List of Tracey Ullman's Show episodes

Tracey Ullman's Show is a British sketch comedy television show devised by and starring comedian Tracey Ullman. The programme premiered on BBC One 11 January 2016.[1] The show marks her first project for the BBC in over thirty years.[2]

Each episode offers a glimpse of life in Great Britain, from dawn till dusk, and features Ullman portraying a multitude of diverse characters (both original and celebrity impersonations). Sketches range from one to three minutes with one sketch's storyline acting as the spine of the episode.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1611 January 2016 (2016-01-11)15 February 2016 (2016-02-15)
Special30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

Writing on the series began in February 2015 with principal photography commencing 29 June and wrapping in mid-August. The show was shot entirely on location due to no studio space being available in the UK. "But you can just be completely mobile now, and set up a video village anywhere," explained Ullman to Televisual magazine.[3] A sketch featuring Ullman playing Cilla Black was filmed and scrapped after the star's untimely death in August 2015.[4] Audience screenings and recordings took place in September 2015 at BBC Radio Theatre.[5]

Series one received generally favourable reviews from critics.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Metacritic rated the series 70/100 based on 7 reviews.[13] Several critics chided the BBC's decision to give the show a 'graveyard' time slot. Ullman contended that she didn't believe there was "appointment TV" anymore, and that people could watch whenever they wanted on catch up.[14]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
11"Episode 1"Dominic BrigstockeKevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Georgia Pritchett
Lucy Montgomery, Arthur Mathews, Laurence Rickard		11 January 2016 (2016-01-11)2.9[15]

Dame Judi Dench is caught shoplifting. A woman seemingly on the phone holds up a sign to a homeless man which reads: "Pretending to make phone call". Karen, a woman who'd been imprisoned for twenty-eight years in Thailand on a drugs charge returns home to Britain and is met by a bevy of reporters at the airport. Angela Merkel is unhappy about having to meet in Cardiff. Karen checks out her old bedroom. An aromatherapist manages to have the fire department extinguish a fire she's started without her client knowing. A woman is questioned about her CV during a job interview. Karen has a flashback. Dame Maggie Smith auditions for science fiction movies. Hayley is caught trying to take a penguin home with her. Sally is convinced to cover-up. Karen pays Barry a visit. Dame Judi destroys Rupert Grint's tablet. Angela Merkel leaves an angry voicemail to Nicola Sturgeon. a tap-shoe and operetta sendoff to a library's closure. Karen's mum reassures her that she and her shampoo are safe.

Guest star(s): Rupert Grint
22"Episode 2"Dominic BrigstockeGeorgia Pritchett, Jonathan Harvey, Jeremy Dyson, Kevin Cecil
Andy Riley, Gemma Arrowsmith, Carrie Quinlan, Laurence Rickard		18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)2.4[16]

Camilla Parker Bowles agrees to watch Prince George. A man smuggles himself into the UK via the bottom of a couple's camper. Dame Judi Dench vandalises the hotel toilets. Colin and Christine discuss what to do about Allende. Prince George arrives. Dominic runs into an old co-worker. Dame Maggie Smith auditions for James Bond. A course in online bullying for seniors. Line judging with Margaret McDonald. Allende watches EastEnders. Prince George plays with a tractor. A real estate agent tries to persuade Kay to put her house on the market. A woman passing a homeless man holds a sign reading: "I gave all my money to the bloke round the corner with the dog." A tour guide reveals the history behind Henry the VIII’s bed. Prince George makes off with a ruby. Angela Merkel sings for the staff. Christine locks Allende in for the night.

