We Have Been Watching

We Have Been Watching
Directed by	Claire Edwards
Narrated by	Alison Steadman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Matt Crook Simon Lupton
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Gold
Release	30 November 2016 (2016-11-30) – 1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)

We Have Been Watching is an entertainment programme commissioned by Gold first broadcast on 4 January 2017, although a Christmas Special pilot was aired on 30 November 2016. ^{[1] [2]} The show is much in the style of Gogglebox but with comedians and comedy actors offering their insights on the nation's best loved comedy scenes.

Comedians featured

• John Challis & Sue Holderness ( Only Fools and Horses )
• Sally Phillips & Sarah Hadland ( Miranda )
• Ricky Tomlinson & Ralf Little ( The Royle Family )
• Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani ( Him & Her )
• Johnny Vegas ( Benidorm ) & Jo Joyner
• Mathew Baynton & Jim Howick ( Horrible Histories )
• Craig Charles & Robert Llewellyn ( Red Dwarf )
• Richard Herring & David Baddiel
• Nigel Planer & Adil Ray ( Citizen Khan )
• Maxine Peake & Diane Morgan (Funny Cow)
• James Acaster & Nish Kumar
• Josie Lawrence & Meera Syal
• Larry Lamb & Zoe Lyons

Episodes

Episode	Original air date	Comedies discussed
Christmas Special	30 November 2016	The Morecambe & Wise Show, Father Ted, Mr. Bean, Are You Being Served?, The Fast Show, Only Fools and Horses, Miranda, 'Allo 'Allo! and The Royle Family
1	4 January 2017	Harry Enfield and Chums , Steptoe and Son , The Kenny Everett Television Show , The Trip , The Office , The Job Lot , Victoria Wood as Seen on TV , and Fawlty Towers
2	11 January 2017	Absolutely Fabulous , Hancock's Half Hour , Red Dwarf , Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em , The Royle Family , Larry Grayson , The IT Crowd , Open All Hours, and Still Open All Hours
3	18 January 2017	Blackadder II , Outnumbered , Only Fools and Horses , Rising Damp , Mind Your Language , The Two Ronnies , Benidorm , and Extras
4	25 January 2017	Porridge , Black Books , At Last the 1948 Show , The Young Ones , Gavin & Stacey , Smack the Pony , One Foot in the Grave , and French and Saunders
5	1 February 2017	Goodness Gracious Me , George and Mildred , Spaced , Till Death Us Do Part , The Day Today , On the Buses , Blackadder Goes Forth , The Good Life , and Bottom

References

1. "We Have Been Watching Christmas Special - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
2. "We Have Been Watching production data - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

External links

• We Have Been Watching at IMDb
• Radio Times, We Have Been Watching
• We Have Been Watching at British Comedy Guide