Dead Ringers (comedy)

Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC2. The programme was devised by Bill Dare, and stars Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry. The principal writers are Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain. The other writers are John Finnemore, David Mitchell, Simon Blackwell, Richard Ward, Colin Birch, Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.

History

The programme was first aired in 2000. The cast of the first series was rather different from that of the rest: of the now-established team, only Culshaw and Ravens appeared, as did Kate Robbins, Simon Lipson and, perhaps most notably, Alistair McGowan. On radio there have been ten series plus a number of special episodes including one devoted entirely to the BBC radio soap The Archers and one to Queen Elizabeth II's golden jubilee. The television incarnation of the show is currently in its fifth season, and there was a special episode devoted to the United Kingdom General Election on May 5, 2005.

Related Topics:
2000 - Kate Robbins - Simon Lipson - Alistair McGowan - Soap - The Archers - Queen Elizabeth II - United Kingdom General Election - May 5 - 2005

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