, Pointless, The Great British Bake Off, MasterChef, The Film Programme.
61	3	"Episode 3"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Laurence Howarth and Duncan Wisbey	13 August 2014 (2014-08-13)
Celebrities impersonated: Jim Naughtie, Evan Davis, William Hague, Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Jeremy Paxman, Nigel Farage, Neil Nunes, David Attenborough, Sean Connery, Alex Salmond, Jools Holland, Guy Garvey, Michael Caine, Paul Hollywood, Cherie Lunghi, Ed Miliband, Bill & Ben, Weed, Dan Snow, Davina McCall, Ross Kemp, Eddie Izzard, Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Olivia Coleman, Patrick Stewart, Stephen Hawking, Victoria Wood, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), Brian Cox, Al Pacino, Johnnie Walker, Elton John. Programmes parodied: Today, University Challenge, Tweet of the Day, Party political broadcast, Later... with Jools Holland, Who Do You Think You Are?, Let's Stay Together campaign, Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s.
62	4	"Episode 4"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Laurence Howarth, Gráinne Maguire and Duncan Wisbey	20 August 2014 (2014-08-20)
Celebrities impersonated: Jim Naughtie, Evan Davis, William Hague, Michael Parkinson, Claudia Winkleman, Liam Neeson, Penélope Cruz, Nigel Farage, John Humphrys, Neil Oliver, Nick Clegg, Charles Carson (Jim Carter), John Bishop, Alex Jones, Dara Ó Briain, Stephen Hawking, Brian Cox, Piers Morgan, Russell Crowe, Neil Nunes, Roy Hodgson, David Cameron, George Osborne, Boris Johnson, Sean Bean, Angelina Jolie. Programmes parodied: Today, Film..., Mastermind, Extraordinary People, Book of the Week, Made in Chelsea.
63	5	"Episode 5"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Dan Audritt, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw and Laurence Howarth	27 August 2014 (2014-08-27)
Celebrities impersonated: Glenn Campbell, Alistair Darling, Alex Salmond, Andy Murray, Evan Davis, Jim Naughtie, Jeremy Clarkson, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Al Pacino, Nigel Farage, Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Lady Rose MacClare (Lily James), Ray Winstone, Vince Cable, Jools Holland, Winifred Robinson, Morrissey, Neil Nunes, Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), Penelope Wilton, Alan Carr, Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, David Beckham, Maggie Smith, Sue MacGregor, Saint Peter, Thomas the Apostle, Judas Iscariot, David Cameron, Ed Miliband. Programmes parodied: Scotland Decides: Salmond versus Darling, Ice Bucket Challenge, Today, The Expendables, Downton Abbey, Later... with Jools Holland, You and Yours, The Archers, They Live, Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, The Shining, Goodfellas, Doctor Who, The Reunion.
64	6	"Episode 6"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles, Jon Culshaw, Laurence Howarth and Gabby Hutchinson Crouch	3 September 2014 (2014-09-03)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Orla Guerin, Theresa May, Ed Miliband, Queen Elizabeth II, Claudia Winkleman, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), Nigel Farage, Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Simon Cowell, Penelope Wilton, Neil Nunes, Michael Buerk, Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Kirsty Wark, Lyse Doucet, Bruce Forsyth, Roy Hodgson, Fiona Bruce, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Dalek, Sue MacGregor, Boris Johnson. Programmes parodied: Today, Film..., Cash in the Attic, Taken, Downton Abbey, The Moral Maze, Newsnight, Strictly Come Dancing, BBC News at Ten, Doctor Who, The Reunion.

