What Has the BBC Ever Done For Me? (2026)
Overview
Romesh Ranganathan is asking the big question, ‘What has the BBC ever done for me?’ He begins by asking a star-studded Queen Vic pub, complete with Coldplay’s Chris Martin on piano. Romesh travels through Albert Square, Casualty, BBC News, Radio 1Xtra, Graham Norton’s studio, Wimbledon, ending up on stage in Strictly Come Dancing. Along the way he meets Claudia Winkleman and some Traitors, Alan Carr, Daleks, Ruth Jones as Gavin & Stacey’s Nessa, Hey Duggee and Anton Du Beke. There is a BBC for each of us, funded by all of us. This is our BBC.
Cast
Romesh Ranganathan
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Ruth Jones
Nessa Jenkins
Justin Fletcher
Mr. Tumble
Julie Wilson Nimmo
Miss Hoolie
David Jason
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Peter Capaldi
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Claudia Winkleman
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Graham Norton
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Cate Blanchett
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Alan Carr
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Louis Theroux
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Daisy Ridley
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Adam Woodyatt
Ian Beale
Gillian Taylforth
Kathy Beale
Emma Barton
Honey Mitchell
Laila Morse
Mo Harris
Rudolph Walker
Patrick Trueman
Diane Parish
Denise Fox
