Meet the Richardsons
{{short description|British comedy television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Meet The Richardsons Show Title.jpg
| caption = Title board from the TV show
| genre = Mockumentary
| writer = Lucy Beaumont
Tim Reid
| director = Lee Hupfield
Eddie Stafford
| starring = Jon Richardson
Lucy Beaumont
Michelle Austin
Damion Priestley
Emma Priestley
Billy Hinchcliff
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 45
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sohail Shah
Paul Sandler
Iain Coyle
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Lee Hupfield
- Eddie Stafford
}}
| location = England, Hebden Bridge, dock10 studios
| editor = Jason Boxall
Phil Lepherd
| runtime = 28 minutes
| company = King of Sunshine Productions; Second Act Productions
| network = Dave
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|02|27|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2024|04|08|df=y}}
}}
Meet the Richardsons is a British comedy television series that premiered on 27 February 2020, on Dave. It stars comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont as fictionalised versions of themselves discussing their lives in a mockumentary format. Various comedians and celebrities make appearances, usually also as fictionalised versions of themselves.
In August 2020, it was announced an 8-episode second series would screen in 2021, with two Christmas specials broadcast in December 2020.{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Jay |title=Meet The Richardsons to return for Series 2 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/5895/meet-the-richardsons-series-2/ |website=British Comedy Guide |date=17 August 2020 |accessdate=19 August 2020}} A third series began broadcasting in March 2022. In May 2022, a further two series were commissioned, with the announcement that Manchester based company King of Sunshine Productions would be the new television company responsible for making the show.{{Cite web |title=Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont return to Dave for two more series of Meet the Richardsons {{!}} News {{!}} UKTV Corporate Site |url=https://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/jon-richardson-and-lucy-beaumont-return-dave-two-more-series-meet-richardsons/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=corporate.uktv.co.uk |language=en}} The fourth series began broadcasting on 6 April 2023, with all episodes available to stream on UKTV Play on the day of release. The fifth series began broadcasting on 8 April 2024, with all episodes available to stream on UKTV Play on the day of release.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-20 |title=Meet The Richardsons Series 5 guest stars revealed |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/477/meet-the-richardsons-series-5-preview/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Meet The Richardsons Series 5 episode guide |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/meet_the_richardsons/episodes/5/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}
Cast and characters
=Main characters=
- Jon Richardson as himself
- Lucy Beaumont as herself
- Elsie Richardson, Jon and Lucy's daughter, is played by an uncredited child actor{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2023-04-03 |title=Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont: 'All couples argue – but we put our arguments on TV' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/03/jon-richardson-and-lucy-beaumont-meet-the-richardsons-interview |access-date=2023-05-06 |issn=0261-3077}}
- Michele Austin as Dani Julian, Jon's agent
- Damion Priestley as Damion, Jon and Lucy's neighbour
- Emma Priestley as Emma, Jon and Lucy's neighbour
- Thomas Priestley as Thomas, Damion and Emma's son
=Recurring and guest characters=
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- Gill Adams as herself (Lucy's mother)
- Amanda Abbington as herself
- Alexander Armstrong as himself
- Dane Baptiste as himself
- Rob Beckett as himself
- Kemah Bob as herself
- Marcus Brigstocke as himself
- Alex Brooker as himself
- Beverley Callard as herself
- Alan Carr as himself
- Craig Charles as himself
- Adrian Chiles as himself
- Bernie Clifton as himself
- Julian Clary as himself
