Duck Quacks Don't Echo
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{{Infobox television
| image = Duck Quacks Don't Echo logo.png
| genre = Comedy panel game
| presenter = Lee Mack
| starring = Simon Foster
Emily Grossman
Maggie Aderin-Pocock (S3-)
David Wharton (S1-2)
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 6
| num_episodes = 46
| location = Pinewood Studios
| runtime = 60 minutes (inc. adverts)
| company = Magnum Media
| channel = Sky1
| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|2|7|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2017|10|12|df=y}}
}}
Duck Quacks Don't Echo is a British television comedy panel game show that aired on Sky1 from 7 February 2014 to 12 October 2017. It was hosted by Lee Mack.
Rounds
Each episode has three rounds.
- Fact Off - The three guests reveal their favourite fact and try to see if it is true. The fact proving segments are narrated by John Sergeant.
- In Series 1 and 2, the panellists (excluding the Verifiers) scored the facts.
- From Series 3 onwards, an average was taken from the audience.
- Fact Finder - Each of the three guests choose an audience member who has a fact which is given to three experts (also known as "The Verifiers" within the show) who reveal if the facts are true or not, as well as score them.
- Cell biology and genetics Dr Emily Grossman
- Rocket scientist Dr Simon Foster
- Chemical engineer David Wharton (Series 1-2)
- Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Series 3 onwards)
- Mack's Fact (Series 1-2) - The guest with the highest score takes part in a fact Mack wants to prove.
- Mack's Facts (Series 3 onwards) - Mack gives clues to three facts, and whoever can guess the fact gets a point.
Episodes
46 episodes were produced, with the final episode of each series (the eighth episode) being a best-of compilation. The final episode for series 6 (a best-of compilation) was unaired.
=Series 1 (2014)=
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! # ! Original air date ! Panelists |
| 1
| 7 February 2014 | Melanie C (30) |
| 2
| 14 February 2014 | Olivia Colman (23) |
| 3
| 21 February 2014 | Sue Perkins (35) |
| 4
| 28 February 2014 | Miranda Hart (35) |
| 5
| 7 March 2014 | Sanjeev Bhaskar (25) |
| 6
| 14 March 2014 |Ricky Tomlinson (27) |
| 7
| 21 March 2014 |Terry Wogan (29) |
| 8
| 28 March 2014 | |
=Series 2 (2014)=
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! # ! Original air date ! Panelists |
| 1 (9)
| 1 September 2014 | Stephen Mangan (26) |
| 2 (10)
| 8 September 2014 | Dara Ó Briain (18) |
| 3 (11)
| 15 September 2014 | Johnny Vegas (32) |
| 4 (12)
| 22 September 2014 | Richard Madeley (27) |
| 5 (13)
| 29 September 2014 | Jimmy Carr (19) |
| 6 (14)
| 6 October 2014 | Chris Tarrant (21) |
| 7 (15)
| 13 October 2014 | |
=Series 3 (2015)=
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! # ! Original air date ! Panelists |
| 1 (16)
| 31 August 2015 | Jerry Springer (19) |
| 2 (17)
| 7 September 2015 | Jonathan Ross (19) |
| 3 (18)
| 14 September 2015 | Ricky Wilson (17) |
| 4 (19)
| 21 September 2015 | Sir Ranulph Fiennes (18) |
| 5 (20)
| 28 September 2015 | Heston Blumenthal (18) |
| 6 (21)
| 5 October 2015 | John Humphrys (19) |
| 7 (22)
| 12 October 2015 | Stephen Mangan (14) |
| 8 (23)
| 19 October 2015 | |
=Series 4 (2016)=
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! # ! Original air date ! Panelists |
| 1 (24)
| 3 April 2016 | Jessica Hynes (15) |
| 2 (25)
| 10 April 2016 | Gregg Wallace (13) |
| 3 (26)
| 17 April 2016 | Warwick Davis (14) |
| 4 (27)
| 24 April 2016 | Amir Khan (15) |
| 5 (28)
| 1 May 2016 | Len Goodman (15) |
| 6 (29)
| 8 May 2016 | Alex Brooker (15) |
| 7 (30)
| 15 May 2016 | Kate Humble (16) |
| 8 (31)
| 22 May 2016 | |
=Series 5 (2016)=
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! # ! Original air date ! Panelists |
| 1 (32)
| 30 August 2016 | Ross Kemp (18) |
| 2 (33)
| 6 September 2016 | Richard Madeley (17) |
| 3 (34)
| 13 September 2016 | Joe Lycett (16) |
| 4 (35)
| 20 September 2016 | Danny Dyer (10) |
| 5 (36)
| 27 September 2016 | Danny Baker (13) |
| 6 (37)
| 4 October 2016 | Philip Glenister (15) |
| 7 (38)
| 11 October 2016 | Paul Hollywood (13) |
| 8 (39)
| 18 October 2016 | |
=Series 6 (2017)=
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! # ! Original air date ! Panelists |
| 1 (40)
| 31 August 2017 | Martin Clunes (17) |
| 2 (41)
| 7 September 2017 | Rob Brydon (17) |
| 3 (42)
| 14 September 2017 | Noel Fielding (15) |
| 4 (43)
| 21 September 2017 | Harry Enfield (16) |
| 5 (44)
| 28 September 2017 | Sir Trevor McDonald (13) |
| 6 (45)
| 5 October 2017 | Danny Baker (18) |
| 7 (46)
| 12 October 2017 | Victoria Coren Mitchell (17) |
Reception
Writing for The Arts Desk, Matthew Wright said of the first episode "With QI{{'}}s questions about Noam Chomsky substituted for lightweight popular psychology and an investigation into dog urine, there's not enough substance to bear the weight of the lengthy investigations."{{Cite web |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/duck-quacks-dont-echo-sky-1 |title=Duck Quacks Don't Echo, Sky 1 |date=7 February 2014 |publisher=The Arts Desk |access-date=9 February 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=3703050|title=Duck Quacks Don't Echo}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|duck_quacks_dont_echo}}
- {{UKGameshow|Duck_Quacks_Don%27t_Echo}}
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Category:2014 British television series debuts
Category:2017 British television series endings