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Would I Lie to You?

★ 8.3 11K votes 2007–present 19 seasons · 197 episodes Returning Series BBC One
Talk & panelTalk, panel and interview formats.This show: 9/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10Game & quiz showGames, quizzes and the hosts who run them.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10
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Peter Holmes
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About

"Bluffing turned into a genuine comedy art form"

Two teams of celebrities and comedians take turns reading out bizarre personal claims, and the opposing team has to work out whether each one is true or an elaborate lie. Host Rob Brydon referees while regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack bicker and bluff their way through. The stories range from mundane to absurd, and the fun is watching guests either sell an outrageous lie with total conviction or fumble their way through a true story until it sounds fake. It's low-stakes, endlessly rewatchable, and driven almost entirely by wit and chemistry.

Watch it for

the effortless chemistry and rapid-fire wit between David Mitchell, Lee Mack and Rob Brydon.

Maybe skip if

you need ongoing storylines or stakes rather than standalone comic bickering.

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All Seasons

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Series 12007
6.957363h
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Series 22008
7.167694h 30m
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Series 32009
7.375594h 23m
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Series 42010
7.677594h 15m
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Series 52011
7.870093h 45m
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Series 62012
7.668493h 23m
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Series 72013
7.7744104h 48m
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Series 82014
7.6703104h 48m
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Series 92015
7.7679104h 52m
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Series 102016
7.7660104h 49m
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Series 112017
7.6711104h 48m
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Series 122018
7.9881115h 18m
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Series 132019
7.6896125h 43m
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Series 142021
7.5819125h 48m
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Series 152022
7.5763125h 48m
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Series 162023
7.5731125h 48m
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Series 172023
7.8647125h 47m
Award-winning comedy panel show hosted by Rob Brydon.
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Series 182025
7.7632125h 18m
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Series 192026
7.9574136h 14m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Rob Brydon Self - Host, Self - Presenter, Self
David Mitchell Self - Team Captain, Self
Lee Mack Self - Team Captain, Self
Paul Ridley Self - Voiceover
Angus Deayton Self - Host
Bob Mortimer Self, Self - Guest
Richard Osman Self, Self - Guest
Jo Brand Self, Self - Guest
Rhod Gilbert Self
Claudia Winkleman Self, Self - Guest

Crew

Peter Holmes

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