The Bubble S01E01

Frank Skinner, Reginald D Hunter, Victoria Coren

[@cordeliapalmer5800]

I love how David Mitchell kept blushing when he was speaking with Victoria. He looked truly smitten. He is adorable, and she is drop-dead gorgeous.

[@Blacktown2060]

she kinda looks like you, if that's real you. you have a high opinion of yourself :)

[@jesmore84]

Cordelia Palmer And she is all admiring smiley at him.

[@cyclonealan5344]

jesmore84 well married now, no goin' back.....no it did look very sweet though

[@kimaboe]

Lemon Spade They had their first child a few weeks ago.

[@cyclonealan5344]

aw bless! fanks didn't know

[@Wattywatasaurus]

My favourite moment was this exchange: Victoria: I learnt how to play Snooker... Reg: No you didn't.

[@mattyarden2484]

"after the show, we gonna get you a girlfriend" with victoria sitting right there.

[@christinacooper1093]

Haha I just realised he'd got married the other day and when I realised it was her I was like she was the woman on the bubble and reg d hunter made that joke bout getting a girlfriend, that musta been so awkward!!

[@sacred1827]

Christina Cooper Or maybe Reg pimped that whole wedding. Skillz.

[@alkapowportstar7808]

***** or not.......

[@shreedhar333]

Alkapow Portstar I see, you've been taking the policy of ambiguity rather seriously!

[@TedHendershot]

Christina Cooper he asked her out three years before this but she said no. they got together the same year as this. don't know if it was before or after the recording.

[@drewconway7135]

This show is SO British. "And at the end of that round, no one gets a point!" Followed by hearty applause.

[@PianoKwanMan]

GOOD ANSWER!!! GOOD ANSWER!! *CLAP*

[@lupevelez5723]

I was going to answer this but i was sneezing, then my bottle o lemonade rose up.

[@whatshisname3304]

even brits think its crap

[@spartacusmills3569]

So's your fuck'n name!! You sound like a cornish paddy, f*"k biscuit!!!!!!

[@k-leb4671]

Where everything's made up and the points don't matter.

[@theAngryscotman]

David and Victoria make such a lovely couple. hope they stay together forever,

[@sratus]

I don't know either of them, so personally, don't give a fuck either way.

[@theAngryscotman]

Well.....okay. That really added a lot.

[@sratus]

theAngryscotman You're welcome.

[@JosefVlogable]

Were they already together during this show?

[@auto_math]

@@JosefVlogable apparently, that aired in 2010, just when they started dating.

[@cameronmartin8521]

Reg said "we need to get you a girlfriend" and Victoria complained that she felt put down as a childless woman. Funny how things work out.

[@lloydthomas2896]

20:45

[@tsarenvy]

17:31 A sweet moment. After Victoria has coyly expressed her dissatisfaction with the photo of her in the paper, David pays the group a compliment, gesturing specifically to Victoria's photo. Victoria responds with an eye-contact-smile and hair flicker. _Reader, I married him_

[@bustedsim]

Man, how can I sit here and watch this and tell that David and Victoria are both into each other, yet I'm so utterly oblivious to such things in my own life as they relate to me? Granted, I do get the advantage of hindsight here.

[@Queenofdeathandevil9]

"After this lets get you a girlfriend." ... In fairness he did!

[@JLeeVek]

​ Kate I couldn't help but think she appears to beam at him.

[@Evergreen0021]

@@themadplotter Lol She's more successful than him by a long chalk.

[@Wiley_Coyote]

@@katelights I would think possibly as a result of this. Either that, or the comment was alluding to something only these people knew at that time.

[@SickSkilz]

@@danieledwards3376 they had already dated and he was quite in love with her at this point.

[@corporalretreat7563]

@@themadplotter she was a really successful poker player way before she went into the tv business.

[@MockTrial2007]

Reg is the world's best wingman

[@eolsunder]

exactly, 10 months later he started dating Victoria. Great job REG!

[@creenan]

All the guests are on top of their games here, this is also probably the best appearance from Reggie on a panel show I've seen. It's a shame only one series was made.

[@noahmay7708]

I think it's just a very difficult show to sustain. Not only do you need to fabricate and film news, but you need to isolate the guests for 4 days, which many would not be willing to do.

[@kisbie]

@@noahmay7708 Yes, seems to violate the first commandment of panel shows: Thou shalt be cheaper than sitcoms and sketch shows. Shame though cos it had a much more interesting premise than most of these types of programs and could be very funny.