Series 13 (2014-15)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
65	1	"Christmas 2014 Special"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, James Bugg and Sarah Campbell	26 December 2014 (2014-12-26)
Celebrities impersonated: Michael Buerk, Clifford Longley, Melanie Phillips, Tinchy Stryder, Michael Portillo, Queen Elizabeth II, Ed Miliband, Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage, Kirsty Young, Neil Nunes, Eddie Grundy (Trevor Harrison), Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell/Penélope Cruz), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey/Bill Nighy), Rob Titchener (Antony Hopkins), Mike Tucker (Michael Caine), Penelope Wilton, Sue MacGregor, Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Joseph, Marcus the Innkeeper, Gabriel, Melchior, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Nick Clegg, John Humphrys, Snow White, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Diane Abbott, Theresa May, Mishal Husain. Programmes parodied: The Moral Maze, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, The Queen's Christmas Message, Downton Abbey, Crimewatch, The Archers, The Reunion, Newsnight, Today.
66	2	"New Years Special"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Jack Bernhardt, Max Davis, and Duncan Wisbey	2 January 2015 (2015-01-02)
Celebrities impersonated: Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Olivia Coleman, Caroline Aherne, Eric Robson, Stephanie Parker, Dominic Parker, Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Dot Cotton (June Brown), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Jennifer Worth (Vanessa Redgrave), Trixie Franklin (Helen George), Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine), Cynthia Miller (Bryony Hannah), Chummy Browne (Miranda Hart), Sister Evangelina (Pam Ferris), Dr. Christian Jessen, Dr. Pixie McKenna, Gareth Malone, Andy Murray, Judy Murray, Neil Nunes, Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Michael Buerk, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Peter Andre, Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Mariella Frostrup, John Hurt (as Pierre Bezukhov), Imelda Staunton (as Natasha Rostova), Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), Dalek. Programmes parodied: Gogglebox, Gardeners' Question Time, EastEnders, Call the Midwife, Embarrassing Bodies, The Choir, Jamie's Cracking Christmas, Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen, Downton Abbey, Open Book, War and Peace, You and Yours, The Archers, Doctor Who.

Series 14 (2015)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
67	1	"Episode 1"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Tom Coles & Ed Amsden, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Laurence Howarth and Laura Major	10 April 2015 (2015-04-10)
Celebrities impersonated: Jim Naughtie, John Humphrys, Michael Fallon, Tina Daheley, Ed Miliband, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), Tony Blair, David Cameron, Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, Julian Clary, Alan Carr, Nicola Sturgeon, Nigel Farage, Trevor McDonald, Nick Clegg, Michael Parkinson, Evan Davis, Leanne Wood, Jeremy Clarkson, Sarah Montague. Programmes parodied: Today, Newsbeat, Taken, Party political broadcast, The Great British Bake Off, ITV News Special Report, Newsnight.
68	2	"Episode 2"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Tom Coles & Ed Amsden, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Laurence Howarth and Laura Major	17 April 2015 (2015-04-17)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Nick Robinson, William Hague, David Dimbleby, Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, Leanne Wood, Natalie Bennett, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Trevor McDonald, Ed Miliband, Tina Daheley, Amir Khan, Andy Murray, David Cameron, Sooty, Sweep, Soo, Mark Halliley, Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer, Queen Elizabeth II, Vince Cable, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Olivia Coleman, Michael Caine, Eddie Izzard, John Craven, Paloma Faith, Sandi Toksvig, Brian Blessed, Samantha Cameron, Justine Miliband, Diane Abbott, John Langley. Programmes parodied: Today, BBC Election Debate 2015, ITV News Special Report, Newsbeat, The Apprentice, Party political broadcast, The Real Housewives .
69	3	"Episode 3"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw, Gráinne Maguire and Duncan Wisbey	24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)
Celebrities impersonated: Paul Lewis, Joyce the Wonga.com puppet, Liam Neeson, Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond, Natalie Bennett, Evan Davis, Ed Miliband, Tina Daheley, Roy Hodgson, Kirsty Wark, William Hague, Dara Ó Briain, Ed Byrne, David Cameron, Alan Titchmarsh, Neil Nunes, Prince Charles, Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, George Galloway, Penelope Wilton, Boris Johnson, India Fisher, Gregg Wallace. Programmes parodied: Money Box Live, The BBC Leader Interviews, Newsbeat, Newsnight, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Book of the Week, This Week, MasterChef.
70	4	"Episode 4"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw, Max Davis and Duncan Wisbey	1 May 2015 (2015-05-01)
Celebrities impersonated: David Dimbleby, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Kirstie Allsopp, Queen Elizabeth II, Nigel Farage, Douglas Carswell, Mark Reckless, Mike Read, Jim Naughtie, John Humphrys, William Hague, Kenneth Williams, Michael Johnson, Kirsty Young, Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond, Francine Stock, Harvey Keitel, Aleksandr Orlov, W1A narrator (David Tennant), Ian Fletcher/Robert Crawley/Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Roy Hodgson, Demelza Carne (Eleanor Tomlinson), Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner), Elizabeth Chynoweth (Heida Reed), Francis Poldark (Kyle Soller). Programmes parodied: Question Time Special, Location, Location, Location, Today, Crimewatch, The Film Programme, W1A, Downton Abbey, Paddington, Poldark.
71	5	"Episode 5"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Jon Culshaw, Max Davis, Laura Major and Duncan Wisbey	8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Celebrities impersonated: Alex Salmond, Jim Naughtie, Ed Miliband, David Cameron, Wendy Lloyd, Paddy Ashdown, Nigella Lawson, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, Natalie Bennett, John Humphrys, David Miliband, David Dimbleby, Andrew Neil, Sophie Raworth, Jeremy Vine, Queen Elizabeth II, Rupert Murdoch, Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, William Hague, George Galloway, Douglas Carswell, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Sarah Montague, Boris Johnson. Programmes parodied: Great British Menu, BBC Election 2015 coverage, Today, This Week, Newsnight.

