Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)
Premiere	September 23, 1988
Finale	July 2, 1998
Creator	Dan Patterson & Mark Leveson
Host	Clive Anderson
Network/Provider	Channel 4
Style	30 minute improv comedy
Company	Hat Trick Productions
Seasons	10
Episodes	136 (List of episodes)
Origin	UK

Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a game show hosted by Clive Anderson. Four contestants, usually professional comedians, play through various games which require improvisation. For example, "Party Quirks" required one of the contestants to welcome guests (the other three contestants) to their party and guess what the guest is supposed to be (e.g., a depressed clown). Another popular round, "Hoedown", required all contestants to make up a Western-style song on the spot. Points were awarded seemingly randomly by Anderson. The winner(s) of the show got to read out the closing credits in the style of Clive's choosing.

The show originally started on BBC Radio 4, but was transferred to television and broadcast by Channel 4. The show eventually made its way to the US as well, initially hosted by Clive in a series of specials by Channel 4, before finding a permanent place on the ABC network in a new version hosted by Drew Carey. See Whose Line Is It Anyway? (USA) for more information.

Performers

Performer		Duration
Main		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
John Sessions		*	*	*
Ryan Stiles			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Colin Mochrie				*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Recurring		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Josie Lawrence		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Paul Merton		*	*	*	*	*
Rory Bremner		*					*		*	*
Tony Slattery		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Mike McShane		*	*	*		*	*	*		*
Greg Proops			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sandi Toksvig			*	*
Jim Sweeney				*	*	*
Steve Steen				*	*	*
Steve Frost					*	*	*	*	*	*
Chip Esten					*		*
Brad Sherwood					*
Niall Ashdown								*	*
Caroline Quentin								*	*
Musicians		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Richard Vranch		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Channel 4
Season One	September 23, 1988	December 16, 1988				13
Season Two	October 10, 1989	March 16, 1990				17
Season Three	January 18, 1991	May 10, 1991				17
Season Four	January 24, 1992	April 17, 1992				13
Season Five	March 5, 1993	April 30, 1993				9
Season Six	July 1, 1994	September 9, 1994				11
Season Seven	July 28, 1995	October 13, 1995				12
Season Eight	July 5, 1996	December 6, 1996				14
Season Nine	July 3, 1997	November 13, 1997				19
Season Ten	April 22, 1998	July 2, 1998				11

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
The Complete Seasons 1 & 2			March 27, 2007			4

External Sites

• The Whose Line Wiki
• WTATA Forums