This is a list of episodes for the BBC2 game show Shooting Stars hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
The two teams are referred to as Team A and Team B, with the exception of the pilot episode (where they were referred to as the Starbirds and the Helicopters). Mark Lamarr was team A's captain for the first three series, after which Will Self took over. From the 2008 Anniversary Special, comedian Jack Dee became captain of team A.
Ulrika Jonsson has been team B's captain for the programme's entire run, with the exceptions of the pilot episode (in which Jonsson appeared as a guest) and a 2002 special, where Sara Cox assumed the captaincy due to illness, Jonsson did appear in a pre-recorded sketch used in the special.
In series 4 and 5 Johnny Vegas was a permanent panelist on team B, and Angelos Epithemiou (played by comedian Dan Skinner), appeared in the same capacity in series 6 before replacing George Dawes (played by Matt Lucas) as scorekeeper thereafter.
Contestants whose names are written in bold undertook the show's final challenge, unless otherwise stated.
Episode list
As of 12 September 2011, 72 episodes of the show have been broadcast, not including the exclusive-to-video episode.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
- – indicates Starbirds/Team A won.
- – indicates Helicopters/Team B won.
- – indicates the game ended in a draw
Pilot
| Episode | First broadcast | Jonathan Ross' team | Danny Baker's team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 27 December 1993 | Martin Clunes and Wendy Richard | Noddy Holder and Ulrika Jonsson |
Series 1
| Episode | First broadcast | Mark's team | Ulrika's team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1x01 | 22 September 1995 | Martine McCutcheon and Peter Stringfellow | Caryn Franklin and Rowland Rivron |
| 1x02 | 29 September 1995 | Jarvis Cocker and Carol Vorderman | Martin Clunes and Noah Huntley |
| 1x03 | 6 October 1995 | John Peel and Jonathan Ross | John Craven and Chris Evans |
| 1x04 | 13 October 1995 | Leslie Ash and Syd Little | Eddie Large and Bill Oddie |
| 1x05 | 20 October 1995 | Kathy Lloyd and Norman Pace | Gareth Hale and Patsy Palmer |
| 1x06 | 27 October 1995 | Caroline Aherne and Shane Richie | Danny Baker and Simon Bates |
| 1x07 | 3 November 1995 | Annabel Giles and Muriel Gray | David Baddiel and Paul Shane |
| 1x08 | 10 November 1995 | Samantha Janus and Richie Wermerling | Noddy Holder and Chris Rea |
| 1x09 | 29 December 1995 | Anna Friel and Clive Mantle | Neil Morrissey and Alvin Stardust |
Series 2
| Episode | First broadcast | Mark's team | Ulrika's team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x01 | 27 September 1996 | Samantha Beckinsale and Tommy Cannon | Bobby Ball and Richard E. Grant | Valley of the Plums |
| 2x02 | 4 October 1996 | Alice Beer and Robbie Williams | Gordon Burns and Dermot Morgan | The Wall of Dog |
| 2x03 | 11 October 1996 | Jo Brand and Carol Smillie | Russell Grant and Gary Rhodes | Windscreen Wipe-Off (Ulrika) |
| 2x04 | 18 October 1996 | Sara Cox and Stephen Fry | Eric Bristow and Wolf | Self-Propelled Tomato Gathering |
| 2x05 | 25 October 1996 | Jo Guest and Lynne Perrie | Philippa Forrester and Sarah Greene | Protect the Rennie |
| 2x06 | 1 November 1996 | Darcus Howe and Rose-Marie | Richard Whiteley and Gabrielle | The Mammalathon Challenge (Mark) |
| 2x07 | 8 November 1996 | Belinda Carlisle and Dennis Pennis | Tim Brooke-Taylor and Reg Presley | Tea Time and Tourniquets (Ulrika) |
| 2x08 | 15 November 1996 | Sonya Aurora Madan and Tamara Beckwith | Gareth Jones and Richard Wilson | Egg Skiing on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 2x09 | 22 November 1996 | Anneka Rice and Dave Lee Travis | Ardal O'Hanlon and Carol Vorderman | The Gift of the Karate Chop |
| 2x10 | 29 November 1996 | Donna Air and Griff Rhys Jones | Morwenna Banks and Stephen Tompkinson | The Stairway to Heaven |
