The King Is Dead (TV series)
| The King is Dead | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Simon Bird |
| Starring |
Simon Bird Nick Mohammed Katy Wix Jonny Sweet Mathew Baynton (recurring) |
| Voices of | Peter Dickson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Margot Gavan Duffy Suzy Lamb |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three |
| Original release | 2 September – 14 October 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Inbetweeners |
The King is Dead is a British comedy show created, written by and starring Simon Bird. Also presenting are Nick Mohammed and Katy Wix. It aired on Thursdays at 10.30pm on BBC Three, with repeats on both Friday and Saturday.
Each week on The King Is Dead a well-known public figure is hypothetically bumped off. It's down to the comedic interview panel, led by Simon Bird, to scour the Great British celebrity pool for a top-notch replacement. Three celebrities compete in this unique and vigorous interview process in a bid to prove they are the best applicant for the available job.
The show was cancelled in October 2010 after it was panned by critics and obtained low ratings.
Each episode Nick Mohammad, Katy Wix and Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners) tell the contestants a person such as the Archbishop is dead, and chaos will ensue, as evidenced by Nick's going to the door and viewing a riot outside. Three celebrities are introduced as candidates to succeed him or her. When they do a postman (Mathew Baynton) comes in asking for a signature for e.g. Archbishop when they tell him that e.g. The Archbishop is dead
In this round them three place three famous celebs as the names like Bobbies. Bobby Charlton, Bobby Davro, and Bob the Builder the celeb will pick it and see what is behind it. it has also some facts about the challenge, also the part where they get Darren when the audience boo at him, each of the challenges is rewarded with three points.
Simon presses the button and the light chosses the contestant for a humorous interview with Nick Mohammad. Interviews may consist of solely yes-no questions, quickfires, or choices. For instance, in the Chief of Police episode, Caprice was asked to choose between Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.
This is the final chance to earn points. Simon answer the celebs questions that are based on facts, and they receive two points for a correct answer. When time is up, Katy Wix announces the scores. The top two candidates with proceed, while the loser is escorted to the door by Nick Mohammed.
In the last round, the two finalists go head to head in a challenge. Past challenges have included:
In total six regular episodes and one clips show have been broadcast, seven in total (bold indicates winner).
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