Would I Lie To You? (TV series)

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Would I Lie To You?
Genre	Comedy panel game
Presented by	Angus Deayton (host) David Mitchell (Team captain) Lee Mack (Team captain)
Country of origin	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Zeppotron (Endemol)
Running time	30 min
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Picture format	PAL (576i)
Original run	16 June 2007 – present

Would I Lie To You? is a comedy panel game made by Zeppotron for BBC One. It was first broadcast on June 16, 2007.

1 Overview
2 Rounds
3 Episodes guide
- 3.1 Series 1
- 3.2 Series 2
4 "Astounding Truths"
5 "Terrible Lies"
6 References

[edit] Overview

The show is presented by Angus Deayton. The team captains are comedians David Mitchell and Lee Mack.

For each show, two celebrity guests join each of the team captains. The two teams then compete head-to-head with each player revealing incredible facts and embarrassing personal tales for the consideration of the opposing team. Some of the yarns are true; some are not, and it’s the panelists’ task to separate the facts from the fabrications.

The show airs 21:55 on Saturday nights on BBC One, and was recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley during March and April 2007.

Working titles for the series were Unbelievable and Pants On Fire before the final title was settled upon. Alan Carr was announced as a team captain but was later replaced by Lee Mack.

Initial ratings for the first show in the series indicated 3.7 million viewers - a reasonable share for BBC1 given the time slot.

The series will return for a second lot of episodes early next year with filming scheduled to start on the 15th of November and end on the 18th of December. The second series will have eight shows, an increase of two from series one.

Angus Deayton the legendary presenter will return along side his two cohorts David Mitchell and Lee Mack. They will be joined by many high profile guests, including Dara O'Briain, Frankie Boyle, Rob Brydon and many others still to be confirmed.

Tickets for the second series were made available on the 1st November 2007. The second series is being filmed in the BBC Television Centre in West London, as the Fountain Studios are currently being used for The X Factor until the end of December 2007.

[edit] Rounds

Home Truths - Panelists read out a statement about themselves, the opposing team have to decide whether it is true or false

Ring of Truth - A celebrity fact is read out, each team have to reach a joint decision whether it is true or false

This is My... - A guest person is introduced, panellists on one of the teams tell the opposing team about their relationship to the guest person.

Telly Tales - Clips from a TV show are shown, a panellist from one team reads out a statement about the show which the opposing team have to guess whether it is true or false

Quick Fire Round - Same as Home Truths but against the clock

[edit] Episodes guide

The following is a list of episodes, dates of filming, guest panellists and the broadcast details:

[edit] Series 1

Episode	Original Airdate	David's Team	Lee's Team	Final Score
1	16 June, 2007	Frankie Boyle and Duncan Bannatyne	Natalie Cassidy and Dom Joly	The game was tied, 11-11
2	23 June, 2007	Patrick McGuinness and Fay Ripley	John Barrowman and Dominic Wood	Lee's team won, 10-6
3	30 June, 2007	Eamonn Holmes and Dara Ó Briain	Jimmy Carr and Ulrika Jonsson	David's team won, 13-6
4	14 July, 2007	Jason Manford and Myleene Klass	Leslie Ash and Neil Morrissey	Lee's team won, 11-7
5	21 July, 2007	Wendy Richard and Russell Howard	Vic Reeves and Len Goodman	David's team won 11-9
6	28 July, 2007	Harry Enfield and Claudia Winkleman	Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Dave Spikey	David's team won 9-8

[edit] Series 2

Currently scheduled to air in early 2008. Guests announced include Jimmy Carr, Rob Brydon, Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle, Eamonn Holmes, Hugh Dennis, Phil Daniels, Michael McIntyre, Lauren Laverne, Dara Ó Briain, Graeme Garden, Davina McCall, David Baddiel, Richard Wilson,Michael Aspel and Jason Manford

[edit] "Astounding Truths"

Examples of Truths revealed in the show.

Dom Joly was at school with Osama bin Laden
Frankie Boyle is allergic to coins
John Barrowman urinated in Prince Charles' garden
Ulrika Jonsson hosted the British Sausage awards
Petra (the first Blue Peter dog) died after her first show, so producers replaced her with look-a-like
Jimmy Carr lost his virginity at 26
Lee Mack was Red Rum's stable boy
Gwyneth Paltrow did say "I Would Rather Die than let my kid eat Cup-a-soup"
Myleene Klass is friends with a woman who fitted Camilla Parker Bowles' corsets
Mike Read traditionally ends the Conservative Party Conference with a 10-minute political rap
Wendy Richard does not know how to use a Launderette washing machine
Len Goodman killed a falcon playing golf
Lee Mack was told his dog was dead when his family had really given it to a relative in Scunthorpe
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson once ate a diamond
Paul McCartney had clouds removed at a concert when he performed Good Day Sunshine
Michael McIntyre once had a car which couldn't turn right
Bono once had his hat flown out to Rome via first class
David Mitchell used to dress up as a Nobleman as a child

Last threee points are from series two and have not currently yet been aired.

[edit] "Terrible Lies"

Examples of Lies told in the show

David Mitchell did not faint during Kill Bill
Dominic Wood's nickname was not "Ear Sniffer-licker"
Dom Joly was not Trevor McDonald's driver
Patrick McGuinness has not snogged Paris Hilton
Ben & Jerry's did not make a limited edition Anne Robinson flavoured Ice Cream
Dara Ó Briain has not received a text message from Bono
Eamonn Holmes does not have seven cats called Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Pickle
Neil Morrisey has not had an extension built by a builder called Bob
David Mitchell has not formulated a five-point plan for surviving in prison (though having improvised one on the show, it is arguably no longer a lie)
Vic Reeves has not fixed Dame Judi Dench's push-bike
David Mitchell did not have a poster of Margaret Thatcher on his wall as a teenager
Harry Enfield cannot tell apart different breeds of dog by listening to their growl