The King Is Dead (TV series)

The King Is Dead
Created bySimon Bird
StarringSimon Bird
Nick Mohammed
Katy Wix
Jonny Sweet
Mathew Baynton
Voices ofPeter Dickson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMargot Gavan Duffy
Suzy Lamb
Running time30 minutes
Production companyTalkback Thames
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release2 September (2010-09-02) –
14 October 2010 (2010-10-14)

The King is Dead is a 2010 British comedy show created, written by, and starring Simon Bird. Also presenting were Nick Mohammed and Katy Wix. It aired on Thursdays at 10.30pm on BBC Three, with repeats on both Friday and Saturday.

Overview

Each week on The King Is Dead a well-known public figure was hypothetically bumped off. It was down to the comedic interview panel, led by Simon Bird, to find a replacement. Three celebrities compete in an interview process in a bid to prove they are the best applicant for the available job.[1]

Episode list

In total six regular episodes and one clips show have been broadcast, seven in total (bold indicates winner).

Episode Title Participants Date
1"The President of the USA"Sarah Beeny
James Corden
Peaches Geldof		2 September 2010 (2010-09-02)
2"Chief of Police"Kirsten O'Brien
Caprice
Graham Cole		9 September 2010 (2010-09-09)
3"The King"Jennie Bond
Chloe Madeley
Louis Walsh		16 September 2010 (2010-09-16)
4"Assistant Regional Head of Sales"Eamonn Holmes
Mollie King
Kate Walsh		23 September 2010 (2010-09-23)
5"King of the Jungle"Dappy
George Lamb
Terry Nutkins		30 September 2010 (2010-09-30)
6"Father Christmas"Derek Acorah
Huey Morgan
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett		7 October 2010 (2010-10-07)
7 "Long Live the Best Bits" Highlights show 14 October 2010 (2010-10-14)

Reception

The show was cancelled in October 2010 after it was panned by critics and received low ratings.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The King is Dead". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  2. ^ "What's Up with the Bird?". Channel Hopping. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

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