''Mel & Sue'' is a British

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presented by

Mel Giedroyc Melanie Clare Sophie Giedroyc ( , ; born 5 June 1968) is an English actress, comedian and television presenter. With Sue Perkins, she has co-hosted series including ''Light Lunch'' for Channel 4, '' The Great British Bake Off'' for the BBC an ...

and

Sue Perkins Susan Elizabeth Perkins (born 22 September 1969) is an English actress, broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in ''Mel and Sue'', she progressed into radio a ...

. The series was broadcast live on ITV between 12 January 2015 and 20 February 2015. On 11 August 2015, ITV announced that ''Mel & Sue'' had been cancelled after one series.

Episodes

Regular episodes

Compilations

: Giedroyc presented the episode alone as Perkins was absent due to illness.

Reception

The show received mixed reviews from critics, with the ''

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'' commenting that the show had had "teething troubles", stating that technical glitches and badly angled cameras affected the show's professionalism. The ''Telegraph'' only gave the show 2/5 stars, but stated that it had room for improvement, and did praise the hosts for their "genuine friendship and natural rapport on-screen".

References

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