That Mitchell and Webb Sound
The cover of That Mitchell and Webb Sound Series 2, with Webb on the left and Mitchell on the right. | |
| Genre | Comedy sketch show |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | David Mitchell Robert Webb Olivia Colman James Bachman Sarah Hadland (season 4) |
| Written by | The cast Jesse Armstrong Sam Bain Mark Evans David Quantick Jonathan Dryden Taylor John Finnemore Toby Davies Simon Kane Eddie Robson Jim Smith |
| Original release | 28 August 2003 – 17 December 2013 |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Opening theme | Stranger on the Shore |
That Mitchell and Webb Sound is a comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 28 August 2003. A second series was broadcast in 2005 with a third starting on 24 May 2007. The radio programme, which itself followed the 2001 Play UK television sketch series The Mitchell and Webb Situation, was adapted for television in That Mitchell and Webb Look in 2006. That Mitchell and Webb Sound returned to BBC Radio 4 for a fourth series in 2009, with the first episode broadcast on 25 August 2009. A fifth series was announced in September 2013, and began transmission on 26 November 2013.
The series stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb, who also wrote some of the material. The cast includes frequent Mitchell and Webb collaborators James Bachman and Olivia Colman. Sarah Hadland joined the cast for the fourth series.
Many sketches were contributed by other cast members or writers, including Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain (the writers of Peep Show, in which Mitchell and Webb star), Mark Evans, David Quantick, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Toby Davies, Simon Kane and John Finnemore. It was produced by Gareth Edwards.