They Think It's All Over (1995–2005)

TV ShowEndedBBC OneComedy19 seasons, 146 episodes
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Plot

They Think It's All Over is a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme produced by Talkback and shown on BBC One. The show's name is taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous 1966 World Cup commentary quotation, "they think it's all over...it is now!" and the show used the phrase as the last line of every programme. In 2006 the show was axed after 11 years of being on-air.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1995Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Series 1, Show 1September 14, 1995—
  2. S01E02Series 1, Show 2September 21, 1995—
  3. S01E03Series 1, Show 3September 28, 1995—
  4. S01E04Series 1, Show 4October 5, 1995—
  5. S01E05Series 1, Show 5October 12, 1995—
  6. S01E06Series 1, Show 6October 19, 1995—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes1996Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Series 2, Show 1March 12, 1996—
  2. S02E02Series 2, Show 2March 19, 1996—
  3. S02E03Series 2, Show 3March 26, 1996—
  4. S02E04Series 2, Show 4April 2, 1996—
  5. S02E05Series 2, Show 5April 9, 1996—
  6. S02E06Series 2, Show 6April 16, 1996—
  7. S02E07Series 2, Show 7April 23, 1996—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season039Episodes1996Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01Series 3, Show 1September 12, 1996—
  2. S03E02Series 3, Show 2September 19, 1996—
  3. S03E03Series 3, Show 3September 26, 1996—
  4. S03E04Series 3, Show 4October 3, 1996—
  5. S03E05Series 3, Show 5October 10, 1996—
  6. S03E06Series 3, Show 6October 17, 1996—
  7. S03E07Series 3, Show 7October 24, 1996—
  8. S03E08Series 3, Show 8October 31, 1996—
  9. S03E09Series 3, Show 9November 7, 1996—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season047Episodes1997Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01Series 4, Show 1April 9, 1997—
  2. S04E02Series 4, Show 2April 16, 1997—
  3. S04E03Series 4, Show 3April 23, 1997—
  4. S04E04Series 4, Show 4April 30, 1997—
  5. S04E05Series 4, Show 5May 7, 1997—
  6. S04E06Series 4, Show 6May 14, 1997—
  7. S04E07Series 4, Show 7May 21, 1997—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season057Episodes1997Aired—Season avg
  1. S05E01Series 5, Show 1November 6, 1997—
  2. S05E02Series 5, Show 2November 13, 1997—
  3. S05E03Series 5, Show 3November 20, 1997—
  4. S05E04Series 5, Show 4November 27, 1997—
  5. S05E05Series 5, Show 5December 4, 1997—
  6. S05E06Series 5, Show 6December 11, 1997—
  7. S05E07Series 5, Show 7December 18, 1997—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season067Episodes1998Aired—Season avg
  1. S06E01Series 6, Show 1November 12, 1998—
  2. S06E02Series 6, Show 2November 19, 1998—
  3. S06E03Series 6, Show 3November 26, 1998—
  4. S06E04Series 6, Show 4December 3, 1998—
  5. S06E05Series 6, Show 5December 10, 1998—
  6. S06E06Series 6, Show 6December 17, 1998—
  7. S06E08Series 6, Show 8December 31, 1998—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season077Episodes1999Aired—Season avg
  1. S07E01Series 7, Show 1April 15, 1999—
  2. S07E02Series 7, Show 2April 21, 1999—
  3. S07E03Series 7, Show 3April 29, 1999—
  4. S07E04Series 7, Show 4May 6, 1999—
  5. S07E05Series 7, Show 5May 13, 1999—
  6. S07E06Series 7, Show 6May 20, 1999—
  7. S07E07Series 7, Show 7May 27, 1999—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season087Episodes1999Aired—Season avg
  1. S08E01Series 8, Show 1November 11, 1999—
  2. S08E02Series 8, Show 2November 18, 1999—
  3. S08E03Series 8, Show 3November 25, 1999—
  4. S08E04Series 8, Show 4December 2, 1999—
  5. S08E05Series 8, Show 5December 9, 1999—
  6. S08E06Series 8, Show 6December 16, 1999—
  7. S08E07Series 8, Show 7December 23, 1999—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season098Episodes2000Aired—Season avg
  1. S09E01Series 9, Show 1April 20, 2000—
  2. S09E02Series 9, Show 2April 27, 2000—
  3. S09E03Gabby Yorath and Jo BrandMay 4, 2000—
  4. S09E04Series 9, Show 4May 11, 2000—
  5. S09E05Clive Lloyd and Rory BremnerMay 18, 2000—
  6. S09E06Shane Warne and Iain LeeMay 25, 2000—
  7. S09E07Paul Kaye and Mark RichardsonJune 1, 2000—
  8. S09E08Linford Christie and Mark LittleJune 8, 2000—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season108Episodes2000–01Aired—Season avg
  1. S10E01Series 10, Show 1November 24, 2000—
  2. S10E02Series 10, Show 2December 1, 2000—
  3. S10E03Series 10, Show 3December 8, 2000—
  4. S10E04Series 10, Show 4December 15, 2000—
  5. S10E05Series 10, Show 5December 22, 2000—
  6. S10E07Series 10, Show 7January 5, 2001—
  7. S10E08Series 10, Show 8January 12, 2001—
  8. S10E09Series 10, Show 9January 19, 2001—

