Mad Mad World (TV series)

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Mad Mad World
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Genre Comedy
Written byLes Keen
Aiden Spackman
Rob Colley
Marc Haynes
Mark Augustyn
Chris England
Directed byIan Lorimer
Presented by Paddy McGuinness
StarringTeam Captains
Rhys Darby
Rufus Hound
Regular Panellists
Rob Rouse
Composers Nick Foster
Ken Bolam
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7 (1 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAsh Atalla
Richard Foster
ProducerLuke Shiach
Production location BBC Television Centre
EditorsSteve Andrews
Tim Ellison
Dan Evans
Running time45 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyRoughcut TV
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 16:9
Original release30 June (2012-06-30) 
11 August 2012 (2012-08-11)

Mad Mad World is an entertainment-comedy panel show broadcast on ITV, presented by comedian Paddy McGuinness, featuring team captains Rufus Hound and Rhys Darby, and regular panellist Rob Rouse. The show began airing on 30 June 2012 and finished abruptly on 11 August 2012 with a regular slot on Saturday late nights. Each episode features three celebrity guests from the world of television, news and comedy, who attempt to answer questions on topics from all around the world. The series was originally due to be shown on 14 April 2012, but was postponed as a consequence of 2012's scheduling shenanigans between Britain's Got Talent and The Voice UK . It eventually emerged after Euro 2012, still in a late-evening slot. [1]

Contents

Episode guide

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:

  – Indicates Rhys' team won.
  – Indicates Rufus and Rob's team won.
EpisodeFirst broadcastRhys' teamRufus and Rob's teamScores
1x0130 June 2012 Jason Byrne and Janice Dickinson Louis Walsh 6–3
1x027 July 2012 Denise van Outen and Jonathan Ross Antony Cotton 8–7
1x0314 July 2012 Lisa Snowdon and Gino D'Acampo Martin Kemp 5–3
1x0421 July 2012 Christine Bleakley and Peter Andre Vinnie Jones 5–3
1x0528 July 2012 Charlie Baker and Kimberly Wyatt Joe Swash 7–5
1x064 August 2012 Stacey Solomon and Eamonn Holmes Stephen K. Amos 7–3
1x0711 August 2012 David Hasselhoff and Coleen Nolan Louie Spence 5–3

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References

  1. "Mad Mad World – UKGameshows".