House of Fools: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in Bob Mortimer's home, every episode of House of Fools sees Bob frustrated by his uninvited lodgers, visitors and guests who constantly fill his house. Led by Vic - Beef, Bosh and Julie knit together each week to wreak havoc on Bob. Vic Reeves is the long term and mostly unwanted guest in Bob's house, always treating the place like his own, with little regard for Bob's wishes. Living alongside them is Bob's Norwegian son, Erik, who has absolutely no time at all for his ‘moron' father and next door is Julie, who lives in a haze of imagined fantasies. Adding to the chaos is a constant stream of unwelcome visitors to Vic and Bob's flat. Amongst them is Beef a lady-obsessed lothario, not to be confused with Bosh, a Geordie ex-con, who has designs on moving in as well.

Series details

• Title: House of Fools
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2014-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2962

Cast and credited roles

• Bob Mortimer — Bob
• Vic Reeves — Vic
• Matt Berry — Beef
• Morgana Robinson — Julie
• Daniel Simonsen — Erik
• Dan Skinner — Bosh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-01-14; final listed air date 2014-02-18.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-02-16; final listed air date 2015-03-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from House of Fools on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.