Meet the Richardsons
Meet the Richardsons is a British comedy television series that premiered 27 February 2020, on Dave. It stars husband and wife comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont as fictionalised versions of themselves discussing their lives in a mockumentary format. Various comedians and celebrities make appearances, ostensibly also as fictionalised versions of themselves.
| Meet the Richardsons | |
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 Title board from the TV show | |
| Genre | Mockumentary Cringe comedy Farce Sitcom Slapstick |
| Written by | Lucy Beaumont Tim Reid |
| Directed by | Lee Hupfield Eddie Stafford |
| Starring | Jon Richardson Lucy Beaumont Elsie Richardson Michelle Austin Damion Priestley Emma Priestley Billy Hinchcliff |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | England, Hebden Bridge |
| Editors | Jason Boxall Phil Lepherd |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Production company | Second Act Productions |
| Distributor | UKTV |
| Release | |
| Original network | Dave |
| Original release | 27 February – 2 April 2020 |
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| Website | |
In August 2020 it was announced a 8-episode second series would screen in 2021, with two Christmas specials broadcast in December 2020.[1]
Cast and characters
Main characters
- Jon Richardson as himself
- Lucy Beaumont as herself
- Elsie Richardson as herself, Jon & Lucy's daughter
- Michele Austin as Dani Julian, Jon's agent
- Damion Priestley as himself, Jon and Lucy's neighbour
- Emma Priestley as herself, Jon and Lucy's neighbour
- Thomas Priestley as himself, Jon and Lucy's neighbour's son
Recurring & guest characters
- Gill Adams as Lucy's mother
- Rob Beckett as himself
- Alan Carr as himself
- Bernie Clifton as himself
- Jack Dee as himself
- Susie Dent as herself
- Jason Donovan as himself
- Matt Forde as himself
- Derek Horsham as Andy
- Chris Kamara as himself
- Justin Moorhouse as himself
- Tim Reid as himself
- Jonathan Ross as himself
- Johnny Vegas as himself
Episodes
Series 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 27 February 2020 | N/A | |
| Lucy wants Jon to appear on All Star Mr & Mrs with Rob Beckett, but Jon is still annoyed that Rob replaced him on 8 Out of 10 Cats. Lucy stages a huge birthday party for their daughter. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 5 March 2020 | N/A | |
| Jon appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown alongside his hero Jack Dee who gives him some career advice. Lucy secretly signs Jon up to judge the World Dock Pudding competition in Hebden Bridge. Lucy finds evidence Jon is having an affair. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | Episode 3 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 12 March 2020 | N/A | |
| Lucy goes out on the town in London with Alan Carr. Jon has a night out with best mate Matt Forde. Lucy makes Jon take a yoga lesson. Jon takes his revenge on a bad driver by posting a poison pen letter. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | Episode 4 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 19 March 2020 | N/A | |
| The Richardsons finally get invited to the showbiz event of the year. Lucy's excited to meet Jason Donovan at the party, but she's not as excited as Jon who has an audition to be a voice in a Pixar film - his lifelong dream. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | Episode 5 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 26 March 2020 | N/A | |
| Chris Kamara asks Jon to take part in a Leeds United fundraiser for deprived children. Jon's against celebrity endorsement, but the Leeds connection makes him agree. Lucy tries to enrol Elsie in a private school - against Jon's wishes. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | Episode 6 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 2 April 2020 | N/A | |
| Lucy's sitcom is ready for a BBC run-through with Johnny Vegas as one of its stars. Jon hates the script, but everyone else disagrees. Jon's not bothered, as his Pixar film role is almost in the bag. | |||||||
Specials
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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| 7 | 1 | At Christmas - Episode 1 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 9 December 2020 | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | At Christmas - Episode 2 | Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford | Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid | 16 December 2020 | N/A |
References
- Richardson, Jay. "Meet The Richardsons to return for Series 2". British Comedy Guide. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/08/17/46717/well_meet_the_richardsons_again
- https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/5895/meet-the-richardsons-series-2/
- https://theversion.co/the-version-2/2020/8/17/meet-the-richardsons-lands-second-season-and-two-christmas-specials-on-
- https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9239/lucy-beaumont-christmas
External links
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