Guest star(s): Steve Pemberton
33"Episode 3"Dominic BrigstockeJeremy Dyson, Georgia Pritchett, Laurence Rickard, Andy Riley
Kevin Cecil, Bert Tyler-Moore, George Jeffrie, Jonathan Harvey		25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)1.8[17]

Jacki and Hal arrive at their hotel. A woman passing a homeless man holds a sign which says: "Trying not to catch your eye." Sally Preston hosts her first constituency surgery topless. Dame Maggie Smith auditions in a motion capture suit. Kay waits patiently with her mother in hospital. Jacki and Hal inspect ads found in a telephone box. A reporter interviews the woman behind Bridget Sweeney Ceramics. Steph spots the perfect girl for her company in a shopping mall. Dame Judi Dench sneaks into a cinema. Hayley feeds the chickens. Dominic tries to sell his latest app idea. Kay continues to wait. Jackie and Hal make a discovery. Two aromatherapists fight over a bottle of oil. Steph spots a girl on a road. Rebekah Brooks is almost burned at the stake. Kay and her mother have been forced to take a new number as they filled out a form incorrectly. Jacki and Hal make yet another discovery.

Guest star(s): Michael Brandon
44"Episode 4"Dominic BrigstockeLucy Montgomery, George Jeffrie, Bert Tyler-Moore, Kevin Cevil
Andy Riley, Jonathan Harvey, Georgia Pritchett, Carrie Quinlan		1 February 2016 (2016-02-01)1.8[18]
Soraya Al Amir, an overthrown dictator's wife, attempts to start a new life in Hounslow with her son. A working-class drama teacher becomes frustrated trying to teach posh students. Illifat prepares for his first day of school. Dominic interviews a potential intern. Dora catches the bus. Hayley shows off a barn owl. Soraya FaceTimes with her husband. Dora makes it to Norman's. Three women wait to audition for a primetime BBC drama. Birgit shows Angela Merkel photos from her trip to the Doctor Who Experience. Hayley presents a scrapbook to a turtle. Soraya is ambushed in public. Dame Maggie Smith's audition reel. Dora gets confused. Margaret McDonald on grunting. Four women wait to audition for a primetime sitcom. Dora forgets why she's entered a sex shop. Soraya attempts to comfort Illifat after his first day of school. Angela remembers Germany winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 and sings Nicole's "Ein bißchen Frieden."
55"Episode 5"Dominic BrigstockeGeorgia Pritchett, Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil
Laurence Rickard, Jeremy Dyson, Katherine Jakeways		8 February 2016 (2016-02-08)1.7[19]

Kay attempts to conceal her smoking from her mother. It's the Middletons turn to watch Prince George for the day. Dominic arrives for work at the cafe. Dame Maggie Smith auditions for an action movie franchise. Dominic reveals what happened at his old job. Sally Preston meets with the Shadow Cabinet. Jacki and Hal are taken with British currency. Carole takes Prince George into the warehouse. Hayley demands to know more before allowing a squirrel monkey off to be mated. Sally does a interview. Dame Judi Dench keys a car. Hayley shows off meerkats. A tour guide discusses a portrait. Sally offers her support for an anti-Page 3 group. A vicar uses a woman's social media account for her eulogy. Michael discovers Carole and Prince George in the warehouse. Jacki and Hal are taken with a gas holder. Dominic is thrown out of the cafe. Prince George is picked up. A very modern murder horror tour. Sally arrives home. Hal figures out how to turn their American shower English.

Guest star(s): Michael Brandon
66"Episode 6"Dominic BrigstockeJonathan Harvey, Andy Riley, Kevil Cecil
Georgia Pritchett, Laurence Rickard, Carrie Quinlan		15 February 2016 (2016-02-15)1.4[20]
Northern powerhouse, Pam Garrity speaks at a school about her 38 ½ businesses. Dame Maggie Smith shows off her many voices. A woman explains to a homeless man why she give him money via signs. Pam goes for fillers at Pam-Per. Dame Judi Dench wreaks havoc on a bus. Parents speak to the headmaster of a school they're considering sending their Korean child to. Pam stops by Glam Pam. Hayley shows off a rabbit to children at the zoo. Steph thinks she's found perfect girl. An aromatherapist devours a pizza while giving a massage. A stately homes tour guide thinks she found love. Margaret McDonald shows how not to crumble when hit by a high-speed serve. Pam is forced to turn down a gig because it takes place down South. Dominic celebrates one year at the cafe. Steph thinks she's found the perfect girl -- again. Kay decides that she's going to go out on her own for the first time without her mother since she was 14-years-old. Pam sings about her life.

