Dead Ringers: Series 22

The complete 22nd series of the popular BBC Radio 4 impressions show - plus three Christmas Specials

Dead Ringers is back, taking a satirical sledgehammer to the news and mercilessly mocking the great and the good. In Series 22, the team give us their unique take on our favourite politicians and celebrities, from 'The Donald' Trump and Boris Johnson ('Fwaah!') to Kirsty Wark, Sue Barker and Clare Balding.

Priti Patel reveals her latest plan for asylum seekers, Keir Starmer cultivates his 'bad boy' image and, following the success of her furry Russian hat, Liz Truss picks the perfect headwear to impress the British people. Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak contracts a nasty dose of the 1970s and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on some surprising new roles...

Plus, the cost of living crisis hits Ready Steady Cook, Huw Edwards is forced to make the news a little less harrowing, Scooby Doo investigates the terrifying poltergeist haunting 10 Downing Street - and in the Upside Down, the Stranger Things gang are confronted with a monster worse than any Demogorgon.

Also featured are three fabulously funny festive specials, in which we take a behind-the-scenes look at the World Cup in Qatar, hear some choice extracts from Matt Hancock's Covid diaries, and discover the unexpected collaborator who helped King Charles craft his first Christmas speech...

Cast and credits

Series 22 starring Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey

Christmas Specials starring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Naomi McDonald and Anil Desai

Produced and created by Bill Dare

Production Co-ordinators: Caroline Barlow, Sarah Sharpe and Katie Baum

Sound design: Rich Evans

Written by Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Rebecca Bain, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Cody Dahler, Robert Dark, Sophie Dickson, Toussaint Douglass, Jade Gebbie, Cameron Loxdale, Katie Sayer, Peter Tellouche, Edward Tew and Rachel E. Thorn

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 17 June-22 July 2022 (Series 22), 9-23 December 2022 (Christmas Specials)