- Janice Connolly as herself / Mrs Barbara Nice
- Brian Cox as himself
- Jack Dee as himself
- Susie Dent as herself
- Jason Donovan as himself
- Anton Du Beke as himself
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as himself
- Matt Forde as himself
- Sarah Greene as herself
- Graeme Hawley as Bob / himself
- Nigel Havers as himself
- Richard Herring as himself
- Derek Horsham as Andy
- Russell Howard as himself
- Rosie Jones as herself
- Chris Kamara as himself
- Russell Kane as himself
- Kerry Katona as herself
- Jessica Knappett as herself
- Mark Lawson as himself
- Sally Lindsay as herself
- Gabby Logan as herself
- Tim Lovejoy as himself
- Zoe Lyons as herself
- Melinda Messenger as herself / Lucy Beaumont
- Kevin McCloud as himself
- Justin Moorhouse as himself
- Rachel Parris as herself
- Joe Pasquale as himself
- Steve Pemberton as himself
- Sally Phillips as herself
- Tim Reid as himself
- Jonathan Ross as himself
- Katherine Ryan as herself
- Ben Shephard as himself
- Kellie Shirley as Jean / herself
- David Tennant as himself
- Georgia Tennant as herself
- Johnny Vegas as himself
- Dan Walker as himself
- Gregg Wallace as himself
- Seann Walsh as himself
- Kimberly Wyatt as herself
- Alex Zane as himself}}
Episodes
=Series 1 (2020)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|RTitle = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|27|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy wants Jon to appear on All Star Mr & Mrs with Rob Beckett, but Jon is still annoyed that Rob replaced him on 8 Out of 10 Cats. Lucy stages a huge birthday party for their daughter.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|RTitle = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown alongside his hero Jack Dee who gives him some career advice. Lucy secretly signs Jon up to judge the World Dock Pudding competition in Hebden Bridge. Lucy finds evidence Jon is having an affair.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|RTitle = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|12|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy goes out on the town in London with Alan Carr. Jon has a night out with best mate Matt Forde. Lucy makes Jon take a yoga lesson. Jon takes his revenge on a bad driver by posting a poison pen letter.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|RTitle = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|19|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = The Richardsons finally get invited to the showbiz event of the year. Lucy's excited to meet Jason Donovan at the party, but she's not as excited as Jon who has an audition to be a voice in a Pixar film - his lifelong dream.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|RTitle = Episode 5
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|26|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Chris Kamara asks Jon to take part in a Leeds United fundraiser for deprived children. Jon's against celebrity endorsement, but the Leeds connection makes him agree. Lucy tries to enrol Elsie in a private school - against Jon's wishes.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|RTitle = Episode 6
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|2|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy's sitcom, Wet Cloth/Dry Cloth, is ready for a BBC run-through with Johnny Vegas as one of its stars. Jon hates the script, but everyone else disagrees. Jon's not bothered, as his Pixar film role is almost in the bag.
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=2020 Christmas Specials=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|RTitle = At Christmas - Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|09|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon wants to give daughter Elsie the perfect vegan Christmas, but Lucy has invited her mother Gill and Johnny Vegas over for the festivities.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|RTitle = At Christmas - Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|16|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = More celebs turn up, which is perfect for Lucy's panto. Did Lucy get so drunk she invited Jason Donovan over? And will Johnny Vegas be Jon and Lucy's new stepfather?