| 2x11 | 6 December 1996 | Vanessa Feltz and Mark Williams | Fred Talbot and Louise Wener | Locker Room Layabout |
| 2x12 | 13 December 1996 | Eric Hall and Dervla Kirwan | Zoe Ball and Roy Walker | The Pied Pipe-a-thon |
| 2x13 | 20 December 1996 | Clare Grogan and Sarah White | Frank Bough and John Thomson | Fruit Defence |
| 2x14 | 27 December 1996 | Ewen Bremner and Emma Forbes | Jarvis Cocker and Ian Kelsey | Feed Finnigan's Face |
Unviewed and Nude
| Mark's team | Ulrika's team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Carling and Robbie Williams | Martin Clunes and Les Dennis | Journey to Fowl Mountain |
Series 3
| Episode | First broadcast | Mark's team | Ulrika's team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x01 | 26 September 1997 | Tania Bryer and Leo Sayer | Mariella Frostrup and Antony Worrall Thompson | Makeup Shake-Up |
| 3x02 | 3 October 1997 | Daniela Denby-Ashe and Janet Street-Porter | Rolf Harris and Tony Mortimer | Industrial Incident |
| 3x03 | 10 October 1997 | Glenn Hugill and Carol Vorderman | Eddie Izzard and Melanie Sykes | Trichotomy Challenge |
| 3x04 | 17 October 1997 | Sid Owen and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | Stephen Fry and Kate Robbins | Gather a Pre-Hibernatory Mixed Grill |
| 3x05 | 24 October 1997 | Robbie Coltrane and Denise van Outen | Sue Cook and David Hamilton | Naughty Boy |
| 3x06 | 31 October 1997 | Adam Ant and Melinda Messenger | Fern Britton and Wayne Hemingway | Onion Family Values (Ulrika) |
| 3x07 | 7 November 1997 | Mark Homer and Lisa Stansfield | David Emanuel and Judith Hann | The Gift of Celery |
| 3x08 | 22 December 1997 | Melvyn Hayes and Louise Nurding | Lorraine Kelly and Mark Owen | Time Drop (Mark) |
Series 4
| Episode | First broadcast | Will's team | Ulrika and Johnny's team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4x01 | 13 January 2002 | Simon Day and Jordan | Goldie | The Gift of Hoovers (Johnny) |
| 4x02 | 20 January 2002 | Gail Hipgrave and Paul Whitehouse | Larry Hagman | Tending Bar for the King of Habsburg |
| 4x03 | 27 January 2002 | Keith Duffy and Jasmine Lowson | Paul Daniels | Wake Ken Tussle-McFactor with Confection |
| 4x04 | 3 February 2002 | Bradley Walsh and Debbie McGee | David Dickinson | Escape from Stalag 99 |
| 4x05 | 10 February 2002 | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Nell McAndrew | Michael Winner | Identify the Dirty Boys |
| 4x06 | 17 February 2002 | Nicky Clarke and Tania Strecker | Quentin Willson | Deep South Dinner Time |
| 4x07 | 24 February 2002 | Craig Cash and Lisa Rogers | Chris Greener | Absorb the Power of Poultry |
| 4x08 | 3 March 2002 | Geoff Capes and Patsy Kensit | Damon Hill | Voyage on the Sea of Mushrooms |
Series 5
| Episode | First broadcast | Will's team | Ulrika and Johnny's team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5x01 | 6 October 2002 | Liz Smith and Lisa Snowdon | Sara Cox Neil Hamilton | |
| 5x02 | 13 October 2002 | Amanda Donohoe and Jeremy Edwards | Curtis Stigers | Percy the Pelican's House |
| 5x03 | 20 October 2002 | Cat Deeley and Magnus Magnusson | Vernon Kay | The Turtle's Tale (Johnny) |
| 5x04 | 27 October 2002 | Clement Freud and Myleene Klass | Claire Goose | Justin the Monkey's House |
| 5x05 | 3 November 2002 | Lucy Benjamin and Jessica Taylor | Jo Whiley | The Stingray Shuffle |
| 5x06 | 10 November 2002 | Eddy Grant and Victoria Silvstedt | Sabrina Washington | The Hippo's House |
| 5x07 | 17 November 2002 | Tess Daly and Stuart Hall | Nick Moran | Eyes on the Glossaries |
| 5x08 | 24 November 2002 | Zoe Ball and Valerie Singleton | Norman Cook | The Elephant Challenge |
| 5x09 | 1 December 2002 | Alex Sibley and Penny Smith | Les Dennis | Arise, Sir Pigeon |
| 5x10 | 8 December 2002 | Mo Mowlam and Miranda Richardson | Dr. Chris Steele | Mr. Walrus Saves the Sea Turtles |
