That Mitchell and Webb Look
Episode synopses
Episode One
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Angel Summoner (David) and BMX Bandit (Rob) – one can summon angels, the other rides a BMX. They're the least well-matched crime fighting duo in history.
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The Anxious Nazis – Hans (David) is a bit worried. He asks Erich (Rob) if the fact that they have skulls on their caps means they might be the baddies…
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Lazy Writers Medicine – the most badly researched TV drama ever made. "Nurse, this patient is incredibly poorly. Bring me the medicine in here right now."
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Dreamy Pastures Insurance – if you lose a loved one, here's a new insurance scheme with a difference. "Within ten days of receipt of your tragic news we'll put a gorgeous Albanian teenager on the next cabbage boat."
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Sir Digby – this week Ginger gets arrested and Sir Digby makes a new contact…
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Plus – Numberwang; Friends of Moneypenny;The Snooker Commentators talk about booze; How What Not to Look Like; Behind The Scenes - How what not to look like; Angel BMX; The honeymoon's over – Church; The Snooker Commentators talk more about Booze; Nazis Two; Big Talk; Behind The Scenes - the Banana dance part one and two.
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Episode Two
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Daytime Television – Coverage of People Buying a House. A clip from a lovingly-crafted and highly imaginative daytime TV show.
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Evil Euphemisms – David plays a super-villain who can never quite say what he means. His two henchman, Alan (Rob) and Keith (James) are never quite sure what he means when he says: "Please deal with Inspector Harrison."
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Holmes and Watson – two old-school British actors are never quite able to keep their rivalry from coming across on screen.
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Counterfeit – Rob plays a very keen but very shoddy counterfeiter. David plays his not very impressed fence.
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Biscuit Telekinesis – Rob plays Rod, a man who can move biscuits with the power of his mind. His colleague Alan won't let him squander his gift. But when he uses it, terrible things can happen….
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Man and Dog Man - A man and his friend who is mainly a man, but sort of a dog…
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Hating Captain Pugwash - Some friends (played by Rob, David, James and Olivia) chat about children's TV in the pub. But embarrassingly one of them turns out to have worked on Captain Pugwash, playing the part of Captain Pugwash. "Come to think of it, he does look sort of flat and cardboard."
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Plus – Numberwang; Behind The Scenes - Can people fly?; Watergate; Daytime TV – Coverage of People in Hospital; A Heroin addict (Rob) gets just what he wanted for Christmas; Barry promotes his Kids' Rapids Rides; The Snooker Commentators on sexiness; Barry Kids' Rides Call Back; Daytime TV – Coverage of People Running a Safari Park.
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Episode Three
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Nice Cop Nasty Cop - Rob plays a policeman who is a nasty cop and a nice cop all in one person…
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Very Grand Designs – an estate agent (Rob) shows a young couple (David and Olivia) around an unusual new property. Does it have a damp problem or is it a swimming pool?
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Chip And Pin – Barry Chip (David) leaves his double act partner Alan Fish (Rob) to join forces with Roger Pin (Rob again) from Pin and Cushion. They hope to land the job publicising Chip and Pin, but it doesn't go according to plan.
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The Green Clarinet - A mysterious stranger clad all in green (Rob) gives Alan (David) a green clarinet that can make people reveal embarrassing truths. Bit when Alan abuses it, powerful new forces are unleashed.
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Early TV1 – a unique clip from the very first TV broadcast ever, including a discussion about which way the presenter should face, and whether or not it works like a telephone.
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Is That Seat Taken? - David plays the chairman of the Committee for Eliminating Footing Social Misunderstandings. He presents his outline on how to ask if a chair is available.
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Plus - The Honeymoon's Over Waiter; The Snooker Commentators discuss the pros and cons of GBH; Numberwang with Gyles Brandreth; Behind The Scenes – Typing; Friends Of Freddy; Daphne and Velma; Sir Digby and Ginger think they may have the makings of Crystal Meth; Behind The Scenes - Is David and Rob's Big Chicken Finale Broadcast-able, or will they have to cut it because of bird flu?
