Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dara O Briain returns to Dave and this time he wants to play some games with the likes of Russell Howard, Bob Mortimer, Rachel Riley, David James and Jason Manford. Based on the smash hit live Edinburgh show, Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit sees celebrities battle each other at a host of classic and contemporary games - everything from Star Wars Battlefront and Temple Run to Pong and Tetris. Well, we're game. Are you? (The answer is Yes. Yes you are).

Series details

• Title: Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2016-09-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-04-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&Dave
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20397
• IMDb ID: tt5674874
• TVDB ID: 316076

Cast and credited roles

• Dara Ó Briain — Host
• Steve McNeil — Team Captain
• Sam Pamphilon — Team Captain
• Ellie Gibson — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-09-05; final listed air date 2016-10-10; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-05-15; final listed air date 2017-07-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-02-12; final listed air date 2018-04-16; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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