Series 15 (2015)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
72	1	"Episode 1"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Duncan Wisbey and Liam Beirne	14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)
Celebrities impersonated: Andy Burnham (as Mr. Fantastic), Liz Kendall (as The Human Torch), Jeremy Corbyn (as The Thing), Yvette Cooper (as The Invisible Woman), John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Tony Hall, Terry Wogan, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Prince Charles, Andrew Neil, Tim Farron, Tina Daheley, Andy Murray, Sarah Montague, Ronnie Corbett, William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, God, Mo Farah, Muttley, Dick Dastardly, Eric Robson, Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness, David Cameron, Sara Cox, Pam Ayres, Morrissey, Chas & Dave. Programmes parodied: Fantastic Four, Today, Newsnight, Daily Politics, Newsbeat, Gardeners' Question Time, Sounds of the 80s.
73	2	"Episode 2/Dead Ringers at the Edinburgh Festival 2015"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Duncan Wisbey, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell and Laura Major	21 August 2015 (2015-08-21)
Celebrities impersonated: Tony Blair, Cherie Blair, Neil Kinnock, Alex Salmond, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, Neil Nunes, Richard Coles, Aasmah Mir, Penelope Wilton, Roger McGough, Carol Smillie, Stephen Hawking, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Liz Kendall, Simon Cowell, Colin Murray, Andy Gray, Stan Collymore, David Cameron, Tina Daheley, Tom Jones, Boy George, John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Ian Hislop, Donald Trump, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, Kay Burley, Andy Burnham, Nigel Farage, Desmond Carrington, Paul McCartney. Programmes parodied: Top Gear on Amazon Video, Saturday Live, The One Show, Talksport, Newsbeat, Today, Scooby-Doo, Britain's Got Talent, Sky News, Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round.
74	3	"Episode 3"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Duncan Wisbey and Liam Beirne	28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, William Hague, David Cameron, Dave Lamb, Jeremy Corbyn, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham, Boris Johnson, Matt Baker, Alex Jones, Brendan Foster, Ed Miliband, Huw Edwards, Sophie Raworth, Gabby Logan, Mo Farah, Michael Johnson, Usain Bolt, Tuppence Beresford (Jessica Raine), Major Anthony Carter (James Fleet), Tommy Beresford (David Walliams), Andy Murray, Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), Francis J. Underwood (Kevin Spacey), Jeremy Clarkson, Neil Nunes, Paul Lewis, Anne Robinson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet. Programmes parodied: Today, Come Dine with Me, The One Show, Cast Away, BBC News at Ten, BBC World Athletics Championships coverage, Partners in Crime, House of Cards, Money Box, Britain's Spending Secrets, River Cottage, Newsnight.
75	4	"Episode 4"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, Duncan Wisbey and Charlotte Pearson	4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Bruce Forsyth, Rupert Murdoch, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham, Jeremy Corbyn, Neil Nunes, Kirsty Young, Kirsty Wark, David Cameron, Corrie Corfield, Kathy Clugston, Paul Lewis, Matthew Parris, Winifred Robinson, Sue MacGregor, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew, Jean Ainslie (Penelope Wilton), Douglas Ainslie (Bill Nighy), Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith), Morgan Freeman, Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, David Attenborough, Roger McGough, Ian McMillan, John Cooper Clarke, Kanye West, Roy Hodgson, Richard Coles, Aasmah Mir, Jim White, Kirsty Gallacher, Chris Kamara, Millie Clode, Adam Leventhal, Kate Abdo, Mike Wedderburn. Programmes parodied: Today, Desert Island Discs, Newsnight, Uncovered, Gardeners' Question Time, Extraordinary People, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, This Week, Tweet of the Day, Poetry Please, Shipping Forecast, Saturday Live, Sky Sports News, The Archers.
76	5	"Episode 5"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell and Duncan Wisbey	11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)
Celebrities impersonated: Neil Nunes, David Attenborough, Huw Edwards, Sophie Raworth, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Alan Bennett, David Cameron, Tom Hardy (as Kray twins; Gilbert & George; Little and Large; Chuckle Brothers), Davina McCall, Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Fiona Bruce, Tim Farron, Nick Clegg, Ed Balls, Jeremy Corbyn, Peter Dickson, George Galloway, Claudia Winkleman, Tess Daly, Jeremy Vine, Kirsty Wark, Michael Fallon, Phillip Schofield, Alex Jones, Colin McFarlane, Jools Holland, Kanye West, Mary Berry. Programmes parodied: Tweet of the Day, BBC News at Ten, Today, Legend, Long Lost Family, BBC News at Six, Mastermind, Strictly Come Dancing, Newsnight, The Cube, Later... with Jools Holland.

