When Louis Met...

When Louis Met...
Title card from When Louis Met...Keith Harris & Orville in Panto
Starring	Louis Theroux
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Picture format	16:9
Original release	13 April 2000 (2000-04-13) – 26 March 2002

When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films by Louis Theroux. The series was originally aired on BBC2 from 2000 to 2002. In the series, Theroux accompanied a different British celebrity in each programme as they went about their day-to-day business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he did so. His episode about the DJ charity fund-raiser, Jimmy Savile (When Louis Met... Jimmy) was voted one of the top 50 documentaries of all time in a survey by Britain's Channel Four. In another episode ("When Louis Met... the Hamiltons"), the Tory MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine were arrested during the course of filming following allegations of indecent assault which were subsequently found to be false. The show did not return for a third series; Theroux said that he had difficulty in finding people to appear.

Winner - 2002 BAFTA TV Award - Richard Dimbleby Award for the Best Presenter (Factual, Features and News) - For the "When Louis Met..." series of films.

Nominated - 2002 Flaherty Documentary Award - For "When Louis Met...The Hamiltons"

"When Louis Met... Jimmy" was voted number 50 in Channel 4's 2005 poll of the 50 greatest documentaries.

When Louis Met... has been released on PAL DVD in a number of best-of sets. Originally, Vol.1/Vol.2 and Vol.3/Vol.4 were released as two disc sets, before being split. Later the 4 volumes were released as a limited edition box set.