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}}
}}
=Series 2 (2021)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|RTitle = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = The couple begin to embrace their new life in lockdown. Jon spends his time in a pub in his converted garage, whilst Lucy gets in touch with an old flame as she begins work on a new project.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|RTitle = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|15|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Sally Phillips works with Jon on his dream project - a documentary about Jake Thackray. Meanwhile, Lucy attempts to reignite the passion in her marriage and gets advice from her mother.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|RTitle = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|22|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy throw a wedding anniversary party. Lucy manages to insult Sally Phillips and Jon gets someone fired from his local garden centre.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|RTitle = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|29|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon manages to wreck the family home while Lucy starts a new project with Rob Beckett. Sally Phillips tries to help the Richardsons to inject some much needed passion into their sex lives.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|RTitle = Episode 5
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|05|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon tries to sell the house to Kevin McCloud, while Lucy and her Mum Gill return to Hull to make a documentary about aliens for Brian Cox. Russell Howard reveals all about Jon's drug use.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|RTitle = Episode 6
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|05|13|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = After a gig with Dane Baptiste, Jon tries to meet his all-time hero, the football manager Marcelo Bielsa. Alex Brooker visits Jon's pub and Lucy and her Mum film a new TV show with Mrs Barbara Nice.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|RTitle = Episode 7
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|05|20|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Craig Charles comes around because he fancies buying a house with a pub. Jessica Knappett pulls out of Lucy's sitcom and director Johnny Vegas has an idea of who could replace her.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|RTitle = Episode 8
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|05|27|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = It's Jon's birthday and despite his predictable nature Lucy has organised a surprise for him. Also, it's time for the recording of Lucy's sitcom with Johnny Vegas. The Richardsons are moving to London.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|RTitle = Episode 9 special unseen and blooper episode{{cite web|url=https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/meet-the-richardsons/|title=Meet the Richardsons | Dave Channel}}
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|05|27|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thetvdb.com/series/meet-the-richardsons/seasons/official/2 |title=Meet the Richardsons - Aired Order - Season 2 |publisher=TheTVDB.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-31}}
|ShortSummary = Featuring some unseen arguments, hilarious bloopers and some new confessions from the season.
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}}
}}
= Series 3 (2022)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|RTitle = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|03|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy give us a glimpse at their new home - while Lucy does her best to impress their new neighbours, Jon has his eye on an old and unloved pub.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|RTitle = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|10|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy get to know their new neighbours, Lucy sees a PTA raffle as her chance to make a good impression, and old neighbours Emma and Damion pay a visit.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|RTitle = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|17|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy agree to hamster-sit for the neighbours, Jon tries out new stand-up material, and Lucy uses a corporate gig as a chance to stage a protest against the fossil fuel industry.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|RTitle = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|24|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy jets off to LA to launch her Hollywood career - leaving Jon on his own with a plan to prank his best mate Matt Forde - and a potentially career-defining audition with a genuine TV legend.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|RTitle = Episode 5
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|31|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon tries to organise Johnny Vegas' stag do in a brewery, Lucy tours the bookshops to promote her new 'Mumoir', and the couple come up against a ruthless opponent on a game show.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|RTitle = Episode 6
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|07|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon kicks off his serious acting career by landing a role in Line of Duty, and Lucy discovers another celebrity's 'Mumoir' and gets offered the chance to appear in The Masked Singer.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|RTitle = Episode 7
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon decides to start saying yes to any old rubbish TV show, and he and Lucy host a brand-new Channel 4 panel show before helping Gill and Johnny Vegas find the perfect wedding venue.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 25
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|RTitle = Episode 8
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|21|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = It's Gill and Johnny Vegas's wedding day, Lucy finds out that she's got a famous relative, and Jon and Lucy finally uncover the celebrity couple ripping this show off.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 26
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|RTitle = Episode 9
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|07|21|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy are asked to make a UK travel show with Sally Lindsay - they jump in an RV, visit Whitby, and sample the food and legends of the area in the hope of winning a BAFTA.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 27
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|RTitle = Episode 10
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|07|28|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy are off to Blackpool to make the second half of their TV travel show with Sally Lindsay - Jon's excited about it, but Lucy's worried about his star billing being lost.
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}}
}}
= Series 4 (2023)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 28
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|RTitle = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon is having a midlife crisis and wants to get a tattoo, and Lucy gets career advice from Katherine Ryan.
|LineColor = 3F6136
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 29
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|RTitle = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy plans an all-female sketch show, and Jon meets Richard Herring to discuss a possible partnership.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 30
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|RTitle = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy tries to up her telly game with quiz show lessons from Russell Kane, and Jon manages to anger Dan Walker.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 31
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|RTitle = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon gets much-needed life advice from new best friend Adrian Chiles, and Lucy takes part in a pub quiz.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 32
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|RTitle = Episode 5
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon considers faking his own death, and Lucy encounters a case of cold feet on her sketch show.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 33
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|RTitle = Episode 6
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy's offered the chance to do Strictly and meets Anton Du Beke for a taster, but when Jon catches up with Seann Walsh, he is desperate not to trigger Seann by mentioning that show.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 34
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|RTitle = Episode 7
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy find out what real love looks like at dinner with Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 35
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|RTitle = Episode 8
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = It's Jon's 40th birthday and Lucy has loads of surprises planned... will Jon finally get his tattoo?
