Diddy TV
Diddy TV is a British children's sketch comedy series on CBBC. It stars Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Dick and Dom). It is a sequel series to the Diddy Dick and Dom sketches on Dick & Dom in da Bungalow and Diddy Movies. The series features various parodies of television series including Top of the Pops and The Great British Bake Off. Series 1 began on 14 March 2016, series 2 began on 20 June 2016, series 3 began on 19 March 2018 and series 4 began on 25 June 2018.[2] Many of the cast have been in other Dick and Dom sketch series or the sitcom The Legend of Dick and Dom.
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Dick and Dom |
| Written by | Andrew Barnet Jones, Tony Cooke and Ciaran Murtagh |
| Directed by | Julian Kemp (series 1, 3 and 4) Dez McCarthy (series 2) |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra |
| Opening theme | "Diddy TV" by Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood[1] |
| Ending theme | "Diddy TV" (shortened) |
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| Country of origin | Britain |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 40 + 10 shorts (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Annette Williams |
| Producer(s) | Steve Ryde |
| Editor(s) | Craig Harbour (series 1) Emma Collins (series 2) Jon Dean (series 3 and 4) |
| Running time | 14 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CBBC Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC TRTÉ on RTÉ2 |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 14 March 2016 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Diddy Pod |
| Related shows | Diddy Dick and Dom |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Premise
The Diddy Movies boss, Larry Bingbongberger was bankrupted because his movies were a disaster. But with the last of his money, he quits making movies and launched a television station for Diddy Dick and Dom on channel 6597423. It is filled with crazy and silly entertainment, sports and parodies shows like Diddy Doctor Who, Diddy Pops, Deadly Diddy 60, Diddydown and even an American sitcom RoboPop as well as adverts, most of them starring Dick and Dom.
Cast
- Richard McCourt as Diddy Dick/Various
- Dominic Wood as Diddy Dom/Various
- Ted Robbins as Larry Bingbongburger (formerly Weinsteinburger but changed due to the Harvey Weinstein scandal)/Various[3]
- Ian Kirkby as DI Harry Batt/Various
- Paris Atkins as Various
- Dave Chapman as Various
- Bob Golding as Various
- Darragh Mortell as Various
- Sabrina Sandhu as Various
- Gail Kemp as Various
- Kate Maylon as Various
- Sabrina Sandhu as Various
- Inel Tomlinson as Various
- Eve Munyanyi as Various
- Louise Woodward as Various
Guests
The guest stars often appear between the sketches with Larry Bingbongburger in his house. Some episodes have Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow character Mr. Choosy. Guests play Diddy versions of themselves (except Reece Shearsmith). In series 3 new guest stars appear with Diddy Dick and Dom on Diddy Chat. Some guests appear in more than one episode.
- Reece Shearsmith as Mr. Stockholm
- Ashley Roberts
- Joseph Garrett
- Bruno Tonioli
- Eamonn Holmes
- Barney Harwood
- Hazel Irvine
- Shaun Murphy
- Craig Revel Horwood
- Melvin Odoom
- Jake Mitchell
- Paul Zerdin
- Sally Lindsay
- Radzi Chinyanganya
- Michelle Gayle
- Louis Payne
- Colson Smith
- Lauren Layfield
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 14 March 2016 | 25 March 2016 | ||
| 2 | 10[4] | 20 June 2016 | 16 December 2016 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 19 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | ||
| 4 | 10 | 25 June 2018 | 20 December 2018 | ||
Series 1 (2016)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Misty" | Julian Kemp | Tony Cooke, Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh and Steve Ryde | 14 March 2016 | |
Guest: Reece Shearsmith as Mr. Stockholm. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Peanuts" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke and Steve Ryde | 15 March 2016 | |
Guest: Ashley Roberts. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Angel" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Steve Ryde, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 16 March 2016 | |
Guest: Joseph Garrett. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Let's Face the Music" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke and Steve Ryde | 17 March 2016 | |
Brian and Kirk Must have a spider on their faces for 20 seconds.
