''Dead Ringers'' is a British radio and television

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and later

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. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. Among its stars are

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and

Jan Ravens Janet Ravens (born 14 May 1958) is an English actress and impressionist, known for her voice work on '' Spitting Image'' and '' Dead Ringers''. Early life Ravens grew up in Hoylake, then in Cheshire, on the west side of the Wirral with her f ...

. The BBC cancelled the television run in 2007 after five years. ''Dead Ringers return to Radio 4 was announced in 2014.

History

The programme first aired on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000. ''Dead Ringers'' returned to radio in July 2014. In November 2001 BBC One said it had commissioned a pilot for a television version. The pilot was well received and in August 2002 a full series was commissioned, this time on BBC Two. The TV show ran for seven series and was axed in April 2009. In 2002 the BBC's ''

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'' broadcast a documentary about the series entitled ''Radio Ha! - Meet The Dead Ringers'', directed by Fisher Dilke. It featured interviews with the cast and writers, and

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footage from a studio recording from the eighth series.

Awards

, - , 2001 , ''Dead Ringers'' , Radio Academy Awards Gold - The Comedy Award , , - , 2001 , ''Dead Ringers'' ,

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Award for Best Radio Programme , , - , 2001 , ''Dead Ringers'' , The

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- Best Radio Comedy , , - , 2001 , ''Dead Ringers'' , The Heritage Foundation Awards - Best Radio Comedy Show ,

Episodes

Home media

Radio series

TV series

References

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