How TV Ruined Your Life
- TV sketch show
- BBC Two
- 2011
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Charlie Brooker attempts to explain where it all went wrong and just how wildly the TV and movie ideal differs from life's grim reality. Stars Charlie Brooker, Kevin Eldon and Liz May Brice.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Love
TV has warped our expectations of romance with a toxic combination of Blind Date and rom-coms, but do 'soulmates' even exist? Warning: this episode contains traces of Dirty Den and suggestive swimwear.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 15th February 2011
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Charlie Brooker | Host / Presenter |
| Liz May Brice | Ensemble Actor |
| James Holmes | Ensemble Actor |
| Helen Fospero | Ensemble Actor |
| Stuart Laing | Ensemble Actor |
| Chris Hayward | Ensemble Actor |
| Lucy Thackeray | Ensemble Actor |
| Thaila Zucchi | Ensemble Actor |
| Charlie Brooker | Writer |
| Jason Hazeley | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Joel Morris | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dan Maier | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dan Swimer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Al Campbell | Director |
| Christian Watt | Director |
| Nick Vaughan Smith (as Nick Vaughan-Smith) | Producer |
| Christian Watt | Producer |
| Annabel Jones | Executive Producer |
| Damon Tai | Editor |
| Jason Boxall | Editor |
| Lynda Featherstone | Editor |
| Charlotte Pearson | Production Designer |
| Peter Holmes | Composer |
| Matt Taylor | Composer |
Video
Charlie Brooker's Ultimate Boy Band Video
Forget Take That, JLS, and Boyzone! Charlie Brooker brings you the ultimate boy band love song that's sure to make you cry, from How TV Ruined Your Life.