The Luke McQueen Pilots
- TV comedy
- BBC Three
- 2018
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Comedy series from up-and-coming comedian Luke McQueen. Also features Mark Silcox and Juliet Morrish.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Luke Of Love
Further details
After Luke McQueen's two previous pilots ended in disaster, thanks largely to his own self-destructive tendencies, his producers decide to try a format that requires absolutely no talent from him - a reality dating show. Their hope is that his questionable behaviour might actually provide some genuine entertainment. Blissfully unaware of their motives, Luke is excited at the prospect of a dating show and a shot at true love.
Having read that most women look for a good sense of humour above all else in a partner Luke sets out to prove this theory with a format that offers six lucky women the chance to win the ultimate prize - a comedian for a boyfriend. Once he finds himself in a mansion with six girls, things start to unfurl as his abandonment issues come to fore and it becomes clear that despite the aim of the game, he doesn't want to let any of the girls go.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 19th September 2018
- Time
- 10am
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 59 minutes
Cast & crew
Luke McQueen | Luke |
Mark Silcox | Dad |
Juliet Morrish | Luke's Producer |
Laura Jackson | Host / Presenter |
Lucy Mae Hawthorn | Self |
Harriet Peace | Self |
Jane Jackson (as Jane 'Emmy' Jackson) | Self |
Laura Alicia Summers | Self |
Imogen Comrie (as Imogen 'Mimi' Comrie) | Self |
Faye Parry | Self |
Jordan Rigby | Self |
Conrad Williams | Self |
Luke McQueen | Writer |
Simon Balch | Writer |
Jessica Fostekew | Writer |
Paul Taylor | Series Director |
Arron Ferster | Series Producer |
Juliet Morrish | Producer |
Ruby Kuraishe | Executive Producer |
Nana Hughes | Executive Producer |
Ed Sleeman | Executive Producer |
Leon Wilson | Executive Producer |
Chris Quinn | Producer |
Stephen Greenhill | Assistant Producer |
Oliver Rainbird (as Ollie Rainbird) | Editor |
Justin James | Editor |
Nigel Williams | Editor |
Andy Walker | Director of Photography |
Felix Harrison | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
The Lie Detector Task
Luke McQueen puts the contestants to the test with a lie detector test.
Featuring: Luke McQueen (Luke), Laura Jackson, Lucy Mae Hawthorn, Harriet Peace, Jane 'Emmy' Jackson, Laura Alicia Summers, Imogen 'Mimi' Comrie & Faye Parry.
Press
After his vampire exposé mock-doc and an ultra-awks sex travelogue, the third of Luke McQueen's daft pilots is a delirious send-up of staged dating shows like Love Island. Six attractive young hopefuls vie for the hapless standup's affections, though the real star is a demonic Teddy Ruxpin.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 21st September 2018Review: Luke McQueen Pilots - The Luke of Love
At a running time of an hour this episode is a little too long.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th September 2018The Luke McQueen Pilots: The Luke of Love review
Some of the scenes are certainly funny, especially the image of the comedian as a baby, 'Pukey Lukey', in a segment purportedly designed to test the contestants' mothering skills, which again goes on too long. Meanwhile McQueen crashing a date in the real world is as embarrassing as it gets, another step towards the inevitable collapse of the format.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th September 2018