Christmas special (2016)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
7"The Best of Tracey Ullman's Show"TBATBA30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)TBA

On 22 November, it was announced that a Tracey Ullman's Show Christmas special would air as part of BBC One's Christmas Day 2016 lineup. The Best of Tracey Ullman's Show is set to feature the best bits of series one as guided by the comedian, along with a new bit featuring Ullman as Clare Balding.[21]

Guest star(s): Rupert Grint

Series 2 (2017)

The BBC announced that the programme had been recommissioned for a second series on 5 March 2016. In a press release, Ullman stated: "It has been a pleasure being back at the BBC, and I am thrilled to get the opportunity to write more shows with my brilliant team. The warm reception from the British public has meant a lot to me personally. I want to thank them and let Dame Judi Dench and Chancellor Angela Merkel know I couldn’t have done it without you girls. Here’s to season two."[22]

Filming on series 2 began on 27 June 2016 and wrapped on 19 August.[23][24] On 2 July, BBC Comedy released a clip of Ullman made up as Angela Merkel reacting to the news that Boris Johnson had chosen not to run for Prime Minister.[25] Comedian Ben Miller was confirmed as a guest star for a sketch in which he will play media mogul Rupert Murdoch with Ullman portraying wife and former model Jerry Hall.[26] Audience screenings of the new sketches took place at BBC Radio Theatre on 10, 11 September and 31 October.[5]

According to the Radio Times, Ullman is set to impersonate SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, 'who will played like a Bond villain, living in a Tartan Lair with a white Scottie dog on her lap,' as well as an "eerily accurate" Clare Balding.[27] English impressionist Luke Kempner was revealed to be joining the series. Impersonations of tennis pro Andy Murray and actor Simon Pegg impersonated by Kempner are expected to appear in the show's second series.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC - Tracey Ullman's Show - Media Centre". BBC. BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tracey Ullman returns to BBC with own comedy show". BBC. BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tracey Ullman: one of a kind". Televisual. Televisual.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "BBC forced to axe bad taste Cilla skit". Daily Star. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Tracey Ullman's Show production data". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tracey Ullman returns to TV 'on fighting form'". BBC News. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dame Judi as a thief and Merkel as a sexpot! Tracey's still a hoot: CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews last weekend's TV". The Daily Mail. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Headline: Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC1, TV review: Our Trace is on top with spot-on spoofs and social comment". The Independent. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Why the Tracey Ullman show is worth watching - even if you think it won't be funny". The Telegraph. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Tracey Ullman takes on hilarious new roles in HBO series". Boston Herald. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "In Her New HBO Show, Tracey Ullman Proves She's an International Treasure". Vogue. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "'Tracey Ullman's Show' Review: Caustic Cause for Celebration". The Wall Street Journal. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Tracey Ullman's Show". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "'Such a thrill':Comedian Tracey Ullman returns with a new show on BBC". Daily Express. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Tracey Ullman's Show set to return for Series 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Tracey Ullman and Crashing lose ground". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Tracey Ullman's Show - Episode 1.3. Episode Three - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Tracey Ullman's Show - Episode 1.4. Episode Four - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Tracey Ullman's Show - Episode 1.5. Episode Five - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Tracey Ullman's Show - Episode 1.6. Episode Six - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "BBC Television Christmas 2016 - A bountiful array of festive delights from the nation's favourite shows". BBC One - Media Centre. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "BBC One's Tracey Ullman's Show to return for second series – Media Centre" (Press release). BBC. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  23. ↑ "Tracey Ullman's Show Series 2 Starts Production!". Allabouttracey.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "SCREENINGS FOR SERIES 2 OF TRACEY ULLMAN'S SHOW SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER!". Allabouttracey.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "WATCH! Angela Merkel bashes @BorisJohnson for quitting the #ToryLeadership - Tracey Ullman's Show returns in January". Twitter.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  26. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Ben Miller Reveals The Real Reason He Quit 'Death In Paradise'". The Huffington Post. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  27. ↑ "Tracey Ullman lines up new impressions of Nicola Sturgeon and Clare Balding". RadioTimes.com. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  28. ↑ "Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker wants OAPs banned from representing UK at Eurovision". Daily Star. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

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