Mad Mad World (TV series)
Mad Mad World is an entertainment-comedy panel show broadcast on ITV, presented by comedian Paddy McGuinness, featuring team captains Rufus Hound and Rhys Darby, and regular panellist Rob Rouse. The show began airing on 30 June 2012 and finished abruptly on 11 August 2012 with a regular slot on Saturday late nights. Each episode features three celebrity guests from the world of television, news and comedy, who attempt to answer questions on topics from all around the world. The series was originally due to be shown on 14 April 2012, but was postponed as a consequence of 2012's scheduling shenanigans between Britain's Got Talent and The Voice UK. It eventually emerged after Euro 2012, still in a late-evening slot.[1]
| Mad Mad World | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Les Keen Aiden Spackman Rob Colley Marc Haynes Mark Augustyn Chris England |
| Directed by | Ian Lorimer |
| Presented by | Paddy McGuinness |
| Starring | Team Captains Rhys Darby Rufus Hound Regular Panellists Rob Rouse |
| Composer(s) | Nick Foster Ken Bolam |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (1 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ash Atalla Richard Foster |
| Producer(s) | Luke Shiach |
| Production location(s) | BBC Television Centre |
| Editor(s) | Steve Andrews Tim Ellison Dan Evans |
| Running time | 45 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Roughcut TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 30 June – 11 August 2012 |
Episode guide
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
- – Indicates Rhys' team won.
- – Indicates Rufus and Rob's team won.
| Episode | First broadcast | Rhys' team | Rufus and Rob's team | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x01 | 30 June 2012 | Jason Byrne and Janice Dickinson | Louis Walsh | 6–3 |
| 1x02 | 7 July 2012 | Denise van Outen and Jonathan Ross | Antony Cotton | 8–7 |
| 1x03 | 14 July 2012 | Lisa Snowdon and Gino D'Acampo | Martin Kemp | 5–3 |
| 1x04 | 21 July 2012 | Christine Bleakley and Peter Andre | Vinnie Jones | 5–3 |
| 1x05 | 28 July 2012 | Charlie Baker and Kimberly Wyatt | Joe Swash | 7–5 |
| 1x06 | 4 August 2012 | Stacey Solomon and Eamonn Holmes | Stephen K. Amos | 7–3 |
| 1x07 | 11 August 2012 | David Hasselhoff and Coleen Nolan | Louie Spence | 5–3 |