Off Their Rockers (British TV series)

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Off Their Rockers
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Genre Hidden camera Sketch show
Created byTim Van Aelst
Directed byMatt Holt (2014–)
Tom Vinnicombe (2014–)
Steve Harwood (2014–)
Ian Curtis (2014)
Simon Gibney (2014)
Starring Current cast
ComposersJess Bailey
Graeme Perkins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4 (+1 specials series)
No. of episodes28 (inc. specials)(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMurray Boland
Mobashir Dar
Danielle Lux
ProducerMike Worsley (2013)
EditorsMichael Wolf
Alex Kirkland (2014–15)
Duncan O'Neill (2013)
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company CPL Productions
Release
Original network ITV
Original release7 April 2013 (2013-04-07) 
16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
Related
Benidorm Bastards (Belgium)
Betty White's Off Their Rockers (USA)

Off Their Rockers is a British hidden camera sketch series on ITV. The programme is based on the American series Betty White's Off Their Rockers . The UK series sees senior citizens turn the tables on unsuspecting members of the public in a series of funny and unexpected pranks. The format originates from Belgium ("Benidorm Bastards").

Contents

Two special episodes known as the Blue Badge specials aired in June 2015, starring a new cast. [1]

Cast

Current
Former

Blue Badge specials cast

Transmissions

SeriesEpisodesSeries premiereSeries finaleAverage UK viewers
(in millions)
1 67 April 201312 May 20134.46
2 76 April 201418 May 20143.40
3 71 March 201512 April 20153.08
Blue Badge Specials 21 June 20158 June 2015
4 66 November 201611 December 2016

Episodes

Series 1

The first series of Off Their Rockers aired for six episodes from 7 April until 12 May 2013.

Episode No.Original air dateViewers
(millions) [3]
ITV weekly ranking
17 April 20134.79 [4] 15
214 April 20135.2615
321 April 20134.6817
428 April 20134.4516
55 May 20133.4420
612 May 20134.1518

Series 2

The second series was commissioned in July 2013. [5] It began airing on 6 April 2014 and ran for seven episodes. The final episode of this series was dedicated to Iris Sharples, a former participant, who died on 22 November 2013, during filming for the second series.

Episode No.Original air dateViewers
(millions) [3]
ITV weekly ranking
16 April 20144.0117
213 April 20143.8218
320 April 20143.3117
427 April 20143.3720
54 May 20143.1019
611 May 20143.2915
718 May 20142.9017

Series 3

A third series was commissioned in August 2014 and began airing on 1 March 2015 for six episodes. [6]

Episode No.Original air dateViewers
(millions) [3]
ITV weekly ranking
11 March 20153.3118
28 March 20153.2218
315 March 20153.1216
422 March 20153.0921
529 March 20152.9619
65 April 2015Outside Top 30
712 April 20152.7519

Blue Badge Specials

The two Blue Badge special episodes were announced on 12 April 2015, during the concluding episode of series 3. [7] These were aired in June 2015 on Mondays at 9:30pm. [8]

Episode No.Original air dateViewers
(millions) [3]
ITV weekly ranking
11 June 2015 [9] 1.84 (overnight)Outside Top 30
28 June 2015Outside Top 30

Series 4

A fourth series was commissioned and began airing on 6 November 2016 for six episodes. The show moved to an earlier timeslot of 18:30 on Sunday evenings. This series saw celebrities taking part in the pranks for the first time.

Episode No.Original air dateCelebrity appearancesViewers
(millions) [3]
ITV weekly ranking
16 November 2016 Joey Essex Outside Top 30
213 November 2016 Katie Price Outside Top 30
320 November 2016 Louis Walsh Outside Top 30
427 November 2016 Kym Marsh Outside Top 30
54 December 2016 Louie Spence Outside Top 30
611 December 2016 Tulisa Contostavlos Outside Top 30

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