Michael McIntyre's Big Show
- TV variety
- BBC One
- 2015 - 2024
- 41 episodes (7 series)
Variety show hosted by Michael McIntyre.
- Due to return in January 2025
- Series 3, Christmas Special repeated tomorrow at 4:15am on Comedy Central
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Series 5, Episode 2
Further details
This week, Spice Girl and presenter Emma Bunton hands over her phone to play Send To All, whilst nine-year-old Souparnika Nair is the youngest Unexpected Star to date.
Judge Rinder is the first celebrity this series to face a rude awakening in The Midnight Gameshow, and breakthrough singer-songwriter Freya Ridings will also be performing her massive hit, Castles.
Notes
"Two brothers from Coventry visit a relaxing spa" were billed as this episode's dual Unexpected Stars.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 30th November 2019
- Time
- 8:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Michael McIntyre | Host / Presenter |
| Emma Bunton | Guest |
| Robert Rinder | Guest |
| Jade Jones | Self |
| Zoe Guilford | Self |
| Greg Rutherford | Self |
| Johnny Ball | Self |
| Lee Macdonald | Self |
| Louise Redknapp | Self |
| Souparnika Nair | Self |
| Freya Ridings | Musical Performer |
| Henry Paker | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Simon Staffurth | Director |
| Christian Fletcher | Series Producer |
| Reshmi Bajnath | Producer |
| Sarah Mittell | Producer |
| Dan Baldwin | Executive Producer |
| Kalpna Patel-Knight | Executive Producer |
| Diego Rincon | Executive Producer |
| Claire Nash | Edit Producer |
| Nick Badham | Line Producer |
| James Pratt | VT Producer |
| Ben Bacon | Senior Producer |
| Siobhan Lyons | Senior Producer |
| Steve Andrews | Editor |
| Jamie Shemeld | Editor |
| Dominic Tolfts | Production Designer |
| Nigel Catmur | Lighting Designer |
| Paul Farrer | Composer |
| Elizabeth Honan | Creative Consultant |
Videos
Emma Bunton plays Send To All
Emma Bunton bravely hands over her mobile phone in Send To All. Michael McIntyre gets to work rifling through her personal pics and purchases, reveals her secret crush on him, and sends an embarrassing text to her contacts!
Featuring: Michael McIntyre & Emma Bunton.
Judge Rinder on The Midnight Gameshow
A very sleepy Judge Rinder is woken up in the middle of the night.
Featuring: Michael McIntyre, Robert Rinder, Greg Rutherford, Johnny Ball, Lee Macdonald & Louise Redknapp.
Press
One of the highlights of this old-fashioned variety hour is the segment where Michael lets himself into a celebrity's house by night (the front door is always conveniently open) and bursts into the bedroom to play pranks on the stunned victim.
Michael would be well advised not to try this game if he ever takes his show to the U.S., since most American celebs sleep with a shotgun over the bedstead and a handgun under the pillow.
Judge Rob Rinder was the guest this time and, though he was characteristically grumpy, he didn't attempt to shoot the intruder. Oddly, he appeared to have a bullet-proof glass balustrade around the bottom of his bed, so perhaps guns give him nightmares.
The best bit of the show is still the game in which Michael borrows a celeb's phone and sends a cheeky message to all their contacts. It gets funnier every time.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 2nd December 2019