Stand Up to Cancer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 2012, Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK joined forces to launch Stand Up to Cancer in the UK, to accelerate life-saving cancer research. Led by the brightest stars in film, TV and music, it was the most successful charity fundraiser on UK commercial TV in its first year - ever.

Following on from that, the campaign has now raised over £23.8 million. The money raised so far has been spent funding clinical trials, which aim to improve survival rates and bring breakthroughs in labs to the patients who need them. Over 9,000 people have, or are about to benefit from these cutting edge trials, and this is still only the beginning.

Series details

• Title: Stand Up to Cancer
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2012-10-19
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21244
• TVDB ID: 411495

Cast and credited roles

• Adam Hills — Adam Hills
• Alan Carr — Alan Carr
• Maya Jama — Maya Jama
• Davina McCall — Davina McCall
• Christian Jessen — Christian Jessen
• Professor Hannah Fry — Dr. Hannah Fry

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2012: premiered 2012-10-19; final listed air date 2012-10-19; episode order: 1.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-10-17; final listed air date 2014-10-17; episode order: 1.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-10-10; final listed air date 2016-10-21; episode order: 1.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-10-19; final listed air date 2018-10-26; episode order: 11.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-10-10; final listed air date 2021-10-15.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-10-19; final listed air date 2022-11-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-10-30; final listed air date 2023-11-03; episode order: 3.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-12-08; final listed air date 2025-12-12; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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