Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
- TV comedy
- Channel 4
- 2019 - 2024
- 25 episodes (3 series)
Joe Lycett becomes the peoples' champion in a new comedy investigating consumer rights and justice. Also features Katie Morley and Mark Silcox.
Episode menu
Joe Lycett Vs Sewage
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th February 2024
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Joe Lycett | Host / Presenter |
| Phil Daniels | Joe's Dad |
| Mark Silcox | Joe's Mum |
| Francis Hassard (as Dr Francis Hassard) | Self |
| Clare Franklin | Self |
| Jon Sopel | Self |
| Deanne Ferguson | Self |
| Deborah Meaden | Self |
| Gary Lineker | Self |
| Jenny Powell | Self |
| Bianca Carr | Self |
| Eva Perrin | Self |
| Joe Lycett | Writer |
| James Kettle | Writer |
| Tommy Forbes | Director |
| Emily Hudd | Executive Producer |
| Iain Wimbush | Executive Producer |
| Matt Nida | Series Producer |
| Ruari Muir | Editor |
| Luke Price | Editor |
| Dave Whyte | Graphics |
| Ben Bee | Director of Photography |
Videos
Turdcast
Gary Lineker sits down with Joe Lycett for the first and only episode of 'Turdcast'. They share their toilet tales and include the most famous sporting poo story.
Featuring: Joe Lycett & Gary Lineker.
Joe Lycett tackles the UK's sewage crisis
Joe Lycett investigates the mind-boggling quantities of untreated sewage discharged into our waterways every day, and takes the fight to the water companies in the most Joe Lycett way possible.
Featuring: Joe Lycett & Bianca Carr.
Press
Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review
In new documentary, Joe Lycett Vs Sewage, the comedian calls for water companies to stop paying dividends to shareholders until they stop polluting rivers
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 20th February 2024Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review
The comic is his usual charming, witty self as he tackles the staggering amount of faeces dumped into our rivers and seas. But you may end up under a duvet if you think about it too hard.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 20th February 2024Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review
The comedian's takedown was an unfailingly entertaining and informative summary of the shit we're in.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 20th February 2024Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review
Comedian's trademark mixture of silliness and righteous anger is powerful.
Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent, 20th February 2024Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review
The comedian-activist takes on the greedy companies polluting our waters in this entertaining, yet always informative, documentary.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 20th February 2024Joe Lycett: How I tackled Britain's poo problem with toilet humour
The comedian and TV host tells Julia Llewellyn Smith why his new documentary is devoted to 'slagging off' the CEOs of the UK's water companies.
Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Times, 19th February 2024Joe Lycett's Turdcast releases at last
Turdcast - the podcast that Joe Lycett set up for his upcoming documentary about the sewage industry - has been released today. Although part of a publicity stunt for the comedian's Channel 4 show, Lycett really did chat to Gary Lineker for its one and only episode, which is now available on all podcast platforms.
Chortle, 19th February 2024Joe Lycett vs Sewage: the comic tackling the UK's problems is a joy - but why aren't MPs doing it?
Charming and laugh-packed as this documentary about the disgusting state of our waterways is - should it really be down to the host of Travel Man to deal with a national scandal?
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 17th February 2024