Specials (2015-16)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
77	–	"Christmas 2015 Special"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell and Duncan Wisbey	25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
Celebrities impersonated: Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Andrew Neil, Father Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Diane Abbott, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), John Humphrys, Jim Naughtie, Tim Farron, David Tennant, Miranda Hart, Richard Wilson, Bill Nighy, Al Pacino, Kirsty Wark, Cheryl Cole, Claudia Winkleman, Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse (as Luke Skywalker), Emperor Palpatine, Neil Nunes, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Alan Bennett, Miss Mary Shepherd (Maggie Smith), Victoria Wood, Johnny Vegas, Jools Holland, John Lydon, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Ross Kemp, Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Donald Trump. Programmes parodied: Downton Abbey, Daily Politics, Doctor Who, Today, The crap British Christmas movie a la Nativity!, Newsnight, Film..., Star Wars, Gardeners' Question Time, The Lady in the Van, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jools' Annual Hootenanny, Ross Kemp: Extreme World, The Archers.
78	–	"A Look Back at the Year 2020 Special"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Laura Major and Duncan Wisbey	1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)
Celebrities impersonated: Sarah Montague, John Humphrys, Donald Trump, Theresa May, David Cameron, Jeremy Vine, Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Nick Clegg, Boris Johnson, Laura Kuenssberg, Nigel Farage, Tony Blair, Jon Snow, Eric Robson, Bunny Guinness, Neil Oliver, Michael Portillo, Caroline Aherne, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Millican, Ed Miliband, Ian McKellen, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, George Galloway, Ian McMillan, Tina Daheley, Adele, Barbara Windsor, Amir Khan, John Lydon, Prince Charles. Programmes parodied: Today, Thought for the Day, Channel 4 News, Gardeners' Question Time, Coast, Great Railway Journeys, This Week, Newsbeat.

