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When Louis Met...

British TV series or programme

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.

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Theroux's episode about Jimmy Savile (When Louis Met Jimmy) was voted one of the top 50 documentaries of all time in a survey by Channel 4.[citation needed] 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

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Series 1 (2000–01)

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Series 2 (2002)

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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.[citation needed]

Home releases

All episodes of When Louis Met... are available on BBC iPlayer including the episodes featuring Max Clifford and Jimmy Savile.

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.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Entertainment | Theroux quits award-winning show". BBC News. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. [2]
    Lawson, Mark (29 September 2016). "'I was gullible' – when Louis Theroux met Jimmy Savile again". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. [3]
    Greg Hassall (12 November 2012). "When Louis Met Jimmy". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. [4]
    Mark Lawson (19 February 2001). "G2: Mark Lawson reviews TV programmes | Culture". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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    "REVIEWS | Theroux hits gold with Hamiltons". BBC News. 11 December 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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    "When Ann met Louis". New Statesman. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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