That Mitchell and Webb Look
Returning characters and sketches
The Snooker Commentators
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Ted (David) and Peter (Rob) have been sitting in a small, cramped, airless booth, commentating on the snooker on and off for 15 years.
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So it's not that surprising they sometimes let themselves get a little distracted from the game to talk about pretty much everything but snooker.
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Over the course of the series we discover their views on everything from drink (strongly in favour) to violence (indulgent) to homosexuality (troubled).
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Watch out for Ted's favourite phrase, "Oh and that's a bad miss."
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Numberwang
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Numberwang is a fast-paced, exciting but ultimately utterly nonsensical numbers-based quiz show.
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Every week our flashy host (Rob) puts Simon (Paterson Joseph) and Julie (Olivia Colman) through their paces to see who will hear the magical words, "That's Numberwang".
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Numberwang has a celebrity guest, Gyles Brandreth, in show three; goes international with the German remake "Das ist Numberwang" (hosted by David, made up to look like a doppelganger of Rob's character) in show five; and finally has a spin-off show, Wordwang, in show six.
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The Adventures of Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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Sir Digby (Rob) and his trusty sidekick Ginger (David), crusaders for truth and justice, fighting against sinister forces in the great tradition of Biggles, Richard Hannay and Dick Barton... Or are they two drink-and-drug-addled down-and-outs? Hint: it's the second one.
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Dressed as a cross between Sherlock Holmes and a litter bin and with Ginger by his side, Sir Digby rampages through shows one, three and six armed only with his self-delusions and a can of export strength lager.
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Barry
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Barry (David) is a cheerful and optimistic character who loves to bring excitement to the punters with a variety of rides that are as exhilarating as they are unsafe.
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Why not swim, or send your kids down the rapids in a rubber ring for a fiver (show two)? Or jump off a cliff for £2 (show four)? Or you could even swim with a Great White shark in show five.
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The thing about Barry is that he's almost honest about the danger. It's just his customers are that little bit too trusting:
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"So, swimming with a Great White shark. Is that safe?"; "I don't know. I prefer not to look"; "But it won't attack me?"; "Oh, won't it? That's good."
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The honeymoon's over - vicar, waiter and shop assistant
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Everything's just so laid-back these days. Whatever happened to the up-tight, condescending, bitter and arrogant people that used to wait on us in restaurants, serve us in shops or lead us in prayer?
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Well, they're back. And you'd better do as they say.
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David plays the ultimate reactionary character in three different guises, making an impassioned plea for a return to old standards.
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As he says to a couple who demand to see the restaurant manager: "How can I possibly introduce you to the manager? You haven't shaved, you aren't wearing a tie and you hold your knife like a pen."
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He appears as a vicar in show one, a waiter in show three and as a shop assistant in show six.
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Jason
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Jason came fourth in Big Brother 7 and third in Celebrity Big Brother 3 just six months later ("Beat that, Ainslie!").
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He's the hottest property in television and the shallowest, most self-satisfied man in the country.
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In show one he presents a completely original new makeover show, How What Not to Look Like with Fiona Ashcroft (Olivia Coleman) and in show five he hosts a thrilling new quiz game called The Hole in the Ring that's definitely not a rip-off of The Weakest Link. Honest.
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Behind the Scenes
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Throughout the series we'll occasionally see David and Robert as themselves discussing the last sketch, chatting, or more likely arguing.
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Big Talk
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Raymond Terrific (Rob) is a very impatient TV presenter hosting a very thoughtful TV discussion show.
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Every week he tries to get his panel of boffins and brainiacs to sort out the big questions once and for all.
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"Come on Boffins – we need to know if there's a God. It's important"; "Well there is no yes or no answer"; "What? I can think of two yes or no answers just off the top of my head!"
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Big Talk appears in shows one and four, and a spin-off show, Small Talk, which aims to tackle matters of no real importance, appears in show five.
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Friends of…
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David and Rob play two friends organising a party. They discuss who to invite. They love Moneypenny but what if she brings her awful friend, the one who insists on Martini instead of mulled wine and claims he's a spy. And if they invite Shaggy will he bring that weird dog?
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