Would I Lie To You?

David Mitchell is fast becoming king of the panel game. He's scarily good at them, so it's no wonder he's called on to lend his wits to shows from QI to Mock the Week, and from Have I Got News for You to a Radio 4 show called The Unbelievable Truth that's not a million miles from this.

This is the one where he and Lee Mack are team captains and Angus Deayton is chairman. The contestants have to bluff their way through various tales while their opponents work out which are true. So, for instance, did Gabby Logan really once steal red liquorice from Madonna's dressing room? Under close questioning from Rob Brydon it looks less and less likely. And is the mystery guest really Logan's former gymnastics rival, Mack's swimming teacher or, in fact, Robert Webb's ex-girlfriend?

Brydon and Mitchell make a great pair and what could be a stilted format is saved by some brilliant interplay and Brydon's flights of fancy.

Back for a new series, this hugely entertaining panel show is a variation on Call My Bluff based on the simplest of ideas. Each team member reveals a peculiar or embarrassing personal fact. The other team is allowed to cross-examine him or her to decide whether or not it's true. It features an A-list of good-humoured and quick-witted liars. With Angus Deayton caught in the crossfire, it couldn't get much better.

The producers made particularly good choices in terms of the team captains, as having David Mitchell pitched against Lee Mack brings a certain class and north vs south element into the show, which Mack especially is always happy to exploit.

Angus Deayton and a host of guests return this Friday with a second series of Would I Lie To You? the comedy panel gameshow that constantly evokes memories of the Charles and Eddie hit from 1991.

If you haven't seen it before, think Call My Bluff without the archaisms and with laughs.