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List of Mock the Week episodes
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Mock the Week was a satirical panel show that aired on BBC Two. The first episode was broadcast on 5 June 2005. As of 30 September 2022, 193 regular episodes and 36 clip shows (fifteen of which were Christmas/New Year specials) have been aired across eighteen series; 229 episodes in total (not including the 2011 Comic Relief special or "Mock the Week Looks Back At...").
All episodes are approximately 30 minutes long. The original lineup was Dara Ó Briain as host, with Hugh Dennis, Frankie Boyle and one guest panellist on one side, and Rory Bremner and two guest panellists on the other. Bremner left after series 2 and was replaced by Andy Parsons, and Russell Howard became a regular panellist the following series. Boyle left after series 7 and was replaced by a series of guests until Chris Addison took his seat permanently in the second half of series 10. Howard was absent for the last episodes of series 9 and first half of series 10 due to other filming commitments, and was confirmed to have left the panel in August 2011. Addison was not present for the second half of series 12 due to other commitments, and subsequently did not return for series 13, with his seat once again becoming a guest slot.[1] In October 2015, Parsons announced he was quitting after ten years; he was not replaced as a regular.[2]
On 2 August 2022, the BBC announced that series 21 would be the final series.[3] The last ever "new" episode of Mock the Week broadcast on 21 October 2022; the remaining two shows are clip shows, retrospectives of the entire 17 year run.
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The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
- – indicates Hugh's team won
- – indicates Rory's / Andy's / the guest team won
- – indicates the game ended in a draw or with neither team being declared the winner
Viewing figures are from BARB.[4]
Series 1 (2005)
Series 2 (2006)
Series 3 (2006)
Series 4 (2007)
Series 5 (2007)
Series 6 (2008)
Series 7 (2009)
Series 8 (2010)
Series 9 (2010)
Comic Relief special (2011)
Series 10 (2011)
Series 11 (2012)
Mock the Week Looks Back At... (2013)
Series 12 (2013)
Series 13 (2014)
Series 14 (2015)
Series 15 (2016)
Series 16 (2017)
Series 17 (2018)
From episode 7 onwards, viewing figures include four-screen data.[5]
Series 18 (2019)
Series 19 (2020–21)
Series 20 (2021)
Series 21 (2022)
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Scores
Despite not being a serious competition, points are awarded at the end of each round and a winner is announced at the conclusion of each episode. Below is the number of series and episode wins by each of the regular panellists. As Andy Parsons took over from Rory Bremner, both of their scores are combined and shown individually. Despite Chris Addison, Frankie Boyle and Russell Howard all being regulars at certain times, they are not listed in the headers; instead, their wins are combined with the panellist who was seen as their captain during their tenures.
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Footnotes
- This episode was intended to be a normal episode (with guests Jo Brand, Andy Parsons and Greg Proops), however several panel members were unable to attend filming due to the transport disruption caused by the July 2005 London bombings. As the format proved popular, clip shows were included in future series
- This series included a summer break to accommodate the Edinburgh Festival
- Special episode webcast live as part of 24 Hour Panel People, Hugh Dennis was not present
- Delayed to the Sunday on account of Wimbledon coverage overrunning
- In reference to his appearance in the Wimbledon final (which he lost in 2012 and won in 2016), audience member Andy Murray was declared the winner of the episode
- Moved back a day due to the broadcast of Marvellous
- Pulled from its originally planned 16 June broadcast due to the murder of Jo Cox
- Election special
- Moved back a day due to Queen's Club Championships coverage overrunning
- This series took a break to accommodate Children in Need.
- Maff Brown, who was the warm-up act, appeared on the show as a last-minute replacement for Angela Barnes, who was ill. They couldn't get a usual replacement due to COVID restrictions.
- This episode was broadcast in a later timeslot of 11:30pm to accommodate for the broadcast of feature-length drama Together. To compensate, this episode was repeated at the usual time of 10pm two days later.
- Although not billed as a regular panellist, Angela Barnes appeared on every episode this series except the first clip show
- The episode scheduled for 16 September 2022, which would have featured guests Maisie Adam, Ed Byrne, Rhys James, Milton Jones and Evelyn Mok, was cancelled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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