Very British Problems
- TV comedy
- Channel 4
- 2015 - 2016
- 7 episodes (2 series)
Just why is it so hard being British? Because we have Very British Problems. Stars Stephen Mangan, Romesh Ranganathan, Bob Mortimer, Catherine Tate, Danny Dyer and more.
Episode menu
Very British Problems At Christmas
Further details
It's the season to be jolly, and God knows we try, but the festive season comes with its own unique set of Very British Problems to keep our Christmas cheer teetering on a knife edge.
Even for the most well-adjusted Brit, Christmas is the ultimate breeding ground for problems. All the pressure of having one perfect day with the toxic brew of family and friends, cooking food for public consumption, entertaining, and copious amounts of alcohol, make it an etiquette minefield.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 17th December 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
| Stephen Mangan | Self |
| Romesh Ranganathan | Self |
| Bob Mortimer | Self |
| Catherine Tate | Self |
| Danny Dyer | Self |
| Jack Whitehall | Self |
| Rebecca Front | Self |
| Ava Vidal | Self |
| David Tennant | Self |
| Javone Prince | Self |
| Katherine Ryan | Self |
| James Corden | Self |
| Vic Reeves | Self |
| Nigel Havers | Self |
| Rich Hall | Self |
| Grace Dent | Self |
| Francesca Martinez | Self |
| Susan Calman | Self |
| Alex Brooker | Self |
| Josh Widdicombe | Self |
| Julie Walters | Narrator |
| Adam Kay | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lorry Powles | Director |
| Suzy Ratner | Series Producer |
| Chris Fouracre | Executive Producer |
| Tammy Hoyle | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Wallace | Edit Producer |
| Jim Hillier | Editor |
Videos
Very British Problems Christmas Special
A festive special of the comic show.
Featuring: Stephen Mangan, James Corden, Nigel Havers, Grace Dent, Susan Calman, Alex Brooker, Josh Widdicombe, Romesh Ranganathan, Catherine Tate, Danny Dyer, Jack Whitehall, Ava Vidal, David Tennant & Julie Walters.
Too Much?
James Corden talks about how mothers won't take thanks over Christmas.
Featuring: James Corden & Romesh Ranganathan.
Christmas Carols
The problem of Christmas carol singers...
Featuring: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer & Jack Whitehall.
Christmas Bubbly
There's no excuses when it comes to Christmas...
Featuring: Alex Brooker, Josh Widdicombe & Danny Dyer.
Press
A seasonal episode of the show that - like the Twitter account it grew from - does pretty basic observational comedy, but does it pretty well. On TV, it helps that the status of the contributors is bewilderingly high: sitting in various lovely interiors tonight are David Tennant, James Corden, Rich Hall, Romesh Ranganathan, Catherine Tate and Danny Dyer. Among the agonies wryly shared are how much to pay carol singers and when to abandon a bad party.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 17th December 2015