Backchat (2013 TV series)

Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad, or simply Backchat, is a chat show that was originally broadcast on BBC Three but moved to BBC Two for its second series. The show is presented by comedian Jack Whitehall and his father Michael Whitehall, a theatrical agent who used to manage celebrities such as Colin Firth and Judi Dench.^[1] The chat show consisted of various games and quizzes presented towards celebrities who were guests on the episode, and began airing from 20 November 2013.^[2] In June 2014, Backchat returned for two summer specials in aid of the World Cup and Father's Day.

Backchat
Also known as	Backchat with Jack and Michael Whitehall
Created by	Jack Whitehall
Presented by	Jack Whitehall Michael Whitehall
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	15
Production
Production locations	Riverside Studios The London Studios
Running time	30–60 minutes
Production company	Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Network	BBC Two (series 2–) BBC Three (series 1)
Release	20 November 2013 (2013-11-20) – 26 December 2015 (2015-12-26)

Following successful repeats of the first series on BBC Two, it was announced on 21 August 2014 that Backchat would return for a second series on BBC Two. The second series began on 5 January 2015 on BBC Two.^[3]

Following on from the second series, Backchat returned on BBC Two on 26 December 2015 for an End of Year Special.^[4]

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

#	Original airdate	Guests	Viewers (millions)[5]
1	20 November 2013[6]	Danny Dyer and Jeremy Paxman	0.764
2	27 November 2013[7]	Gary Lineker, Holly Hagan, Marnie Simpson and Scott Timlin	—
3	4 December 2013[8]	Nick Hewer and Lethal Bizzle	0.658
4	11 December 2013[9]	Bear Grylls, Rylan Clark and Louie Spence
5	18 December 2013[10] (Christmas Special)	Nigel Havers, Christine Bleakley, Lee Mack, Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington, Kriss Akabusi, Hilary Whitehall and the cast of Bad Education
6	1 January 2014[11] (New Year Compilation)

• Episodes 1-4 were repeated on BBC Two throughout July 2014. Episodes 5 and 6 were shown on BBC Two in December 2014.

Summer Specials (2014)

#	Original airdate	Guests	Viewers (millions)[5]
1	3 June 2014 [6]	James Corden, Harry Redknapp, Henning Wehn and Rachel Riley
2	15 June 2014	Nev Wiltshire, Jonathan Ross, Judy Murray and Mo Farah

• The Summer Specials were also repeated on BBC Two but were edited to 30 minutes.

Series 2 (2015)

The second series of Backchat consisted of six episodes and was broadcast on BBC Two from Monday 5 January 2015. The episodes have been recorded throughout November and December 2014.^[12]

#	Original airdate	Guests	Viewers (millions)
1 (7)	5 January 2015	Michael Ball and David Walliams	—
2 (8)	12 January 2015	John Prescott and Noel Fielding	—
3 (9)	19 January 2015	McBusted and Richard Osman	—
4 (10)	26 January 2015	Joan Collins and Miranda Hart	—
5 (11)	2 February 2015	Cilla Black and John Bishop	—
6 (12)	9 February 2015	Highlights Special	—

Backchat Looks Back (2015)

A Christmas special was recorded on 12 December 2015 at The London Studios and aired on BBC Two on 26 December 2015.

Original airdate	Guests	Viewers (millions)
26 December 2015	Rob Brydon, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Lady Colin Campbell and KSI	—

References

1. Daniels, Colin (22 August 2013). "Jack Whitehall to present BBC Three chatshow with his dad". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. "BBC3 orders chat show starring Jack Whitehall and his Dad". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
3. Guide, British Comedy (21 August 2014). "Jack Whitehall's Backchat moves to BBC Two". British Comedy Guide.
4. Guide, British Comedy (11 September 2015). "Jack Whitehall's Backchat to return". British Comedy Guide.
5. "Top 10 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
6. "Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
7. "Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
8. "Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad, Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
9. "Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
10. "Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad, Christmas Special". BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
11. "Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad, New Year Compilation". BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
12. "Backchat new series airing in January". Digital Spy. 11 December 2014.

External links

• Backchat at IMDb
• Backchat at BBC Online
• Backchat at British Comedy Guide