[@sfshinz]

“I learned how to play snooker!” “No, you didn’t.” Victoria is a perfect straight man for Reg.

[@theinternetkilledmusic2054]

I hate that shows like this die, they are so much better than 99% of other TV progs.

[@flumpyhumpy]

"I learned how to play snooker!" "No you didn't." Classic.

[@Isrjisoneavalable]

I love all the squeeing about Victoria and David in the comments.

[@FreezerSpaces]

I love this line-up - Reg and David's interactions in particular are pretty hilarious.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Something so nice, warm and fuzzy about seeing Victoria and David on the same show. Such a huge fan of them both individually and as a couple. They're the thinking man's Posh & Becks!

[@stillhuntre55]

You can tell when Victoria and David got together - because his wardrobe got remarkably better very suddenly. :)

[@eolsunder]

I agree, before he had that old single guy tweed "just throw something on" look, and after he actually was wearing real suits and jackets lol. So true.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

StillHuntre55 BBC wardrobe dept dress him

[@Darkstar263]

"Oh my god you're thinking very deviously"

[@vote4freedom419]

"This is your cue to think deviously".

[@nomduclavier]

Vote 4Freedom "Think Frank looks very hopeful" ty Reg

[@davimurph]

this was when fake news was funny

[@AnaisIsAce]

That look that Victoria gives David at 25:04 is the absolute definition of ‘sex eyes’. Holy moly. It’s like the look Nala gives in the Lion King!!!

[@klatskyn]

It is! That's exactly what I thought! I feel like I'm imposing on something private watching this ... like, oh, sorry, I didn't mean to walk in on your sexy times or whatever. Honestly, it's very sweet, but how it took them so long is beyond me. Retroactively exasperating.

[@302Diane]

@@klatskyn Read the last chapter of David's autobiography, "Backstory". Basically, he was in love with her for some time. She was attracted to him but was in a relationship with someone else. It took a couple of years for that relationship to run its course.

[@theAngryscotman]

Why does Reg, the largest of the contestants, not simply eat the other two?

[@gunterdak]

+theAngryscotman Perhaps they are saving that for sweeps....

[@hazelbishop6532]

+gunterdak what on earth is a sweep?

[@theAngryscotman]

Hazel Bishop Something to do with American TV.

[@CrestfallenLizard]

+Hazel Bishop By "sweeps" gunterdak was referring to "Sweeps Week". Despite being called "Sweeps Week" it actually happens multiple times a year, for more than one week at a time. During those times, companies will send out surveys or collect data from meters connected to some TVs to find out what people are watching. TV stations will use that information to sell advertising space. If a certain show is watched by a lot of people, it will cost more to advertise during it. Since selling time to advertisers brings in an awful lot of money to TV stations, and thus the TV shows themselves, some TV shows go out of their way to do huge stunts to try to attract more viewers during a "Sweeps Week", indirectly earning them more money. A famous example of this is the episode of Friends where the group went to London for Ross's wedding. The Discovery Channel's famous "Shark Week" airs during a sweeps period as well. More general examples for Sweeps Week stunts are bringing in big guest stars, having big plot twists, or airing sensationalist specials like "World's Deadliest Bras". Sorry if this was a little bit long-winded, but I hope it helps!

[@yokie52]

Sweeps week..when Nielson's does the ratings.

[@bruh-ok5ks]

Victoria and David’s subtle flirting is adorable in this 🥹

[@jonhohensee3258]

It's boring.

[@kenyudbzto]

Never heard of Reginald D. Hunter before but he is awesome! And of course David is as wonderfully posh and repressed as usual. Love that guy.

[@DodderingOldMan]

20:41 is probably the greatest line in comedy history... with hindsight.

[@actua99]

It makes me wonder whether he knew. Given his behaviour during the rest of the show, I wouldn't be surprised if he knew or at least had an inkling...

[@jackmcinerney1030]

@@actua99 Notice how Reg looks at Victoria afterwards

[@WatanabeNoTsuna.]

Maybe Reggie was the cupid for David and Victoria! 😲😅

[@tompw3141]

Wikipedia says they met in 2007 "but only began dating properly three years later" - that is, in 2010.... when this show was filmed :-)

[@garethwilliams3819]

Victoria is so in love with David in this

[@jackchatham3947]

The episode with Katy Brand and Robert Webb was a good one. They were talking about stuff from when they were all kids, but David had no knowledge of any of it. It was as if all popular culture of the 80s and 90s had completely passed him by. He protested 'my entire childhood was not spent in The Bubble!'