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season118Episodes2001Aired—Season avg
  1. S11E01Series 11, Show 1May 4, 2001—
  2. S11E02Series 11, Show 2May 11, 2001—
  3. S11E03Series 11, Show 3May 18, 2001—
  4. S11E04Series 11, Show 4May 25, 2001—
  5. S11E05Series 11, Show 5June 1, 2001—
  6. S11E06Series 11, Show 6June 8, 2001—
  7. S11E07Series 11, Show 7June 15, 2001—
  8. S11E08Series 11, Show 8June 22, 2001—

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season128Episodes2001Aired—Season avg
  1. S12E01Series 12, Show 1September 7, 2001—
  2. S12E02Series 12, Show 2September 14, 2001—
  3. S12E03Series 12, Show 3September 21, 2001—
  4. S12E04Series 12, Show 4September 28, 2001—
  5. S12E05Series 12, Show 5October 5, 2001—
  6. S12E06Series 12, Show 6October 12, 2001—
  7. S12E07Series 12, Show 7October 19, 2001—
  8. S12E08Series 12, Show 8October 26, 2001—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

Season138Episodes2002Aired—Season avg
  1. S13E01Series 13, Show 1January 18, 2002—
  2. S13E02Series 13, Show 2January 25, 2002—
  3. S13E03Series 13, Show 3February 1, 2002—
  4. S13E04Series 13, Show 4February 8, 2002—
  5. S13E05Series 13, Show 5February 15, 2002—
  6. S13E06Series 13, Show 6February 22, 2002—
  7. S13E07Series 13, Show 7March 1, 2002—
  8. S13E08Series 13, Show 8March 8, 2002—

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

Season146Episodes2002Aired—Season avg
  1. S14E01Series 14, Show 1September 6, 2002—
  2. S14E02Series 14, Show 2September 13, 2002—
  3. S14E03Series 14, Show 3September 20, 2002—
  4. S14E04Series 14, Show 4September 27, 2002—
  5. S14E05Series 14, Show 5October 4, 2002—
  6. S14E06Series 14, Show 6October 11, 2002—

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

Season1510Episodes2003Aired—Season avg
  1. S15E01Series 15, Show 1January 3, 2003—
  2. S15E02Series 15, Show 2January 10, 2003—
  3. S15E03Series 15, Show 3January 17, 2003—
  4. S15E04Series 15, Show 4January 24, 2003—
  5. S15E05Series 15, Show 5February 5, 2003—
  6. S15E06Series 15, Show 6February 12, 2003—
  7. S15E07Series 15, Show 7February 19, 2003—
  8. S15E08Series 15, Show 8February 26, 2003—
  9. S15E09Series 15, Show 9March 4, 2003—
  10. S15E10Series 5, Show 10March 12, 2003—

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

Season168Episodes2003Aired—Season avg
  1. S16E01Series 16, Show 1September 16, 2003—
  2. S16E02Series 16, Show 2September 23, 2003—
  3. S16E03Series 16, Show 3September 30, 2003—
  4. S16E04Series 16, Show 4October 7, 2003—
  5. S16E05Series 16, Show 5October 14, 2003—
  6. S16E06Series 16, Show 6October 21, 2003—
  7. S16E07Series 16, Show 7October 28, 2003—
  8. S16E08Series 16, Show 8November 4, 2003—

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

Season178Episodes2004Aired—Season avg
  1. S17E01Series 17, Show 1January 9, 2004—
  2. S17E02Series 17, Show 2January 16, 2004—
  3. S17E03Series 17, Show 3January 23, 2004—
  4. S17E04Series 17, Show 4January 30, 2004—
  5. S17E05Series 17, Show 5February 6, 2004—
  6. S17E06Series 17, Show 6February 13, 2004—
  7. S17E07Series 17, Show 7February 20, 2004—
  8. S17E08Series 17, Show 8February 27, 2004—

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

Season188Episodes2004Aired—Season avg
  1. S18E01Series 18, Show 1September 2, 2004—
  2. S18E02Series 18, Show 2September 9, 2004—
  3. S18E03Series 18, Show 3September 16, 2004—
  4. S18E04Series 18, Show 4September 23, 2004—
  5. S18E05Series 18, Show 5September 30, 2004—
  6. S18E06Series 18, Show 6October 18, 2004—
  7. S18E07Series 18, Show 7October 25, 2004—
  8. S18E08Series 18, Show 8November 1, 2004—

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

Season199Episodes2005Aired—Season avg
  1. S19E01Series 19, Show 1October 24, 2005—
  2. S19E02Series 19, Show 2October 31, 2005—
  3. S19E03Series 19, Show 3November 7, 2005—
  4. S19E04Series 19, Show 4November 14, 2005—
  5. S19E05Series 19, Show 5November 21, 2005—
  6. S19E06Series 19, Show 6November 28, 2005—
  7. S19E07Series 19, Show 7December 5, 2005—
  8. S19E08Series 19, Show 8December 12, 2005—
  9. S19E09Series 19, Show 9December 19, 2005—

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

Castfull cast & details

Nick HancockNick HancockGary LinekerGary LinekerDavid GowerDavid GowerDavid SeamanDavid SeamanJonathan RossJonathan RossRegular PanelistIan WrightIan WrightDes LynamDes LynamPhil TufnellPhil Tufnell

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