Guest: Reece Shearsmith as Mr. Stockholm. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Popcorn" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Steve Ryde, Hannah George, James Whitehouse and Rubie Pomeroy | 18 March 2016 | |
Guest: Bruno Tonioli. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "He Ain't Heavy" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke and Steve Ryde | 21 March 2016 | |
Guest: Eamonn Holmes. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Saturday Night Suit" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Steve Ryde, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 22 March 2016 | |
Guest: Joseph Garrett. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Forever and Ever" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Steve Ryde, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 23 March 2016 | |
Guest: Barney Harwood. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Let It Go" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Steve Ryde and Ben Ward | 24 March 2016 | |
Post Credits Scene: Ronnie can't take anymore of Snooker. Guests: Bruno Tonioli, Hazel Irvine and Shaun Murphy. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "That's What You Think" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Steve Ryde, Hannah George and James Whitehouse (previous sketches used) | 25 March 2016 | |
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The pair look back at some of their greatest ratings hits over their first season on air. Note: This is a compilation episode. | ||||||
Series 2 (2016)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Breaking Wind" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 20 June 2016 | |
Guest: Ashley Roberts | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Mr Bully" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 21 June 2016 | |
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| 13 | 3 | "Watch More TV" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Steve Ryde, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 22 June 2016 | |
Guest: Reece Shearsmith as Mr. Stockholm | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Don't Be Naughty" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Hannah George, James Whitehouse and Ben Ward | 23 June 2016 | |
Guest: Joseph Garrett | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Starry Pies" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh and Tony Cooke | 24 June 2016 | |
Guest: Bruno Tonioli | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Mr Choosy" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 27 June 2016 | |
Guest: Hazel Irvine and Shaun Murphy | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Mr Stockholm" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh and Tony Cooke | 28 June 2016 | |
Guest: Reece Shearsmith as Mr. Stockholm | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Don't Be Silly" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Hannah George and James Whitehouse | 29 June 2016 | |
Guest: Barney Harwood | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Diddy iPlayer" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Tony Cooke, Steve Ryde, Hannah George, James Whitehouse and Ben Ward (previous sketches used) | 30 June 2016 | |
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Diddy Dick and Dom are on duty at Diddy iPlayer HQ ready to play 'on demand' their greatest shows from this series. Note: This is a compilation episode | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | "It's Christmas" | Dez McCarthy | Andrew Barnett Jones, Tony Cooke and Ciaran Murtagh | 16 December 2016 | |
Guest: Eammon Holmes | ||||||
Series 3 (2018)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 21 | 1 | "Divide and Conquer" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 19 March 2018 | |
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Join Diddy TV for a line-up of top entertainment, including The Dimgineers, This is Pointless, and a Diddy Chat with Strictly Come Dancing star Craig Revel Horwood. Guest: Craig Revel Horwood | ||||||
| 22 | 2 | "Diddy Pooper" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 20 March 2018 | |
| Featuring full schedule of Diddy TV that includes Ninja Diddy Worriers, live coverage of The World Bundle Championship, and a new series of Bottom Gear looking at some of the best pants on the market. | ||||||
| 23 | 3 | "Zingy Diddy Sauce" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 21 March 2018 | |
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Settle in for Diddy Dick and Dom's Saturday Night Takeaway, high-diving reality challenge show Splosh, and action-packed adventure with the Mighty Useless Clunking Robots. Guest: Melvin Odoom | ||||||
| 24 | 4 | "Jam Bag" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 22 March 2018 | |
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Featuring Kiss Chase with your host Badly Washed, The Art Viking shows us how to make balloon models, and YouTube sensation Jake Mitchell is on the sofa for Diddy Chat. Guest: Jake Mitchell | ||||||
| 25 | 5 | "Hairy Diddies" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 23 March 2018 | |
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Join the Hairy Diddies in the kitchen and see if they can pass their public health inspection. It's laundry day for the Mighty Useless Clunking Robots and Bottom Gear features a star in a reasonably priced pair of pants. Guests: Radzi Chingyanganya and Paul Zerdin (with Sam) | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | "Games Bunker" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 26 March 2018 | |
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The hosts take on the role of airline pilots in I'm Not Really A..., Aunty meets her match in The Kiss Chase, and actor Sally Lindsay is the star guest on Diddy Chat. Guest: Sally Lindsay | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | "Hot Gadgetz" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 27 March 2018 | |
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Featuring the show that looks at some of the hottest new technology around – it’s Hot Gadgetz. Guest: Radzi Chinyanganya | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | "The Diddy Choir" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 28 March 2018 | |
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Two top nurseries clash in a battle of IQs in Nursery Challenge. The quest to get the nation singing again continues in The Diddy Choir, and Wolfblood and EastEnders actor Michelle Gayle is Diddy Dick and Dom's guest in Diddy Chat. Guests: Craig Revel Horwood and Michelle Gayle | ||||||
| 29 | 9 | "The Answer is Always Sausage" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 29 March 2018 | |
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Diddy Dom explores his past on a pogo stick in Great Pogo Stick Journeys, it's the grand finale of celebrity diving show Splosh, and will someone win the jackpot in TV's easiest game show, The Answer is Always Sausage? Guest: Craig Revel Horwood | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | "Top Diddy TV Moments" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 30 March 2018 | |
