

Shooting Stars
1993-12-27 · 30 min / episode · ★ 7.7
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.
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- Creators
- Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves
- Production companies
- Pett Productions, BBC
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Bob MortimerSelf - Presenter
Ulrika JonssonSelf- Team Captain
Vic ReevesSelf - Presenter
Jack DeeSelf- Team Captain
Dan Renton SkinnerAngelos Epithemiou
Nico TatarowiczSelf - NarratorTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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