Room 101: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Supposing you could get rid of your worst nightmares, what would they be? Each week, a different celebrity guest has their chance to cast the things they hate most into Room 101 - the most horrible and frightening place in the world, as created by George Orwell in his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Series details

• Title: Room 101
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1994-07-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-02-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 2961

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Merton — Host
• Nick Hancock — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-07-04; final listed air date 1994-08-22.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-09-01; final listed air date 1995-10-20.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-08-01; final listed air date 1997-09-26.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-07-22; final listed air date 1999-09-10.
• Season 5: premiered 2000-08-04; final listed air date 2000-09-29.
• Season 6: premiered 2001-01-08; final listed air date 2001-03-12.
• Season 7: premiered 2002-02-25; final listed air date 2002-04-22.
• Season 8: premiered 2003-11-03; final listed air date 2003-12-22.
• Season 9: premiered 2004-09-13; final listed air date 2004-11-01.
• Season 10: premiered 2005-09-14; final listed air date 2005-11-02.
• Season 11: premiered 2007-01-05; final listed air date 2007-02-09; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Room 101 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.