[@sfshinz]

I'm with Victoria on this one: Mumsnet has to be the most depressingly smug word in the English language.

[@ZanderPingu]

''There's nothing mental about going to York, it's a lovely place.." (Victoria's Smile

[@klatskyn]

I know, so sweet. She was giving him that smile quite a lot throughout this episode, honestly, I wonder why she stopped seeing him the first time? I've read her say it was love at first sight for her, and watching this, I believe her.

[@232nightowl]

@@klatskyn she was sadly all ready in a relationship.

[@justupostear3571]

David is so damn funny here. In fact, so is everybody.

[@sfoster.23]

Justu Postear he was trying to impress Victoria 😋

[@DancingSoldiersOfRa]

This show is great! I don't know why people have so much trouble with it. There's creativity, the panelists are funny, and David mitchell is pretty good at hosting in this one. "Was it something I said" (the one David is hosting now) has nowhere near as much room for social commentary and humour (two things at which David Mitchell excels).

[@stephonix616]

"I learned how to play snooker!" "No you didn't." Ah, Reg...you're the best.

[@MissingSirius]

I want to see the reality TV show where the three of them were living together for a week.

[@simonhill1590]

How have I missed this show for six years? It's wonderful. Great guests - and Skinner is hilarious

[@CANNIBoy]

Victoria is really eye-fucking David here lol

[@sambeesley1]

Loads of people talking about Reg and Victoria, but Frank was so on point.

[@analenastipancic9324]

Oh I sooo agree with David, we need to get rid of all those gay/lesbian stereotypes. Enough! On a personal note: I wish I were a show host so that I get to invite the girl I fancy - good for you (both)!

[@censusgary]

Fair enough, but my main reaction to the story was like Victoria’s: How can a train possibly be gay (or straight, or anything else in terms of sexuality)?

[@Delinae]

Sexuality isn't contained to what happens when you have sex, and there are cultural aspects of sexuality that aren't stereotypes per se. A gay man may interact with men differently than a straight man does. Though admittedly this kind of thing would be hard to apply to trains lol.

[@apeachonahill8059]

I think there should be more gay characters in children’s shows, but Thomas the Tank Engine probably isn’t the best idea since there isn’t any relationships, whether it be gay or straight.

[@applemask]

You all looked lovely in the PICTURES THAT THEY USED TO ILLUSTRATE MY PROFESSIONAL HELL

[@prettyhappymonkey-p8826]

"After the show lets get you a girlfriend" - man Reg works fast...

[@Alia-bc3rc]

it's amazing how David can still keep up face like that. Heck, met the person that made you know the feeling of falling in love *and* being crushed, I'll be on the floor bawling my eyes out. Not to mention if that person is Victoria Coren!!

[@LewisCowles]

You could tell Victoria Coren would marry David in the future (if they were not already). She kept eye-banging him the whole episode

[@klatskyn]

She did though! A lot of comments saying how smitten he looked, but honestly, I barely see it. For her it's just all over her face, and more and more noticeably as the episode went on. It's kind of exasperatingly like watching a will-they-won't-they storyline on a TV drama. JUSTDOITALREADY!!!

[@nakenmil]

Reg is like the physical incarnation of cool.

[@chris9chris99]

1. I am so happyt o find this show in 2020 2. Just concentrate on VIctoria - she was on the hunt. 100% David was on her radar. Awesome

[@andracatheduckking257]

this group has great chemistry. i love reg and victoria debating whether or not a gay train is a good idea while frank just interjects with corny but hilarious jokes also this show could've been an hour long, half quiz show/half reality show. i wanna see more of them in the house

[@ThisCharmingMan1984]

I agree; kind of like a cross between the ‘The Day Today’, ‘Big Brother’, and ‘Have I Got News For You’/‘8 Out of 10 Cats’: with fake news stories, a bit of behind the scenes living together stuff, in your typical topical news quiz-type format. It really deserved a longer run than it ultimately got; I mean, for a first episode, this was fantastic, with everyone on sparkling form. Just another show, with lot a ton of potential, that was cutdown before it’s time. All the best.

[@saturnista5510]

7:28 They soooo wanted eachother!

[@PokerJoker811]

I think the photo of Reg did not get nearly enough attention. Frank may have had the pose for Shakespeare, but Reg had the wardrobe.

[@quadcannon]

I can tell just how smitten Victoria was by David in this. This show, by the by, was filmed two years prior to their engagement announcement.

[@jonhohensee3258]

You're imagining things.

