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The panel show that hates panel shows more than you do.
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IMDb
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Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (2006)

Self-loathing satireAwkward brillianceBritish cringe

Latest Episode

30 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

Episode 6

Aug 15, 2008

Dave Gorman's team Trisha Goddard and Rob Deering Jane Moore's team Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins

Overview

Comedy

Comedy series in which Rob Brydon plays himself as the host of a low-rent panel show

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Content warning
parodypanel showgame show

Standout Aspects

Writing

Razor-sharp self-aware scripts that roast the format alive

Acting

Brydon's host-as-hostage performance is agonizing perfection

Production

Cheapo set design that's deliberately, gloriously depressing

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel smug about spot-on industry mockery·Friends: Britcom fans who've suffered through actual panel shows·Rewatch: Catching Brydon's barely-contained despair in take two
Heads up:Language: Brydon's passive-aggressive rants get properly filthy·Emotional: Underlying melancholy about creative compromise
First AiredJul 11, 2006
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Seasons2·Episodes12
BBC Three

Top Cast

Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Himself - Host

Dave Gorman

Dave Gorman

Himself - Team Captain

Jane Moore

Jane Moore

Herself - Team Captain

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Trivia

The show-within-a-show format predates similar deconstructions like W1A by nearly a decade. Rob Brydon allegedly kept some genuine resentment toward panel show culture.

Cultural

Satirised the UK's obsession with disposable celebrity quiz formats at their 2000s peak—now feels eerily prescient about 'content' creation.

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