Reality series · BBC One
Would I Lie to You?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
David Mitchell
Self - Team Captain
184 eps
Rob Brydon
Self - Host
170 eps
Lee Mack
Self - Team Captain
184 eps
Angus Deayton
Self - Host
15 eps
Fern Britton
Self
2 eps
Stacey Solomon
Self
2 eps
Asim Chaudhry
Self
2 eps
Alice Levine
Self
2 eps
Tom Allen
Self
2 eps
David Baddiel
Self
2 eps
Olivia Colman
Self
2 eps
Anton du Beke
Self
2 eps
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Self
2 eps
Peter Serafinowicz
Self
2 eps
Robert Webb
Self
2 eps
Davina McCall
Self
2 eps
Kevin Bridges
Self
2 eps
Charlie Brooker
Self
3 eps
Marcus Brigstocke
Self
2 eps
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Self
2 eps
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Self
2 eps
Jack Whitehall
Self
3 eps
Jamelia
Self - Panellist
2 eps
David O'Doherty
Self
2 eps
Jon Richardson
Self
4 eps
Frankie Boyle
Self
4 eps
Gabby Logan
Self
7 eps
Vic Reeves
Self
2 eps
Russell Howard
Self
3 eps
Katherine Ryan
Self
2 eps
Alex Jones
Self
5 eps
Greg Davies
Self
5 eps
Warwick Davis
Self
2 eps
Hugh Dennis
Self
3 eps
Clare Balding
Self
3 eps
Mel Giedroyc
Self
4 eps
Josh Widdicombe
Self
3 eps
Jack Dee
Self
2 eps
Romesh Ranganathan
Self
3 eps
Eamonn Holmes
Self
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Would I Lie to You? actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Would I Lie to You? reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
The run
Seasons
19 seasons · 184 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201116 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
20076 episodes
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
20089 episodes
Season 3 · Complete
Series 3
20099 episodes
Season 4 · Complete
Series 4
20109 episodes
Season 5 · Complete
Series 5
20119 episodes
Season 6 · Complete
Series 6
20129 episodes
Season 7 · Complete
Series 7
20139 episodes
10.0IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Series 8
20149 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S08E06 Gareth Malone OBE, Amanda Abbington, Richard Osman, Phill Jupitus and Greg Davies
Season 9 · Complete
Series 9
20159 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 10 · Complete
Series 10
20169 episodes
Season 11 · Complete
Series 11
20179 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 12 · Complete
Series 12
201810 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 13 · Complete
Series 13
201911 episodes
7.1IMDb
Season 14 · Complete
Series 14
202111 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 15 · Complete
Series 15
202211 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 16 · Complete
Series 16
202311 episodes
7.2IMDb
Season 17 · Complete
Series 17
202311 episodes
6.0IMDbAward-winning comedy panel show hosted by Rob Brydon.
Season 18 · Complete
Series 18
202511 episodes
1.0IMDb- Poster unavailableSeries 19
Season 19 · Complete
Series 19
202612 episodes
10.0IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S19E12
The Best Bits
S19E11
The Unseen Bits
S19E10
Nabil Abdulrashid, Alex James, Nella Rose & Lou Sanders
S19E09
David Morrissey, Holly Willoughby, John Kearns & Montell Douglas
S19E08
Jonathan Ross, Kate Garraway, JB Gill & Michelle Wolf
S19E07
Jason Isaacs, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Richard Osman & Hannah Cockroft
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Rachel AblettExecutive Producer
- Rachel AblettProducer
- Peter HolmesExecutive Producer
- Zoe WatermanProducer
- Jake GrahamProducer
Direction
- Barbara WiltshireDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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