[@bas8116]

Watching this a couple of years after it was aired, and not really being very up to date on british current affairs anyway really brings a new excitement to this show.

[@Mr59ross]

"I learned how to play snooker! - " " - No you didn't."

[@Dilkingt0nne]

“They’re mates of David Badiel” was an underrated joke

[@KenrickLeiba]

Weirdly it was David Badiel that introduce Victoria Coren to David Mitchell the time he fell in love with her. He even said to her "I think you should probably marry him".

[@thedolphin5428]

Frank is witty and funny; Victoria is blunt and funny; Reg is twisted and funny. Love 'em all.

[@jonhohensee3258]

Victoria isn't funny.

[@davidlamb7524]

And David ?

[@beomgguks970]

I’m so marred from lockdown that for a second I thought David was talking about self isolating for a second at 1:24 😭😭

[@TedHendershot]

Victoria's face at 20:47! "Hmm...that gives me an idea..."

[@OfficialFingazMC]

"I learnt how to play snooker" "No you didn't!" Amazing!!! Also Victoria looks so stunning in this!

[@douglasmilton2805]

The way Victoria looks at David... it had to happen.

[@jonhohensee3258]

You're imagining things.

[@JackDManheim]

@@jonhohensee3258 it’s some obvious flirting. Perhaps you need to actually experience it to recognize it.

[@jonhohensee3258]

@@JackDManheim You're imagining things.

[@Rambutan.]

Davids response to 10:56 is probably the funniest thing I've ever heard him say

[@baoboumusic]

16:40 "The BBC doesn't act like an entity, it acts like a warring federation" is such an underrated joke.

[@thedolphin5428]

Victoria going off about a gay train is like her rant on HIGNFY about "the psychic pig". Cracks me up when she hits reality over fantasy.

[@censusgary]

It is kind of fun to see David and Victoria on the same show before they were married.

[@TheHrb1234]

I wish Victoria Coren looked at me like she did at David Mitchell, lucky guy :D

[@Wiley_Coyote]

"After the show, let's get you a girlfriend..."

[@samuelcardwell577]

I liked the look on Frank's face when the gay tank engine story came up - like, "ooh, so many jokes, but I don't want to look bigoted, but on the other hand..."

[@markxist]

I remember this, though I think there was only me and David's family actually watching each week! It wasn't the best thought out quiz show but it had the germ of a good idea. They should have made more of the celebs living together away from modern tech and information and interspersed the quiz with more footage of their time together. And yeah, David and Victoria are adorable, poor guy pining for her even then. Just goes to show you good things happen to those who wait.

[@MurrayTheMac]

Nah, the audience figures and reaction to the show were actually very positive. The only reason it didn't get renewed for another series is that David couldn't make the recording schedule for Series 2 work with the BBC. Too many other commitments.

[@FloraWest]

MurrayTheMac I think the BBC not letting them use their clips undermined a second series as well?

[@the-inatorinator]

I'm with Victoria on the "gay trains" thing. If your show's characters have relationships, then please make them gay! But if they don't, it's totally pointless. It's either going to be simple tokenism for the sake of forced diversity, or it's going to come out as harmful stereotyping. Thomas the Tank Engine doesn't need a gay character because there aren't even any straight characters - orientation just doesn't exist in that show's context

[@dazzjh40]

Could watch Victoria Coren all day, so inteligent and so right

[@SunnyDispsition]

My only knowledge of news comes from Mock The Week, so I go blank on the news for about 5-10 months of the year. I'd be useless at this.

[@sfshinz]

'Could you say "Hamas" again?' 'No.' Nothing beats English people saying "Hamas", or "tapas".

[@Esmio06]

Does anybody else just consider Rejinald's name to be Delicious. He had me do convinced, in that episode, that every time i see him anyplace, i think Delicious before Reginald. Lol 😂😂

[@Travis_Kemp]

i want to see david mitchell and reginald d hunter in a sitcom, that would be so oddly amusing.

[@Marianopiano]

Reginald "Delicious" Hunter plays a chef and restaurant owner. David Mitchell is the awkwardly posh and repressed food critic?

[@LynxChan]

6:53, David's face...adorable.

[@yokie52]

Isn't it? They way he looks at Victoria is precious.

[@Evija3000]

And right afterwards she paused as she looked at him, probably noticing that look.

[@brittabarnes5151]

icetech6 She is. I think they're both lucky to have found each other.

[@hinakiba777]

I didn't know when this show first aired so I was very confused by Reginald's joke about getting David a girlfriend, since the video was posted Sept. 2013. I have since learned the show aired in 2010, so David and Victoria were not married yet.

