It's Only TV...but I Like It | |
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Genre | Comedy panel game |
Created by | Jonathan Ross Andy Davies Jon Naismith |
Directed by | David G. Croft Ian Lorimer |
Presented by | Jonathan Ross |
Starring | Julian Clary Jack Dee Phill Jupitus |
Theme music composer | Pete Baikie |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Addison Cresswell |
Producers | Andy Davies Jon Naismith Shaun Pye |
Running time | 29 minutes |
Production company | Open Mike Productions |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 3 June 1999 – 16 August 2002 |
It's Only TV... But I Like It is a comedy celebrity panel gameshow about television. It originally aired on BBC One from 3 June 1999 to 23 August 2002. Its presenter was Jonathan Ross, and the regular team captains were Julian Clary, Jack Dee (series 1 only), and Phill Jupitus.
The teams played through various rounds in order to gain points. Whichever team had the most points at the end was declared the winner. If both teams had equal points at the end, then the result was declared as a draw with no tie-breaker played.
There were various rounds played throughout the series, including:
The show always ended with a quickfire round with the teams on their buzzers. The three quickfire rounds were:
The show returned on 5 March 2011 for a special during the BBC's 24 Hour Panel People in aid of Comic Relief 2011. The show's former team captain Jack Dee hosted with Ulrika Jonsson and Charlie Brooker as team captains. The guests were David Walliams, Danny Wallace, Tom Deacon, and Penny Smith.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
No. | Episode | First broadcast | Julian's guests | Jack's guests | Scores |
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1 | 1x01 | 3 June 1999 | Ant & Dec and John Thomson | Caroline Aherne and Antony Worrall Thompson | 15–6 |
2 | 1x02 | 10 June 1999 | Fay Ripley and Barbara Windsor | John Challis and Neil Morrissey | 15–17 |
3 | 1x03 | 17 June 1999 | Leslie Ash and Bill Tarmey | Patsy Palmer and Rowland Rivron | 22–19 |
4 | 1x04 | 24 June 1999 | John Leslie and Wendy Richard | Sarah White and Richard Whiteley | 21–14 |
5 | 1x05 | 1 July 1999 | Wolf and John Inman | Mark Lamarr and Trev & Simon | 13–13 |
6 | 1x06 | 8 July 1999 | Nigel Havers and Lorraine Kelly | Jayne Middlemiss and Tim Healy | 30–11 |
7 | 1x07 | 15 July 1999 | Leslie Grantham and Carol Smillie | Leslie Phillips and Jamie Theakston | TBC |
8 | 1x08 | 22 July 1999 | Ainsley Harriott and Melanie Sykes | John Noakes and Les Dennis | TBC |
No. | Episode | First broadcast | Julian's guests | Phill's guests | Scores |
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9 | 2x01 | 24 February 2000 | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Adam Rickitt | Ulrika Jonsson and Leslie Phillips | TBC |
10 | 2x02 | 2 March 2000 | Davina McCall and Dean Sullivan | Esther Rantzen and Max Beesley | TBC |
11 | 2x03 | 9 March 2000 | Anna Ryder Richardson and Angela Griffin | John Sergeant and Noddy Holder | TBC |
12 | 2x04 | 16 March 2000 | Shane Richie and Gloria Hunniford | Alice Beer and Jack Docherty | TBC |
13 | 2x05 | 23 March 2000 | Shaun Williamson and Donna Air | Norman Wisdom and Meera Syal | TBC |
14 | 2x06 | 30 March 2000 | Keith Chegwin and Amanda Holden | Peter Davison and Suggs | TBC |
15 | 2x07 | 6 April 2000 | Oz Clarke and Kirsty Young | Fern Britton and "Handy" Andy | 8–17 |
16 | 2x08 | 13 April 2000 | Boy George and Charlotte Coleman | Esther McVey and Phil Daniels | TBC |
No. | Episode | First broadcast | Julian's guests | Phill's guests | Scores |
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17 | 3x01 | 23 February 2001 | "Nasty" Nick and Lisa Rogers | Claire Sweeney and Ainsley Harriott | 16–12 |
18 | 3x02 | 2 March 2001 | Richard Blackwood and Valerie Singleton | Gail Porter and Graham Cole | 11–10 |
19 | 3x03 | 9 March 2001 | Dermot O'Leary and Liz Smith | Linda Barker and Richard Whiteley | 16–15 |
20 | 3x04 | 16 March 2001 | Patrick Kielty and Keith Duffy | Vanessa Feltz and Jeremy Spake | 23–12 |
21 | 3x05 | 23 March 2001 | Ralf Little and Gaby Roslin | Emma Noble and Rich Hall | TBC |
22 | 3x06 | 30 March 2001 | Jim Bowen and Philippa Forrester | Tricia Penrose and Fred MacAulay | TBC |
23 | 3x07 | 13 April 2001 | Rowland Rivron and Linda Robson | Doon Mackichan and Les Dennis | TBC |
24 | 3x08 | 20 April 2001 | Craig Doyle and Jilly Goolden | Michelle Collins and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | 15–15 |
No. | Episode | First broadcast | Julian's guests | Phill's guests | Scores |
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25 | 4x01 | 28 June 2002 | Joe Mace and Jennie Bond | Terry Wogan and Ainsley Harriott | 19–19 |
26 | 4x02 | 5 July 2002 | Ian McCaskill and Myleene Klass | Lucy Speed and Richard Blackwood | 8–9 |
27 | 4x03 | 12 July 2002 | Vernon Kay and Debra Stephenson | Angela Rippon and Jo Brand | TBC |
28 | 4x04 | 19 July 2002 | Barbara Windsor and Keith Harris [A] | Carol Smillie and Adam and Joe | TBC |
29 | 4x05 | 26 July 2002 | Ed Byrne and Angela Griffin | David Dickinson and Steven Pinder | 17–15 |
30 | 4x06 | 2 August 2002 | Cannon and Ball and Gina Yashere | Patsy Palmer and Stuart Hall | TBC |
31 | 4x07 | 9 August 2002 | Roy Walker and Katy Hill | Diarmuid Gavin and Nicholas Bailey | TBC |
32 | 4x08 | 16 August 2002 | The Krankies and Goldie | Coleen Nolan and Gary Beadle | TBC |
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