Series 16 (2016)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
79	1	"Episode 1"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laura Major, Jack Bernhardt and Liam Beirne	18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)
Celebrities impersonated: Jim White, Greg Dyke, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Gordon Brown, Nicky Morgan, John Major, George Osborne, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Roy Hodgson, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Donald Trump, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gove, John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, David Cameron, Vladimir Putin, Tina Daheley, Boy George, John Lydon, Aleksandr Orlov, Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker, Priti Patel, Michael Parkinson, Jeremy Corbyn, Tim Farron. Programmes parodied: Sky Sports News, This Week, Today, Newsbeat.
80	2	"Episode 2"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt and Liam Beirne	24 June 2016 (2016-06-24)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Nicola Sturgeon, David Cameron, Sally Bercow, John Bercow, Nigel Farage, David Dimbleby, Laura Kuenssberg, Jeremy Vine, Donald Trump, Penelope Wilton, Michael Buerk, Melanie Phillips, Michael Portillo, Alan Bennett, Boris Johnson, Jon Snow, Jeremy Corbyn, François Hollande, Queen Elizabeth II, David Beckham, Paloma Faith, Bill Nighy, Barack Obama, Michael Parkinson, Roy Hodgson, Tony Blair, Tim Farron. Programmes parodied: Today, BBC EU Referendum coverage, The Moral Maze, Panorama, Channel 4 News.
81	3	"Episode 3"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt, Liam Beirne, Alex Harvey & Sarah Doran and Duncan Wisbey	1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Celebrities impersonated: Sarah Montague, John Humphrys, Roy Hodgson, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Barry Scott, Priti Patel, Michael Gove, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), Nigel Farage, Jon Snow, Theresa May, José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Evan Davis, Lyse Doucet, Eric Pickles, Neil Nunes, Pat Archer (Patricia Gallimore), Tony Archer (David Troughton), Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Eddie Grundy (Trevor Harrison), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Huw Edwards, Sophie Raworth, Neil Oliver, Chris Coleman, Jeremy Kyle, Angela Merkel, Nicola Sturgeon, Queen Elizabeth II. Programmes parodied: Today, The One Show, Channel 4 News, Newsnight, The Archers, This Week, BBC News, Coast, The Jeremy Kyle Show.
82	4	"Episode 4"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt, Liam Beirne and Duncan Wisbey	8 July 2016 (2016-07-08)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, George W. Bush, Prince Charles, Rupert Murdoch, Theresa May, Michael Gove, Tony Blair, Kirsty Wark, William Hague, Jasmine Harman, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Neil Nunes, Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), DI Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman), Andrea Leadsom, Evan Davis, Angela Eagle, Diane Abbott, Nigel Farage, Sophie Raworth, Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson, David Dimbleby, Priti Patel, Germaine Greer, Mark Carney, Private Frazer (John Laurie), Morrissey. Programmes parodied: Today, Newsnight, A Place in the Sun, The One Show, The Archers, BBC News, Question Time.
83	5	"Episode 5"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell, Jack Bernhardt, Alex Harvey and Sara Gibbs	15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)
Celebrities impersonated: Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, David Cameron, Sophie Raworth, Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Robert Peston, Angela Eagle, John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Boris Johnson, Gandalf, Andrew Marr, Queen Elizabeth II, Trevor McDonald, Ed Miliband, Margaret Thatcher, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Donald Trump, Jon Snow, Michael Gove, Morgan Freeman, John Lydon, Penelope Wilton, Kirsty Wark, Michael Portillo, Nigel Farage, George Osborne, Nick Robinson, Jeremy Vine. Programmes parodied: BBC News Special, Peston on Sunday, Today, The Andrew Marr Show, ITV Tribute programme, This Week, Channel 4 News, Newsnight, Great Continental Railway Journeys, The Jeremy Vine Show.
84	6	"Episode 6"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt, Liam Beirne, Alex Harvey and Sara Gibbs	22 July 2016 (2016-07-22)
Celebrities impersonated: Neil Nunes, David Attenborough, Angela Eagle, John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Donald Trump, Andrew Neil, Theresa May, Amber Rudd, David Davis, Boris Johnson, Neil Oliver, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Jeremy Corbyn, Hugh Grant, Sylvester Stallone, Trevor McDonald, Mo Farah, Roy Hodgson, Jim Naughtie, Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, Philip Hammond, Sam Allardyce, Pippa Middleton, Queen Elizabeth II, Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Alan Bennett, Jon Snow, Taylor Swift, Michael Gove, Diane Abbott, Nick Clegg, Tim Farron, Ozzy Osbourne, Christopher Walken, Greg Dyke, Nick Robinson, Kay Burley, Ian McKellen, Michael Caine. Programmes parodied: Tweet of the Day, Today, Daily Politics, Coast, Bridget Jones's Diary, BBC News, Sex and the City, Channel 4 News, This Week, Cool Runnings, Annie.

