Meet Ricky Gervais (2000)
Meet Ricky Gervais is a chat show written and hosted by the comedy writer and performer Ricky Gervais. It was produced by Talkback for Channel 4 in 2000 and ran for one series on Friday nights. The show aired throughout the time Ricky Gervais was also co-writing the first series of the highly successful The Office for BBC2.
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Episode 1 - Tommy Walsh, Jimmy Savile
Release Date: 2000-09-22Ricky interviews Tommy Walsh and Jimmy Savile, and plays Call My Bluff (which Jimmy particularly enjoys).
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Episode 2 - John Virgo, Michael Winner
Release Date: 2000-09-29Along with the interviews we see where a healthy chunk of the Animals set came from, and Ricky continues to be bullied backstage.
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Episode 3 - Penny Smith, Tony Hart
Release Date: 2000-10-06After interviewing Penny and firing jokes at Tony, we're treated to Tony Green in a dress during Play Your Cards Right.
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Episode 4 - Wayne Hemingway, Paul Daniels
Release Date: 2000-10-13Wayne Hemingway and Paul Daniels get the treatment, and Ricky plays Every Second Counts.
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Episode 5 - Peter Purves, Stefanie Powers
Release Date: 2000-10-20Ricky interviews Peter Purves and Stefanie Powers, tries out another new game show and interviews some members of the public about dwarves.
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Episode 6 - Antony Worall-Thompson, Midge Ure
Release Date: 2000-10-27Along with interviewing Antony Worall-Thompson and Midge Ure, Ricky introduces The Krypton Factor and includes a skit with John Simm.