Common Sense
- TV comedy
- BBC Two
- 2017
- 6 episodes (1 series)
A topical comedy news show for BBC Two featuring real members of the public. Stars Ruth Jones.
Episode menu
- Series 1, Episode 5
This week's topics include revelations about Nigel Farage's private life; a blackmail attempt upon David Beckham and his lust for a knighthood; and the blocking of US President Donald Trump's travel ban.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 8th February 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ruth Jones | Narrator |
| Tom Hutchings | Producer |
| Victoria Ray | Producer |
| Lucy Whelan | Producer |
| Tania Alexander | Executive Producer |
| Natalie Rose | Edit Producer |
| Jayne Topping | Edit Producer |
| Katy Wingrove | Edit Producer |
| Dylan Chase | Editor |
| John Rosser | Editor |
| Charlie Smedley | Editor |
| Oren Yaniv | Editor |
| Chris Hooker | Editor |
| Neal Buckley | Editor |
| Katie Denham | Editor |
| Neil Pollock | Director of Photography |
| Lee York | Director of Photography |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
| Stephen Tait | Composer |
Press
A further flurry of current affairs chat from the Great British Public or, for the uninitiated, more of what happens when you put Twitter and the new BBC One idents in a blender. Going by the series so far, diverting but definitely Gogglebox Lite, it's a thundering shame that the US enjoys Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Stephen Colbert leading a topical comedy renaissance, while our equivalent is apparently two barflies talking about The Emoji Movie.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 8th February 2017