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Episode Four
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Chloroform – David plays a dinner guest with a novel way of dealing with bores.
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Not That man meets an author – Rob plays a man who likes to "help" in the creative process with an avalanche of very vague ideas.
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Now We Now - a film shoot of a love scene is disrupted when a certain phrase keeps creeping into the action.
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Jesus' New Parable - Jesus' new parable confuses his disciples and leads to a bitter debate about being PC. Rob plays Jesus.
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A doctor (David) and an ice cream taster (Rob) compare notes on how their day has been. The ice cream taster begins to worry if maybe his job isn't all that important.
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Massive Yachts – David, Rob and James play three eccentric millionaires who want to give away some massive yachts. And yet whenever they ring anyone up to tell them they may have won a yacht, people always hang up. Is it something about their voices?
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Hammers - A doctor (Rob) describes a revolutionary new cure called Hammers to his patient. What does it involve? The clue is in the name.
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Another clip from the early days of TV, and the amusing effects of the radiation from the camera.
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Plus - The Snooker Commentators discuss a particular player's finances; Not That man meets Leonardo – more helpful non-advice; Behind The Scenes - the cast offer David some tips on what to do about his failed love life; Barry charges £2 to jump off a cliff; Big Talk – God; Numberwang – the Sudden Death Tie Break; Touching Cloth – the cast discuss a funny new name for a dry cleaning company; The Snooker Commentators on money; Behind The Scenes - Rob has an idea for a reply to Christmas Round Robins.
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Episode Five
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Garden Tribe – Martin (David) is browsing around a garden centre when he is kidnapped by Utapu (Rob), leader of the native tribe who live among the ornamental grasses. Will Martin make a new life for himself among the shrubs and water features?
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The Corner Shop – a lovely, polite old gent, Hugh (David) is all set to buy a loaf of bread and a Telegraph in John's (Rob) corner shop when he is overcome by a perishing thirst for some very strong lager. Again.
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The Row – David and Olivia play a married couple whose petty rows about affairs and gambling addiction mask a much deeper bitterness about forgetting to shut the fridge door. And then finally the truth comes out - "I'll never see that quiche again, you bastard."
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Tongue Brushing – the chief exec of a toothbrush company asks his top ideas man Chas (Rob) what they can sell next.
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Plus - Barry – swim with a Shark; The Snooker Commentators discuss homosexuality; Behind The Scenes - Rob shows David some rather racy holiday photos; The Hole In The Ring part one and two; Numberwang - in German; Small Talk; Behind The Scenes - it's David's birthday and Rob is unsure what to put in the card.
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Episode Six
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Stone Age Murder – The very early days of forensic science. David and Olivia play a pair of stone-age policemen who are shocked to discover the murder weapon was some kind of stone implement. "Not again. It's rife."
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Admiral Donitz – the true story of Hitler's successor, Admiral Donitz (here played by David), and how he must have felt landing the top job at a slightly tricky time for the Nazi party.
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Interested In Torture - Rob plays an estate agent who thinks he's fascinated by torture, until he hears about what's really involved.
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Stone Age Murder - Our detectives ask another caveman (Rob) to take part in a reconstruction that turns out to be a bit too realistic.
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The Enthusiast Historian – Rob plays Jim, a TV historian who loves illustrating his shows with whacky devices. This week he tells us about Tudor plumbing while bathing in beans. But what toll does his whackiness have on his love life? Can his wife feel love for a man who bathes in beans?
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The Chiropractor - David's chiropractor often tells him about things that happen to him at work that would make a great comedy sketch. This is the result. A sketch that ties itself in a massive comedy knot and leaves your brain hurting.
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Plus – Wordwang; The Honeymoon's Over – Shop; Sir Digby ends up in prison; Behind The Scenes - Rob and David discuss whether viewers will like these behind-the-scenes scenes and whether or not they are really impromptu; The Snooker Commentators discuss depression and reveal the special secret snooker words to Lady in Red in a grand musical finale.
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