Dead Ringers (series)

Dead Ringers is a British 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. Among its stars are Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens. The BBC cancelled the television run in 2007 after five years.<ref name="comedycentral.co.uk">Template:Cite web</ref> Dead Ringers' return to Radio 4 was announced in 2014.<ref name="British Comedy Guide">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The programme first aired on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000. Dead Ringers returned to radio in July 2014.<ref name="British Comedy Guide" />

In November 2001 BBC One said it had commissioned a pilot for a television version.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The pilot was well received<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and in August 2002 a full series was commissioned, this time on BBC Two.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Press Office">Template:Cite web</ref> The TV show ran for seven series and was axed in April 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2002 the BBC's Arena broadcast a documentary about the series entitled Radio Ha! - Meet The Dead Ringers, directed by Fisher Dilke. It featured interviews with the cast and writers, and behind-the-scenes footage from a studio recording from the eighth series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Awards

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Home media

Radio series

Title	Episodes	Runtime	Template:Abbr of discs	CD release date	Audio cassette release date	Digital download release date
Dead Ringers	4	1 hr 50 mins	2 discs	6 November 2000<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	6 November 2000	15 February 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 2 Part 1	4	1 hr 45 mins	2 discs	2 July 2001<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	2 July 2001	6 April 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 2, Part 2	4	1 hr 50 mins	2 discs	5 November 2001<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	5 November 2001	6 April 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: The SpecialsTemplate:Efn	2	1 hr 50 mins	2 discs	19 November 2001<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	19 November 2001	31 March 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 3	5	2 hrs 20 mins	2 discs	1 July 2002<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	1 July 2002	1 June 2012<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 4	4	1 hr 45 mins	2 discs	4 November 2002<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	4 November 2002	6 April 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 5 & 6	8	3 hrs 30 mins	4 discs	4 November 2002<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	4 November 2002	31 March 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: CollectionTemplate:Efn	17	7 hrs 45 mins	8 discs	11 November 2002<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 7 April 2003 (MP3-CD)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Dead Ringers: Series 7	4	1 hr 50 mins	2 discs	3 February 2003<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	3 February 2003	31 March 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 8	4	1 hr 50 mins	2 discs	5 May 2003<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	5 April 2012<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 9	4	1 hr 50 mins	2 discs	7 July 2003<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	31 March 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Collection 2Template:Efn	13	5 hrs 45 mins	7 discs	10 November 2003<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Dead Ringers: Series 10	5	2 hrs 20 mins	2 discs	1 March 2004<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Dead Ringers: The Best of the Radio Series	Template:N/a	2 hrs	2 discs	3 October 2005<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	17 October 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 12	6	3 hrs	3 discs	11 June 2015<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	11 June 2015
Dead Ringers: Series 13 & 14	7	3 hrs 15 mins	4 discs	1 October 2015<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	1 October 2015
Dead Ringers: Series 15Template:Efn	7	3 hrs 10 mins	4 discs	2 June 2016<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	2 June 2016
Dead Ringers: Series 16Template:Efn	8	3 hrs 40 mins	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	2 March 2017<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 17Template:Efn	8	3 hrs 40 mins	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	1 March 2018<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: Series 18Template:Efn	7	3 hrs 30 mins	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	4 October 2018<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

TV series

Title	Runtime	Template:Abbr of discs	CD release date	Audio cassette release date	Digital download release date	DVD and VHS release date
Dead Ringers: The Television SeriesTemplate:Efn	2 hrs	2 discs	3 November 2003<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	3 November 2003	15 February 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	7 July 2003<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dead Ringers: The Television Series 2	2 hrs 10 mins	2 discs	5 July 2004<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	5 July 2004	16 March 2009<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:N/a
Dead Ringers: The Television Series 3	2 hrs	2 discs	29 November 2004<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a

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