Series 17 (2016)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
85	1	"Christmas 2016 Special"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, Max Davis, Laura Major, Sarah Campbell and Jack Bernhardt	23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)
Celebrities impersonated: David Dimbleby, Laura Kuenssberg, Jeremy Vine, Emily Maitlis, Evan Davis, Andrew Neil, Theresa May, Mick Jagger, Neil Oliver, Donald Trump, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Olivia Coleman, Neil Nunes, Barack Obama, Kirstie Allsopp, Stanley Johnson, Boris Johnson, Diane Abbott, Father Christmas, Queen Elizabeth II, Michelle Obama, Melania Trump, Penelope Wilton, Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson), Jeremy Corbyn, Huw Edwards, Cheryl Cole, Bob Geldof. Programmes parodied: BBC Election 2016 coverage, Coast, Kirstie's Homemade Christmas, Radio 4 Christmas Appeal, This Week, The Queen's Christmas Message, The Archers, BBC News at Ten.
86	2	"The Alternative 2016 Special"	Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, Max Davis, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell and Jack Bernhardt	30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Queen Elizabeth II, Fiona Bruce, David Attenborough, Claudia Winkleman, Ed Miliband, Brendan Foster, Michael Gove, Pam Ayres, Bob Dylan, Nick Robinson, Nicola Sturgeon, Natalie Bennett, Andrew Marr, Nigel Farage, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, Alan Sugar, Angela Eagle, Diane Abbott, Jim Naughtie, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Kirsty Wark, Charles Carson (Jim Carter), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), Darth Vader, Joan Bakewell, Sue MacGregor, Claire Balding, Mark Pougatch, Mark Chapman, Roy Hodgson, Huw Edwards, Danny Dyer, David Dimbleby. Programmes parodied: Today, Antiques Roadshow, Planet Earth, Strictly Come Dancing, The Andrew Marr Show, The One Show, Downton Abbey, Big Brother, Embarrassing Bodies, BBC News, The Queen's Christmas Message.