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 36
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|RTitle = Episode 9
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy are making a Halloween special... but Dave actually want TV legend Sarah Greene to present it.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 37
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|RTitle = Episode 10
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Meet the outtakes episode as the real Jon and Lucy go behind the scenes to reveal what didn't make the cut.
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}}
= Series 5 (2024) =
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|EpisodeNumber = 38
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|RTitle = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy breaks into the big time after her BAFTA nomination. UKTV want a proper A-list comedy name on the show this series and they're ready to splash the cash, but Jon has other ideas.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 39
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|RTitle = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy's having a nightmare on The Great British Bake Off, and her cake is being reported as the worst ever on the show.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 40
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|RTitle = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Lucy makes her mark on Taskmaster and discovers a darker side to fellow contestant Julian Clary. Jon decides to sell out and finds out what it would take to host a lucrative daytime quiz show like Tipping Point with Ben Shephard. Lucy's excited to be invited to a meeting at gritty drama production company, Warp, but is annoyed when Jon jumps on her bandwagon and tells them he's writing a gritty script too.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 41
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|RTitle = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Jon goes into business with old friend Adrian Chiles in a bid to save grassroots football from Hollywood, and Lucy struggles to keep up with new neighbour Kimberly Wyatt.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 42
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|RTitle = Episode 5
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Jon does a daytime quiz show with Kemah Bob and upsets Alexander Armstrong, and Lucy shows journalist Mark Lawson her typically perfect day for a newspaper feature.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 43
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|RTitle = Episode 6
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Jon buys a field to save the planet by filling it with trees, and Lucy discovers that she has a social media whistleblower in her circle and sets out to uncover the leak.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 44
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|RTitle = Episode 7
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy's projects get busy as Jon films the pilot episode of his new daytime quiz show with Kemah Bob and Lucy makes a gritty gangland film with Amanda Abbington.
|LineColor = 3F6136
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 45
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|RTitle = Episode 8
|DirectedBy = Lee Hupfield & Eddie Stafford
|WrittenBy = Lucy Beaumont & Tim Reid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|04|08|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Jon and Lucy come up with the perfect ending for the series, but Lucy's 40th birthday party goes sour when she lets slip that this might be the last-ever episode.
|LineColor = 3F6136
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Production
= Series 2 =
In August 2020, Dave commissioned a second series of the show plus two Christmas specials to be broadcast at the end of 2020.{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=We'll Meet The Richardsons again : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/08/17/46717/well_meet_the_richardsons_again |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |date=2020-08-17 |title=Meet The Richardsons to return for Series 2 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/5895/meet-the-richardsons-series-2/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-08-17 |title=News: New Series And Two Christmas Specials For Meet The Richardsons |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9239/lucy-beaumont-christmas |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}
= Series 3 =
In June 2023, Jon Richardson, Adrian Chiles, and Matt Forde were made honorary members of Sheffield F.C. after visiting the club to film for the series.{{Cite news |last=Cumber |first=Robert |date=7 June 2023 |title=Sheffield FC: Comedian Jon Richardson visits world's oldest football club to film TV show Meet the Richardsons |work=The Star |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/sheffield-fc-comedian-jon-richardson-visits-worlds-oldest-football-club-to-film-tv-show-meet-the-richardsons-4172267 |access-date=15 September 2023}}
Reception
= Awards and nominations =
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!Year !Award !Category !Recipients !Result !Ref |
| 2023
|British Academy Television Awards |Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme |{{Nom}} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/meet-the-richardsons/}}
- {{IMDb title|11824218}}
{{Dave original programming}}
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