| 5x11 | 15 December 2002 | Lisa Barbuscia and Frankie Fraser | Barry McGuigan | The Elephant Challenge (Ulrika) |
| 5x12 | 22 December 2002 | Robin Gibb and Anthea Turner | Hugh Laurie | Geoffrey the Bull's House |
Anniversary Specials
| Episode | First broadcast | Title (Details) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp.x01 | 30 December 2008 | The Inside Story A nominally 'behind the scenes' special which included clips from the previous series, interviews with previous guests and also appearances by Vic and Bob characters from their non-Shooting Stars series. | ||
| Sp.x02 | Jack's team | Ulrika's team | Final Challenge | |
| Kate Garraway and Dizzee Rascal | Peter Jones and Christine Walkden | Feel the Force of Opera (Jack) | ||
Series 6
| Episode | First broadcast | Jack's team | Ulrika and Angelos' team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6x01 | 26 August 2009 | Christine Bleakley and DJ Ironik | Paddy McGuinness | Travel Master 9000 |
| 6x02 | 2 September 2009 | Liz McClarnon and Ricky Wilson | Gregg Wallace | CSI Wallop Wallop Wallop |
| 6x03 | 9 September 2009 | Julia Bradbury and Martin Freeman | Paddy Considine | Lord Lloyd Cobbler |
| 6x04 | 16 September 2009 | Lee Mack and Kim Woodburn | Dave Myers | Identify the Stinky-Fingered Mutants |
| 6x05 | 23 September 2009 | Mutya Buena and Lenny Henry | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | Whose Face is it Anyway? |
| 6x06 | 30 September 2009 | Noel Fielding and Zöe Salmon | Tony Blackburn | Frankenstein's Melody (Angelos) |
Series 7
| Episode | First broadcast | Jack's team | Ulrika's team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7x01 | 13 July 2010 | Linda Henry and Example | Camilla Dallerup and Simon King | Naughty Boy |
| 7x02 | 20 July 2010 | Trisha Goddard and Kimberly Wyatt | David Gest and Ben Miller | Whose Face is it Anyway? |
| 7x03 | 27 July 2010 | Tulisa Contostavlos and John Simpson | Brendan Cole and Chris Kamara | Face Picnic |
| 7x04 | 3 August 2010 | Cheryl Fergison and Dominic Littlewood | Jean Christophe Novelli and Luke Pasqualino | Face Pain (Jack) |
| 7x05 | 10 August 2010 | Alex Reid and Penny Smith | Mathew Horne and Tim Lovejoy | Shed Wars |
| 7x06 | 17 August 2010 | Paloma Faith and Louie Spence | James Buckley and James May | Tramp-o-leaner |
| 7x07 | 30 December 2010 | Thandiwe Newton and Ronnie Wood | Joanna Page and Ricky Tomlinson | Shopmobility Scooter Race |
Series 8
| Episode | First broadcast | Jack's team | Ulrika's team | Final Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8x01 | 8 August 2011 | Graeme Hawley and Brigitte Nielsen | James Martin and Ross Noble | Bombs Away |
| 8x02 | 15 August 2011 | Tess Daly and Chris Packham | Mark Benton and Alexa Chung | |
| 8x03 | 22 August 2011 | Gabby Logan and Jake Wood | James Anderson and Matt Berry | The Cube |
| 8x04 | 29 August 2011 | John Humphrys and Lisa Snowdon | Scott Mills and Peter Serafinowicz | |
| 8x05 | 5 September 2011 | Ronni Ancona and Sam Faiers | Ashley Banjo and Chris Tarrant | Crouching Tramp, Hidden Pound |
| 8x06 | 12 September 2011 | Tamzin Outhwaite and Mani | Micky Flanagan and Charlie Higson | Whose Face is it Anyway? |
Scores
| Mark | Will | Jack | Ulrika |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series wins (3 drawn) | |||
| 1 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Episode wins (1 drawn) | |||
| 34 | 36 | ||
| 15 | 9 | 10 | |
Notes
- ^ Christmas Special
- Episode released exclusive-to-video.
- Premiere special
- Ulrika Jonsson was not available to attend the recording.
- The episode ended with a tie, so the Final Challenge was played as a tie-breaker.
- Berry spent the episode in character, as Vangelis.
- Serafinowicz spent the episode as his sketch show character, Brian Butterfield.
External links
- List of Shooting Stars episodes at the British Comedy Guide
- Shooting Stars at IMDb