Off Their Rockers | |
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Genre | Hidden camera Sketch show |
Created by | Tim Van Aelst |
Directed by | Matt Holt (2014–) Tom Vinnicombe (2014–) Steve Harwood (2014–) Ian Curtis (2014) Simon Gibney (2014) |
Starring | Current cast |
Composer(s) | Jess Bailey Graeme Perkins |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 4 (+1 specials series) |
No. of episodes | 28 (inc. specials) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Murray Boland Mobashir Dar Danielle Lux |
Producer(s) | Mike Worsley (2013) |
Editor(s) | Michael Wolf Alex Kirkland (2014–15) Duncan O'Neill (2013) |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company(s) | CPL Productions |
Release | |
Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
Original release | 7 April 2013 | – present
Chronology | |
Related shows |
Benidorm Bastards (Belgium) Betty White's Off Their Rockers (USA) |
Off Their Rockers is a British hidden camera sketch series on ITV. The programme is based on the American series starring Betty White. The UK series sees senior citizens turn the tables on unsuspecting members of the public in a series of 'funny' and unexpected pranks.
Two special episodes known as the Blue Badge specials aired in June 2015, starring a new cast.
The first series of Off Their Rockers aired for six episodes from 7 April until 12 May 2013.
The second series was commissioned in July 2013. It began airing on 6 April 2014 and ran for seven episodes. The final episode of this series was dedicated to Iris Sharples, a former participant, who died on 22 November 2013, during filming for the second series.
A third series was commissioned in August 2014 and began airing on 1 March 2015 for six episodes.
The two Blue Badge special episodes were announced on 12 April 2015, during the concluding episode of series 3. These were aired in June 2015 on Mondays at 9:30pm.
A fourth series was commissioned and began airing on 6 November 2016 for six episodes. The show moved to an earlier timeslot of 18:30 on Sunday evenings. This series saw celebrities taking part in the pranks for the first time.