Dead Ringers is a British radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. Among its stars are Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens. The BBC cancelled the television run in 2007 after five years. Dead Ringers returned to Radio 4 in 2014. In 2025, four members of the cast took part in the Dead Ringers 25th Anniversary Tour.
Dead Ringers was devised and created by writer and producer Bill Dare. The programme first aired on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
In November 2001 BBC One said it had commissioned a pilot for a television version. The pilot was well received and in August 2002 a full series was commissioned, this time on BBC Two. The TV show ran for seven series and was axed in April 2009. In 2002 the BBC's Arena broadcast a documentary about the series entitled Radio Ha! - Meet The Dead Ringers, directed by Fisher Dilke. It featured interviews with the cast and writers, and behind-the-scenes footage from a studio recording from the eighth series.
Dead Ringers returned to Radio 4 in 2014. The show continued to run for over ten years.
The cast embarked on the Dead Ringers 25th Anniversary Tour in 2025, performing live at numerous venues across the UK, and the show continued into 2026. The Times gave the show four stars, describing the performance as "Four world-class virtuosos doing their astonishing thing".
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