[@marybarton2011]

9.35 Mitchell goes gooey

[@tobyrice8909]

22:00 "But not all the time!" Reg's voice ad expression makes me crack up xD

[@guykruger1]

one of the best lines ever

[@Dim4323]

Bring this show back its great premise.

[@qwi2311]

David and Victoria were definitely dating when this show was filmed. Her body language toward him is clearly "Proud of my little boyfriend".

[@klatskyn]

No, they weren't actually. This was in February, and they got together un December that year. But she's evidently crushing on him hard.

[@alliem8700]

@@klatskyn his eyes keep flicking towards her while he's talking to the others as well

[@ninagray4441]

@@alliem8700 they had gone on a date about a year or so before this, though as person above says, this is several months before they properly got together.

[@andrewgalloway7344]

wow ... see that look she flashes him at 2:00 ... he's so in ...

[@robotshaveiteasy9459]

Ive got so used to hearing the Mitchell after Coren now just sounds strange now without

[@Angry_Rancor]

Wow, Reg was on fire with the David jabs

[@shantibaku7394]

David n Victoria are sooo cute

[@groovynut222]

The sexual tension between Coren and Mitchell is so palpable that my heart's aflutter.

[@roberthaynes8677]

I can’t believe how Victoria doesn’t age. David is one lucky guy

[@jonhohensee3258]

She DOES age. Have you seen her from the hips down lately?

[@paulmurphy8384]

The proper David and Victoria, brilliant couple

[@simonb2109]

"there's nothing mental about planning to go to york" is a very clever play on words by Mitchell, not his usual style of comedy.

[@tinay9491]

Frank remains the best of comedians

[@gregmark1688]

"After the show, let's get you a girlfriend," says Reg. Don't worry mate, he's already started on that. I swear you can see the light dawning in Vicky's eyes, too. What a lovely show this was.

[@LaMoo202]

. 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 . Having a really rough time recently but figured.. why not try listening to/watching something funny to try and smile/lighten the feeling or something along those lines... Enter... *Reginald Delicious Hunter* !!!! He really is fantastic!! Love his broad spectrum of humour and unlike sooo many others, they get stuck in a particular 'theme' or 'topic' and then theh develop further into that role and stay thst way, and the spectrum of their range of humorous unfortunately decreases along side that. *...aaannnyyy-whoooooo....* I have never understood why R.Delicious.Hunter isn't as much of a big deal in the USA that he is in the UK too? I believe that there is a fairly decent fan base in Australia too. Perhaps his humor is now "too British" for the same US audience? Thoughts, feelings, emotions!? 😆 😁 *R.DELICIOUS.HUNTER you are THE MAN!!!! Thank You, Thank You, Thank about for all of the laughs and smiles that you have unknowingly induced over the years... and in particular, recently/now - when I probably need it more than ever!!*

[@woopimagpie]

I've never seen this before, and I have to say it was WAY funnier than I thought it was going to be. Some comedic panel shows are a bit half baked and try-hard, but this is great.

[@RaincloudPlay]

Thank you! I've been looking for this for a month. I want to see the whole series.

[@gicking3898]

How did this only turn up in my feed now in 2022???? Victoria looks smitten with her neighbour on her right !

[@jonhohensee3258]

Reginald??

[@tonygray7804]

Loved her dad, have been in love with her since she left school...

[@decodolly1535]

I do love this but understand why it only had one series. Getting three people for each episode to be "locked away" for a whole week must be very difficult. And super expensive.

[@ddavies1967]

Think Frank mentioned 4 days but yes, you're right, it was doomed really, both with that premise & the BBC shooting themselves in the foot.

[@paulforryan4253]

Reg is such a legend

[@lravenl]

David is an excellent game show host! Quick-witted as always.

[@ashenal]

I love this guy Reg

[@whatthefuckismyname9173]

The intro makes you wonder why they'd set up the TV and internet and stuff in the first place...

[@Kate21561]

Reginald is hilarious! I was in hysterics

[@lordvig8884]

I see victoria coren i click

[@donaldcampbell3043]

So funny... anything with David and Victoria is worth watching

[@jonhohensee3258]

With David, yes.

[@H0n3yMonstah]

I do love Frank Skinner.

[@robert1990robert]

absolutly brilliant show

[@kbuggi]

They should bring this show back! Esp in these times of fake news you could get extra points for a “real” fake new story (vs one that was made up for the show)