Would I Lie to You?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Ring of Truth", "This is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

Series details

• Title: Would I Lie to You?
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2007-06-16
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 2957

Cast and credited roles

• David Mitchell — Team Captain
• Lee Mack — Team Captain
• Rob Brydon — Host
• Angus Deayton — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-06-16; final listed air date 2007-07-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-07-11; final listed air date 2008-09-19; episode order: 9.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-08-10; final listed air date 2009-12-17; episode order: 9.
• Season 4: premiered 2010-07-23; final listed air date 2010-09-17; episode order: 9.
• Season 5: premiered 2011-09-09; final listed air date 2011-11-25; episode order: 9.
• Season 6: premiered 2012-04-13; final listed air date 2012-06-29; episode order: 9.
• Season 7: premiered 2013-05-03; final listed air date 2013-12-23; episode order: 9.
• Season 8: premiered 2014-09-12; final listed air date 2015-02-18; episode order: 9.
• Season 9: premiered 2015-07-31; final listed air date 2016-01-27; episode order: 9.
• Season 10: premiered 2016-09-02; final listed air date 2016-12-19; episode order: 9.
• Season 11: premiered 2017-11-20; final listed air date 2018-01-24; episode order: 9.
• Season 12: premiered 2018-10-12; final listed air date 2019-01-31; episode order: 10.
• Season 13: premiered 2019-10-18; final listed air date 2020-02-21; episode order: 11.
• Season 14: premiered 2020-12-24; final listed air date 2021-04-16; episode order: 11.
• Season 15: premiered 2021-12-20; final listed air date 2022-06-03; episode order: 11.
• Season 16: premiered 2022-12-30; final listed air date 2023-04-14; episode order: 11.
• Season 17: premiered 2023-12-22; final listed air date 2024-03-08; episode order: 11.
• Season 18: premiered 2024-12-23; final listed air date 2025-03-15; episode order: 11.
• Season 19: premiered 2025-12-26; final listed air date 2026-05-25; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Would I Lie to You? 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.