The Sarah Millican Television Programme is a British comedic television show hosted by comedian Sarah Millican. The show's central theme is a comical review of television programming (particularly British television). Each edition features as a topic a different genre of television; Millican would lampoon the topic genre in monologue segments that were intercut with jocular interviews of celebrities known for work within that genre. Three series of the show were broadcast between early 2012 and late 2013. A pilot episode was filmed on 25 May 2011, but never broadcast.[2]
| The Sarah Millican Television Programme | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Geraldine Dowd |
| Presented by | Sarah Millican |
| Theme music composer | Trellis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Alan Tyler (for BBC) Graham Stuart |
| Producers | Paul McGettigan Tom Miller |
| Production location | Dock10[1] |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | So Television Chopsy Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 8 March 2012 – 22 December 2013 |
Filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford in late 2011, the show was a co-production between So Television and Millican's own company, Chopsy Productions.[3]
Episodes
Series 1
| Episode number | Air date | Theme(s) | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 March 2012 | Wildlife and dating | Chris Packham and Tracey Cox |
2 | 15 March 2012 | Drama and weather | Simon Callow, John Kettley and Phyllis Logan |
3 | 22 March 2012 | Survival and food | Olly Smith, Charley Boorman and Paul Hollywood |
4 | 29 March 2012 | Property and fashion | Sarah Beeny, Julien Macdonald and Robert Peston |
5 | 5 April 2012 | Sport and entertainment | Clare Balding, Beth Tweddle and Louie Spence |
6 | 12 April 2012 | Embarrassing Bodies and crime | Pixie McKenna and Rav Wilding |
Christmas Special 2012
A Christmas special was announced after series 1 had finished.
| Episode number | Air date | Theme(s) | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
7 | 23 December 2012 | Christmas, Downton Abbey and EastEnders | Hugh Bonneville and Shane Richie |
Series 2
On 27 April 2012, it was announced that BBC Two had ordered a second series of the show, due to start on 15 January 2013.
| Episode number | Air date | Theme(s) | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 January 2013 | Reality TV and Casualty | Craig Revel Horwood, Melanie C, Charles Dale, Tony Marshall, Azuka Oforka, Suzanne Packer |
2 | 22 January 2013 | Deal or No Deal and magic | Noel Edmonds and Pete Firman |
3 | 29 January 2013 | Property, craft and science | Kirstie Allsopp and Michael J. Mosley |
4 | 5 February 2013 | News, politics and Geordie Shore | Nick Robinson, Bill Turnbull, Gary 'Gaz' Beadle, Charlotte-Letitia Crosby, Holly Hagan and James Tindale |
5 | 12 February 2013 | Business and Coast | Stuart Baggs and Neil Oliver |
6 | 19 February 2013 | Deadly 60 and Soccer Saturday | Steve Backshall and Jeff Stelling |
Series 3
Series 3 began on Tuesday 24 September 2013, along with extended 40-minute repeats entitled "The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Television Programme".
| Episode number | Air date | Theme(s) | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 September 2013 | Driving, crime drama and Pointless | Quentin Willson, Bradley Walsh and Richard Osman |
2 | 1 October 2013 | Travel, antiques and children's programmes | Michael Palin, Helen Skelton and Tim Wonnacott |
3 | 8 October 2013 | US drama, gardening programmes and musicals | David Harewood, Diarmuid Gavin and Matthew Morrison |
4 | 15 October 2013 | Medical and fantasy programmes | Christian Jessen, John Bradley-West, Finn Jones and Kristian Nairn |
5 | 22 October 2013 | Finance, history programmes and Made in Chelsea | Martin Lewis, Dan Cruickshank and Gabriella Ellis |
6 | 29 October 2013 | Formula One, entertainment and consumer programmes | Suzi Perry, Bruno Tonioli, Alex Jones and Matt Baker |
Christmas Special 2013
| Episode number | Air date | Theme(s) | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
7 | 22 December 2013 | Christmas and Call the Midwife | Phillip Schofield, Judy Parfitt and Helen George |
DVD release
A "Best of Series 1 and 2" DVD was released on 11 November 2013 by 4DVD. However, Series 3 and its Christmas special have never been released on DVD.
References
External links
- The Sarah Millican Television Programme at BBC Online
- The Sarah Millican Television Programme at British Comedy Guide
- The Sarah Millican Television Programme at IMDb