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Join us for the countdown as the stars of stage and screen reflect on the top seven and a half Diddy TV moments of all time. Guest: Craig Revel Horwood Note: This is a compilation episode. | ||||||
Series 4 (2018)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 31 | 1 | "EuroDiddy" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 25 June 2018 | |
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It's the annual EuroDiddy Song Contest. Also, there's a new episode of Worrying Mum and Dad. Guests: Michelle Gayle and Melvin Odoom | ||||||
| 32 | 2 | "Call the Didwife" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 26 June 2018 | |
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Featuring heartwarming drama Call the Didwife and the staff at the local sewage works learn to sing. Guests: Michelle Gayle, Sally Lindsay and Louis Payne | ||||||
| 33 | 3 | "The World's Strongest Diddy" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 27 June 2018 | |
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Love blossoms Diddy-style in First Dates and we discover that Vets Do the Funniest Things. Guest: Sally Lindsay | ||||||
| 34 | 4 | "Vote for Me" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 28 June 2018 | |
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It's election night on Diddy TV and laugh at some extraordinary ailments in Your Hilarious Illnesses. Guest: Radzi Chingyanganya | ||||||
| 35 | 5 | "Singing Hospital" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 29 June 2018 | |
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Featuring a hospital where the doctors rely on the power of song to cure the patients. Guests: Craig Revel Horwood, Jake Mitchell and Paul Zerdin (with Sam) | ||||||
| 36 | 6 | "Whiffwang" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 2 July 2018 | |
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Diddy TV proudly presents Total Total Wipeout - a show unlike any other. Guest: Colson Smith | ||||||
| 37 | 7 | "Eggyheads" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 3 July 2018 | |
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Quiz shows turn bad in Eggyheads and CBBC's Lauren Layfield is lightly grilled by Diddy Dick and Dom in Diddy Chat. Guest: Lauren Layfield | ||||||
| 38 | 8 | "Don't Touch the Box" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 4 July 2018 | |
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Diddy TV proudly presents a brand new medieval entertainment show, Strictly Come Lancing. Guests: Craig Revel Horwood and Michelle Gayle | ||||||
| 39 | 9 | "Big Chin Day" | Julian Kemp | TBA | 5 July 2018 | |
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It's Diddy TV's very own charity evening which gives a look back at some of the great television from this series. Guests: Craig Revel Horwood and Michelle Gayle Note: This is a compilation episode. | ||||||
| 40 | 10 | "A Very Diddy Christmas" | Julian Kemp | Andrew Barnett Jones Tony Cooke Ciaran Murtagh | 20 December 2018 | |
| Christmas is coming, and Diddy TV presents its very own festive line-up: Panel Beaters Christmas special, Kirsty Allsort’s perfect Christmas and a Santa sack full of adverts! | ||||||
Shorts (2016-17)
A series of shorts are uploaded on to CBBC's website and YouTube channel. Some are Diddy Chat, where Diddy Dick and Dom interview a celebrity. Others are parodies of popular Internet videos, such as Unboxings and Carpool Karaoke
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date[6] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Diddy Chat: Joe and Jake" | 6 May 2016 | |
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Diddy Dick & Dom chat to the UK Eurovision hopefuls Joe and Jake ahead of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. Guests: Joe and Jake | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Tasty Treat Tutorial" | 20 May 2016 | |
| A parody of YouTube tutorials where Diddy Dick and Dom show you how to make a tasty treat. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Mystery Box Unboxing" | 27 May 2016 | |
| A parody of YouTube unboxing videos where Diddy Dick and Dom are unboxing a mystery package. What's inside? | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Diddy Carpool Karaoke Gone Wrong!" | 27 May 2016 | |
| A parody of Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show with James Corden videos where Diddy Dom takes a lookalike of Adele on a drive for some karaoke but soon realises that it was a bad idea. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Make-up Vlog with Diddy Dick and Dom" | 1 June 2016 | |
| A parody of YouTube make-up and fashion videos where Diddy Dick has a go at doing Diddy Dom's make-up. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Beyoncé Carpool Karaoke Spoof" | 3 June 2016 | |
| Another parody of Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show with James Corden sees Diddy Dom unsuccessfully impressing "Beyoncé" with his playlist of her songs. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Rita Ora Needs a Wee Sketch" | 7 June 2016 | |
| A parody of Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show with James Corden videos where Rita Ora (or someone that claims to be Rita) tries to make it to the toilet in time. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Diddy Chat: Louis Payne" | 26 September 2016 | |
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Louis Payne (TJ) reveals some Wolfblood 'secrets' in this exclusive funny interview with Diddy Dick and Dom for Diddy TV! Guest: Louis Payne | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Diddy Chat: Lauren Layfield" | 18 November 2016 | |
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Presenter Lauren Layfield joins Diddy Dick and Dom to chat about brand new The Dengineers series 2 and shows off a few of her special talents! Guest: Lauren Layfield | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Diddy Chat: Colson Smith" | 16 January 2017 | |
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Diddy Dick and Dom join Colson Smith from Coronation Street. Guest: Colson Smith | ||||
Release
Series 1 began on 14 March 2016 and ended on 25 March 2016. Series 2 began on 20 June 2016 and ended on 30 June 2016. There was a Christmas special on 16 December 2016.
Series 3 started on 19 March 2018 and ended on 31 March 2018. Series 4 started on 25 June 2018 and ended on 5 July 2018.
Every episode was available to purchase on the BBC Store.[7]
References
- "Dick and Dom on Twitter".
- Dickson, Jeremy (6 July 2016). "CBBC picks ANIM8 finalist, re-commissions 8 series". Kidscreen. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Diddy TV, Series 1: 1. Misty, retrieved 19 March 2018
- "BBC - CBBC in-house productions announce a range of new commissions and re-commissions - Media Centre".
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YNd5PyP0vE)
- Guide, British Comedy. "Diddy TV - CBBC Sketch Show - British Comedy Guide".
- "BBC Store". 10 November 2015.