When Louis Met...
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Starring | Louis Theroux |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producers | David Mortimer, Kevin Sutcliffe |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Two |
Picture format | DVB-T 576i 16:9 |
Original release | 13 April 2000 26 March 2002 | –
When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films by Louis Theroux. The series was originally broadcast on BBC Two from 2000 to 2002. In the series, Theroux accompanied a different British celebrity in each programme as they went about their day-to-day business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he did so. His episode about Jimmy Savile (When Louis Met Jimmy) was voted one of the top 50 documentaries of all time in a survey by Channel Four. In another episode (When Louis Met the Hamiltons), the Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine, were arrested during the course of filming following allegations of indecent assault; these were subsequently found to be false. The show did not return for a third series, and Theroux said that he had difficulty in finding people to appear.[1]
Episodes[]
Series overview[]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 3 | 13 April 2000 | 11 December 2001 | ||
2 | 5 | 5 March 2002 | 26 March 2002 |
Series 1 (2000–01)[]
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "When Louis Met Jimmy" | Will Yapp | 13 April 2000 | |
Louis visits his childhood hero – 73-year-old Jimmy Savile OBE, a TV and radio personality at his homes in Leeds, Scarborough and Glencoe. Louis raises the rumours of paedophilia which became more widely known after Savile's death, which Savile denies.[2][3] | |||||
2 | 2 | "When Louis Met Paul and Debbie" | Will Yapp | 20 February 2001 | |
Louis joins Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee in their home beside the River Thames and on the road as the magician appears on Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook and his wife launches a ballet company.[4] | |||||
3 | 3 | "When Louis Met the Hamiltons" | Will Yapp | 11 December 2001 | |
Louis follows the (by then) former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton, and his wife Christine Hamilton, as they try to make a living as "objects of curiosity". The film features Louis on the sofa with a tipsy Christine, and follows the pair when they are arrested over an alleged sexual scandal (both were later cleared).[5] |
Series 2 (2002)[]
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Original air date | |
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4 | 1 | "When Louis Met Ann Widdecombe" | Kate Townsend | 5 March 2002 | |
A prickly encounter with the Conservative politician in which Louis upsets her by asking about her possibly non-existent sex life and hears about her love of poetry and cats.[6] | |||||
5 | 2 | "When Louis Met Chris Eubank" | Alicia Kerr | 12 March 2002 | |
Louis joins the ex-boxer at home, in the ring and on a trip to buy jodhpurs. Eubank attempts a tongue twister and pontificates on being a role model for children. | |||||
6 | 3 | "When Louis Met Keith Harris and Orville in Panto" | Guy Gilbert | 19 March 2002 | |
Louis meets the ventriloquist who no longer enjoys the TV light entertainment limelight (and can't hide his bitterness about that) but is still earning a good living. He has a flashy car, an ex-model wife, a large home and a role in Crewe's pantomime. | |||||
7 | 4 | "When Louis Met Max Clifford" | Alicia Kerr | 26 March 2002 | |
Louis meets the PR guru/media manipulator as he handles Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell and child star Declan Galbraith and organises a charity do involving Westlife. | |||||
8 | 5 | "Living with Louis" | Will Yapp | 26 March 2002 | |
Produced exclusively for pay TV channel UK Horizons. The participants of the previous programmes (with the exception of Ann Widdecombe and Max Clifford) talk about being interviewed by Louis Theroux. Louis also provides insight into how he felt those five shows went and what those people were like to spend time with. The show is interspersed with clips from the shows. |
Awards[]
Winner - 2002 BAFTA TV Award - Richard Dimbleby Award for the Best Presenter (Factual, Features and News) - For the "When Louis Met..." series of films.
Nominated - 2002 Flaherty Documentary Award - For "When Louis Met...The Hamiltons"
"When Louis Met... Jimmy" was voted number 50 in Channel 4's 2005 poll of the 50 greatest documentaries.
Home releases[]
When Louis Met... has been released on PAL DVD in a number of best-of sets. Originally, Vol.1/Vol.2 and Vol.3/Vol.4 were released as two disc sets, before being split. Later the 4 volumes were released as a limited edition box set.
- The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Survivalists
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: UFOs
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...Jimmy
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis & Sir Jimmy Savile OBE
- The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume II
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Hypnosis
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
- The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume I
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Survivalists
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
- The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume II
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Hypnosis
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
- The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume III
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
- The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume IV
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: UFOs
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...Jimmy
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
- The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume I, II, III & IV
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Survivalists
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Hypnosis
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: UFOs
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...Jimmy
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
- Louis Theroux: The Collection
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Head for the Hills aka Survivalists
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Black Nationalism
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Thai Brides
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- When Louis Met...Jimmy
- When Louis Met...Paul and Debbie
- When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- When Louis Met...Ann Widdecombe
- When Louis Met...Chris Eubank
- Louis and the Brothel
- Louis and the Nazis
- TV Nation: New Klan
- TV Nation: Millennium
- TV Nation: Jerusalem Syndrome
- TV Nation: Cops for Christ
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Entertainment | Theroux quits award-winning show". BBC News. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Lawson, Mark (29 September 2016). "'I was gullible' – when Louis Theroux met Jimmy Savile again". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Greg Hassall (12 November 2012). "When Louis Met Jimmy". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Mark Lawson (19 February 2001). "G2: Mark Lawson reviews TV programmes | Culture". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "REVIEWS | Theroux hits gold with Hamiltons". BBC News. 11 December 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "When Ann met Louis". New Statesman. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
External links[]
- When Louis Met... at BBC Online
- When Louis Met Jimmy at IMDb
- When Louis Met Paul and Debbie at IMDb
- When Louis Met the Hamiltons at IMDb
- When Louis Met Ann Widdecombe at IMDb
- When Louis Met Chris Eubank at IMDb
- When Louis Met Keith Harris and Orville at IMDb
- When Louis Met Max Clifford at IMDb
- Living with Louis at IMDb
- Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials
- BBC television documentaries
- Biographical documentary films
- English-language films
- 2000 British television series debuts
- 2002 British television series endings
- Jimmy Savile