Series 18 (2017)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
87	1	"Episode 1"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis and Jack Bernhardt	16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
Celebrities impersonated: Theresa May, Trevor McDonald, Tim Farron, Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), Jeremy Corbyn, Nick Robinson, Brenda from Bristol, Sarah Montague, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, Paul Nuttall, Nigel Farage, David Attenborough, John Major, Ken Clarke, William Hague, Neville Chamberlain, Michael Gove, Amber Rudd, Caroline Flack, Donald Trump, Brian Protheroe, Arlene Foster, Fred Sirieix, Tony Blair, Ruth Davidson, Chris Packham, Tina Daheley, Paloma Faith, will.i.am, Ed Sheeran, Michael Parkinson, Nicola Sturgeon, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Vine, Laura Kuenssberg. Programmes parodied: Tonight with Trevor McDonald, Doctor Who, Panorama, Today, Walking with Dinosaurs, Love Island, First Dates, Springwatch, Newsbeat, The Jeremy Vine Show.
88	2	"Episode 2"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis and Jack Bernhardt	23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
Celebrities impersonated: Sarah Montague, Nick Robinson, Fiona Bruce, Justin Croft, Theresa May, Matt Baker, Alex Jones, Gyles Brandreth, Carol Klein, Lyse Doucet, Jeremy Corbyn, David Davis, Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, Tomasz Schafernaker, Andrew Neil, Diane Abbott, Boris Johnson, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett, Donald Trump, Arlene Foster, Ed Miliband, Jeremy Vine, Jeanine Pirro, Jean-Claude Juncker, Nigel Farage, Sean Spicer, Lauren Laverne, Mark Radcliffe, Tina Daheley, James Corden, Pam Ayres. Programmes parodied: Today, Antiques Roadshow, The One Show, BBC News, This Week, The Jeremy Vine Show, Fox News, Justice with Judge Jeanine, BBC Glastonbury Festival coverage, Newsbeat, Carpool Karaoke.
89	3	"Episode 3"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis and Jack Bernhardt	30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
Celebrities impersonated: Theresa May, Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Gove, Andrew Neil, Jeremy Corbyn, David Davis, Tony Blair, Neil Nunes, Paul Lewis, Arlene Foster, Queen Elizabeth II, Tina Daheley, Andy Murray, Judy Murray, James Corden, Natalie Bennett, Jeanine Pirro, John McDonnell, Clarrie Grundy (Heather Bell), Helen Titchener (Louiza Patikas), Eddie Grundy (Trevor Harrison), Dot Cotton (June Brown), Joe Grundy (Edward Kelsey), Sean Spicer, Donald Trump, Huw Edwards, Laura Kuenssberg, David Cameron, Leanne Wood, Matt Baker, Alex Jones, Nigella Lawson, Paul Nuttall. Programmes parodied: Daily Politics, The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Money Box Live, Newsbeat, Carpool Karaoke, Pick of the Pops, Fox News, Justice with Judge Jeanine, The Archers, BBC News at Ten, 606, The One Show, BBC Asian Network.
90	4	"Episode 4"	Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt and Lewis Cook	7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)
Celebrities impersonated: John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, William Hague, Michael Portillo, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, Theresa May, Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Hunt, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Carol Kirkwood, Alan Sugar, Gyles Brandreth, David Davis, Neil Nunes, David Sedaris, Alan Bennett, Robert Peston, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Sixtus Rees-Mogg (as Maximus Decimus Meridius), Sue Barker, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Emmanuel Macron, Michael Gove, Eric Robson, Hilary Mantel, Bunny Guinness, Sean Spicer, Tony Blair, Philip Hammond, Queen Elizabeth II, Nick Robinson, Arlene Foster, George Osborne, Nick Clegg, David Cameron. Programmes parodied: Today, The One Show, Meet David Sedaris, Peston on Sunday, BBC Wimbledon coverage, Gardeners' Question Time, The Reith Lectures with Hilary Mantel, Panorama.
91	5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
92	6	"Episode 6"	Unknown	21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)

Compilations (2001-02)

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"The Best of the Year - Part 1"	28 December 2001 (2001-12-28)
2	"The Best of the Year - Part 2"	29 December 2001 (2001-12-29)
3	"Compilation of the Year"	27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)

The Best of Dead Ringers (2004)

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Episode 1"	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)
2	"Episode 2"	30 January 2004 (2004-01-30)
3	"Episode 3"	6 February 2004 (2004-02-06)
4	"Episode 4"	13 February 2004 (2004-02-13)
5	"Episode 5"	20 February 2004 (2004-02-20)
6	"Episode 6"	27 February 2004 (2004-02-27)

TV series

Pilot (2002)

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	15 March 2002 (2002-03-15)

Series 1 (2002)

No.	Title	Original air date
2	"Episode 1"	18 November 2002 (2002-11-18)
3	"Episode 2"	25 November 2002 (2002-11-25)
4	"Episode 3"	2 December 2002 (2002-12-02)
5	"Episode 4"	9 December 2002 (2002-12-09)
6	"Episode 5"	16 December 2002 (2002-12-16)
7	"Episode 6"	26 December 2002 (2002-12-26)

Series 2 (2003)

No.	Title	Original air date
8	"Episode 1"	7 July 2003 (2003-07-07)
9	"Episode 2"	14 July 2003 (2003-07-14)
10	"Episode 3"	21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
11	"Episode 4"	28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
12	"Episode 5"	4 August 2003 (2003-08-04)
13	"Episode 6"	11 August 2003 (2003-08-11)

Specials (2003-04)

No.	Title	Original air date
14	"Christmas 2003 Special"	22 December 2003 (2003-12-22)
15	"New Years Special"	2 January 2004 (2004-01-02)

Series 3 (2004)

