Fake Reaction is a British television comedy panel game shown on ITV2 that ran for two series from 3 January 2013 to 6 March 2014[1][2] presented by Matt Edmondson with regular team captains Joe Swash and Ellie Taylor.[3]
| Fake Reaction | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy Panel game |
| Written by | James Menzies Christopher Davies Phil Kerr Dan Swimer Simon Bullivant Dominic English Kevin Day Will Ing |
| Directed by | Ian Lorimer |
| Presented by | Matt Edmondson |
| Starring | Team captains: Ellie Taylor Joe Swash |
| Theme music composer | Dobs Vye |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gary Chippington |
| Producer | Tommy Panays |
| Production locations | Riverside Studios (2013) BBC Elstree Centre (2014) |
| Editor | Tim Ellison |
| Running time | 45 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | STV Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV2 |
| Release | 3 January 2013 – 6 March 2014 |
Production
editA pilot edition was recorded in April 2012 for BBC Three, however the show was picked up by ITV2 for an eight-episode run from 3 January 2013.[4] A second series of ten episodes began production in late 2013, and premiered on 2 January 2014.[5]
On 3 September 2014, Edmondson revealed that the programme had been axed after two series.[6]
Transmissions
edit| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 January 2013 | 21 February 2013 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 January 2014 | 6 March 2014 | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "Fake Reaction". Red Arrow International. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "ITV2 order comedy game show Fake Reaction". British Comedy Guide. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Fake Reaction". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Khalsa, Balihar (16 November 2012). "ITV2 picks up Matt Edmondson fronted panel show". Broadcast. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (18 June 2013). "Matt Edmondson's 'Fake Reaction' gets second series on ITV2". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "ITV2 axes Fake Reaction after two series". Digital Spy. 3 September 2014.