| Mel & Sue | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Chat show |
| Presented by | Mel Giedroyc Sue Perkins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Princess Pictures and Square Peg TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 12 January (2015-01-12) – 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) |
Mel & Sue is a British chat show presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. 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
| # | Date | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 January 2015 (2015-01-12) | Jennifer Saunders and Gareth Malone |
| 2 | 13 January 2015 (2015-01-13) | Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Gemma Arterton |
| 3 | 14 January 2015 (2015-01-14) | Dermot O'Leary, Pauline Quirke, Lesley Joseph, Linda Robson and Gemma Collins |
| 4 | 15 January 2015 (2015-01-15) | Warwick Davis and Nick Hewer |
| 5 | 16 January 2015 (2015-01-16) | Jo Brand and Christian Jessen |
| 6 | 19 January 2015 (2015-01-19) | Michael Palin and Bridget Christie |
| 7 | 20 January 2015 (2015-01-20) | Julie Hesmondhalgh and Sara Cox |
| 8 | 21 January 2015 (2015-01-21) | Margaret Mountford and Marcus Brigstocke |
| 9 | 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22) | Yvette Fielding, Jack Whitehall and Michael Whitehall |
| 10 | 23 January 2015 (2015-01-23) | Robert Webb, Kara Tointon, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace |
| 11 | 26 January 2015 (2015-01-26) | Steve Backshall and Hugh Dennis |
| 12 | 27 January 2015 (2015-01-27) | Davina McCall and John Humphrys |
| 13 | 28 January 2015 (2015-01-28) | Jason Manford and Alexandra Burke |
| 14 | 29 January 2015 (2015-01-29) | Brenda Blethyn and Sally Lindsay |
| 15 | 30 January 2015 (2015-01-30) | Stephen Mangan, Jessica Hynes and Rumer |
| 16 | 2 February 2015 (2015-02-02) | Robert Rinder and Emilia Fox |
| 17 | 3 February 2015 (2015-02-03) | John Craven and Lorraine Kelly |
| 18 | 4 February 2015 (2015-02-04) | Ben Miller and Sara Pascoe |
| 19 | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | Alison Steadman and Kirsty Young |
| 20 | 6 February 2015 (2015-02-06) | Arlene Phillips and Katherine Grainger |
| 21 | 9 February 2015 (2015-02-09) | Melanie C and Ross Noble |
| 22 | 10 February 2015 (2015-02-10) | Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood |
| 23 | 11 February 2015 (2015-02-11) | Michael Ball and Jenny Eclair |
| 24 | 12 February 2015 (2015-02-12) | Sarah Beeny and Les Dennis |
| 25 | 13 February 2015 (2015-02-13) | Louie Spence and Liza Tarbuck |
| 26 | 16 February 2015 (2015-02-16) | Terry Wogan, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston |
| 27 | 17 February 2015 (2015-02-17) | Vernon Kay and David Essex |
| 28 | 18 February 2015 (2015-02-18) | Rufus Hound, Roger Moore and The Vamps |
| 29 | 19 February 2015 (2015-02-19) | Alan Davies and Ken Hom |
| 30 | 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) | Ruby Wax, Dan Snow and The Overtones |
Compilations
| # | Date | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 February 2015 (2015-02-01) | Hugh Dennis, Jason Manford, Davina McCall, John Humphrys, Stephen Mangan, Brenda Blethyn, Sally Lindsay and Jessica Hynes |
| 2 | 8 February 2015 (2015-02-08) | |
| 3 | 15 February 2015 (2015-02-15) | |
| 4 | 22 February 2015 (2015-02-22) |
- ^1 Giedroyc presented the episode alone as Perkins was absent due to illness.
Reception
The show received mixed reviews from critics, with the Telegraph 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
- KelMcNally (14 August 2014). "Great British Bake Off's Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins get their own daytime TV show". Express.
- "Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins get daytime ITV talk show". Digital Spy. 14 August 2014.
- Rob Leigh (14 August 2014). "Mel and Sue to host new ITV Daytime chat show, their first together in 16 years". Daily Mirror.
- "Great British Bake Off stars clinch ITV chat show". The Guardian. 14 August 2014.
- "ITV drops Mel and Sue's chat show". BBC. 11 August 2015.
- Hogen, Michael (12 January 2015). "Mel & Sue, ITV, review: 'teething troubles'". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.