No.	Title	Original air date
16	"Episode 1"	10 May 2004 (2004-05-10)
17	"Episode 2"	17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
18	"Episode 3"	24 May 2004 (2004-05-24)
19	"Episode 4"	31 May 2004 (2004-05-31)
20	"Episode 5"	7 June 2004 (2004-06-07)
21	"Episode 6"	14 June 2004 (2004-06-14)

Series 4 (2004)

No.	Title	Original air date
22	"Episode 1/US Election 2004 Special"	1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)
23	"Episode 2"	8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)
24	"Episode 3"	15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
25	"Episode 4"	22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
26	"Episode 5"	29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
27	"Episode 6"	6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
28	"Episode 7"	13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)
29	"Episode 8/Christmas 2004 Special"	26 December 2004 (2004-12-26)

Series 5 (2005)

No.	Title	Original air date
30	"Episode 1/Election 2005 Special"	5 May 2005 (2005-05-05)
31	"Episode 2"	12 May 2005 (2005-05-12)
32	"Episode 3"	19 May 2005 (2005-05-19)
33	"Episode 4"	26 May 2005 (2005-05-26)
34	"Episode 5"	2 June 2005 (2005-06-02)
35	"Episode 6"	9 June 2005 (2005-06-09)

Special (2005)

No.	Title	Original air date
36	"Christmas 2005 Special"	23 December 2005 (2005-12-23)

Series 6 (2006)

No.	Title	Original air date
37	"Episode 1"	8 May 2006 (2006-05-08)
38	"Episode 2"	15 May 2006 (2006-05-15)
39	"Episode 3"	22 May 2006 (2006-05-22)
40	"Episode 4"	29 May 2006 (2006-05-29)
41	"Episode 5"	5 June 2006 (2006-06-05)
42	"Episode 6"	12 June 2006 (2006-06-12)

Series 7 (2007)

No.	Title	Original air date
43	"Episode 1"	22 February 2007 (2007-02-22)
44	"Episode 2"	1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)
45	"Episode 3"	8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)
46	"Episode 4"	15 March 2007 (2007-03-15)
47	"Episode 5"	22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)
49	"Episode 6"	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)

Home media

Radio series

Title	Episodes	CD release date	Audio cassette release date	Digital download release date
Dead Ringers	4	6 November 2000	6 November 2000	15 February 2005
Dead Ringers: Series 2 Part 1	4	2 July 2001	2 July 2001	6 April 2005
Dead Ringers: Series 2, Part 2	4	5 November 2001	5 November 2001	6 April 2005
Dead Ringers: The Specials	2	19 November 2001	19 November 2001	31 March 2005
Dead Ringers: Series 3	5	1 July 2002	1 July 2002	1 June 2012
Dead Ringers: Series 4	4	4 November 2002	4 November 2002	6 April 2005
Dead Ringers: Series 5 & 6	8	4 November 2002	4 November 2002	31 March 2005
Dead Ringers: Collection	17	11 November 2002 7 April 2003 (MP3-CD)	—	—
Dead Ringers: Series 7	4	3 February 2003	3 February 2003	31 March 2005
Dead Ringers: Series 8	4	5 May 2003	—	5 April 2012
Dead Ringers: Series 9	4	7 July 2003	—	31 March 2005
Dead Ringers: Collection 2	13	10 November 2003	—	—
Dead Ringers: Series 10	5	1 March 2004	—	—
Dead Ringers: The Best of the Radio Series	—	3 October 2005	—	17 October 2005
Dead Ringers: Series 12	6	11 June 2015	—	11 June 2015
Dead Ringers: Series 13 & 14	7	1 October 2015	—	1 October 2015
Dead Ringers: Series 15	7	2 June 2016	—	2 June 2016
Dead Ringers: Series 16 & 17	8	—	—	2 March 2017

TV series

Title	CD release date	Audio cassette release date	Digital download release date	DVD & VHS release date
Dead Ringers: The Television Series	3 November 2003	3 November 2003	15 February 2005	7 July 2003
Dead Ringers: The Television Series 2	5 July 2004	5 July 2004	16 March 2009	—
Dead Ringers: The Television Series 3	29 November 2004	—	—	—

External links

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• Dead Ringers at IMDb
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