Meet the Richardsons

Meet the Richardsons
Title board from the TV show
GenreMockumentary
Written byLucy Beaumont
Tim Reid
Directed byLee Hupfield
Eddie Stafford
StarringJon Richardson
Lucy Beaumont
Michelle Austin
Damion Priestley
Emma Priestley
Billy Hinchcliff
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes45 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Sohail Shah
    Paul Sandler
    Iain Coyle
Producers
  • Lee Hupfield
  • Eddie Stafford
Production locationsEngland, Hebden Bridge, dock10 studios
EditorsJason Boxall
Phil Lepherd
Running time28 minutes
Production companiesKing of Sunshine Productions; Second Act Productions
Original release
NetworkDave
Release27 February 2020 (2020-02-27) –
present
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Meet the Richardsons is a British comedy television series that premiered on 27 February 2020, on Dave. It stars comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont as fictionalised versions of themselves discussing their lives in a mockumentary format. Various comedians and celebrities make appearances, usually also as fictionalised versions of themselves.

In August 2020, it was announced an 8-episode second series would screen in 2021, with two Christmas specials broadcast in December 2020.[1] A third series began broadcasting in March 2022. In May 2022, a further two series were commissioned, with the announcement that Manchester based company King of Sunshine Productions would be the new television company responsible for making the show.[2] The fourth series began broadcasting on 6 April 2023, with all episodes available to stream on UKTV Play on the day of release. The fifth series began broadcasting on 8 April 2024, with all episodes available to stream on UKTV Play on the day of release.[3][4]

  1. ^ Richardson, Jay (17 August 2020). "Meet The Richardsons to return for Series 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont return to Dave for two more series of Meet the Richardsons | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Meet The Richardsons Series 5 guest stars revealed". British Comedy Guide. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Meet The Richardsons Series 5 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 April 2024.