Dead Ringers (series)

*Dead Ringers*
Dead Ringers
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Bill Dare
Starring	Jon Culshaw; Jan Ravens; Phil Cornwell (−2007); Kevin Connelly (−2007); Mark Perry (−2007); Duncan Wisbey (2014–); Lewis MacLeod (2014–); Debra Stephenson (2014–);
Theme music composer	John Whitehall
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	18 (Radio series); 7 (TV series)
No. of episodes	100 (Radio series); 48 (TV series) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Jon Plowman
Producers	Bill Dare; Danny Wallace; Mario Stylianides; Katie Tyrrell;
Running time	28 minutes
Production companies	BBC Radio Comedy (2015–16); BBC Studios (2016–present)
Original release
Network	BBC Radio 4 2000–2007, 2014–present (Radio series); BBC One 2002 (TV series); BBC Two 2002–2007 (TV series)
Release	7 January 2000 – 15 May 2007; 30 July 2014 – present (Radio series); 15 March 2002 – 29 March 2007 (TV series)
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Dead Ringers is a British radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. Among its stars are Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens. The BBC cancelled the television run in 2007 after five years.^[1] Dead Ringers' return to Radio 4 was announced in 2014.^[2]

^ "Comedy News | Daily Fix | Comedy News". Comedy Central. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
^ "Radio 4 is bringing back Dead Ringers". British Comedy Guide. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.

[comedycentral.co.uk-1] "Comedy News | Daily Fix | Comedy News". Comedy Central. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.

[British_Comedy_Guide-2] "Radio 4 is bringing back Dead Ringers". British Comedy Guide. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.

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