Gabby Logan presided over two charity tournaments that paired stand-ups with arrows professionals in the sort of pub-sports collision only BBC Two commissions during Red Nose season. The 2015 Comic Relief edition ran five quarter-finals, semis and a final; the 2016 Sport Relief run trimmed to four heats, semis and a final. Each episode followed standard matchplay legs until one celebrity-pro pair advanced. The comics supplied the jokes, but the darts boards supplied the tension.
Sean Lock, Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Bob Mortimer, Liza Tarbuck and Martin Offiah all took their turn on the oche, coached by the era’s household throwers: Martin Adams, Anastasia Dobromyslova, Andy Fordham, Bobby George, Deta Hedman, Ted Hankey and Darryl Fitton.
Zeppotron, the Endemol offshoot behind panel-show hits, produced the eleven half-hour specials. The show never returned after 2016, leaving only a short archive of unlikely doubles pairings and charity-funded bullseyes.
Production Details
BBC Two / 2 Seasons / 11 Episodes / 2015
Showrunner(s): Andrew Westwell, Peter Holmes, Ruth Phillips
Producer(s): Karen Murdoch
Main Cast
Gabby Logan as Self - Presenter
Martin Adams as Self - Darts Professional
Anastasia Dobromyslova as Self - Darts Professional
Andy Fordham as Self - Darts Professional
Bobby George as Self - Darts Professional
Deta Hedman as Self - Darts Professional
Darryl Fitton as Self - Darts Professional
Tim Vine as Self - Competitor
Richie George as Self - Darts Professional
Ted Hankey as Self - Darts Professional
Sean Lock as Self - Competitor
Martin Offiah as Self - Competitor
