The Sarah Millican Television Programme is a British comedic television show hosted by comedian Sarah Millican. The show's central theme is a comical review of television programming (particularly British television). Each edition features as a topic a different genre of television; Millican would lampoon the topic genre in monologue segments that were intercut with jocular interviews of celebrities known for work within that genre. Three series of the show were broadcast between early 2012 and late 2013. A pilot episode was filmed on 25 May 2011, but never broadcast.
Filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford in late 2011, the show was a co-production between So Television and Millican's own company, Chopsy Productions.
Episodes
Series 1 Episode Air date Theme(s) Guests Wildlife and dating Chris Packham and Tracey Cox Drama and weather Simon Callow, John Kettley and Phyllis Logan Survival and food Olly Smith, Charley Boorman and Paul Hollywood Property and fashion Sarah Beeny, Julien Macdonald and Robert Peston Sport and entertainment Clare Balding, Beth Tweddle and Louie Spence Embarrassing Bodies and crime Pixie McKenna and Rav Wilding
Christmas Special 2012 A Christmas special was announced after series 1 had finished. Episode Air date Theme(s) Guests Christmas, Downton Abbey and EastEnders Hugh Bonneville and Shane Richie
Series 2 On 27 April 2012, it was announced that BBC Two had ordered a second series of the show, due to start on 15 January 2013. Episode Air date Theme(s) Guests Reality TV and Casualty Craig Revel Horwood, Melanie C, Charles Dale, Tony Marshall, Azuka Oforka, Suzanne Packer Deal or No Deal and magic Noel Edmonds and Pete Firman Property, craft and science Kirstie Allsopp and Michael Mosley News, politics and Geordie Shore Nick Robinson, Bill Turnbull, Gary 'Gaz' Beadle, Charlotte-Letitia Crosby, Holly Hagan and James Tindale Business and Coast Stuart Baggs and Neil Oliver Deadly 60 and Soccer Saturday Steve Backshall and Jeff Stelling
Series 3 Series 3 began on Tuesday 24 September 2013, along with extended 40-minute repeats entitled "The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Television Programme".
Episode Air date Theme(s) Guests Driving, crime drama and Pointless Quentin Willson, Bradley Walsh and Richard Osman Travel, antiques and children's programmes Michael Palin, Helen Skelton and Tim Wonnacott US drama, gardening programmes and musicals David Harewood, Diarmuid Gavin and Matthew Morrison Medical and fantasy programmes Christian Jessen, John Bradley-West, Finn Jones and Kristian Nairn Finance, history programmes and Made in Chelsea Martin Lewis, Dan Cruickshank and Gabriella Ellis Formula One, entertainment and consumer programmes Suzi Perry, Bruno Tonioli, Alex Jones and Matt Baker
Christmas Special 2013 Episode Air date Theme(s) Guests Christmas and Call the Midwife Phillip Schofield, Judy Parfitt and Helen George
DVD release A "Best of Series 1 and 2" DVD was released on 11 November 2013 by 4DVD. However, Series 3 and its Christmas special have never been released on DVD.
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