Meet the Richardsons
Meet the Richardsons is a British comedy television series that premiered on 27 February 2020, on Dave. It stars comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont as fictionalised versions of themselves discussing their lives in a mockumentary format. Various comedians and celebrities make appearances, usually also as fictionalised versions of themselves.
In August 2020, it was announced an 8-episode second series would screen in 2021, with two Christmas specials broadcast in December 2020. A third series began broadcasting in March 2022. In May 2022, a further two series were commissioned, with the announcement that Manchester based company King of Sunshine Productions would be the new television company responsible for making the show. The fourth series began broadcasting on 6 April 2023, with all episodes available to stream on UKTV Play on the day of release. The fifth series began broadcasting on 8 April 2024, with all episodes available to stream on UKTV Play on the day of release.
Cast and characters
Main characters
- Jon Richardson as himself
- Lucy Beaumont as herself
- Elsie Richardson, Jon and Lucy's daughter, is played by an uncredited child actor
- Michele Austin as Dani Julian, Jon's agent
- Damion Priestley as Damion, Jon and Lucy's neighbour
- Emma Priestley as Emma, Jon and Lucy's neighbour
- Thomas Priestley as Thomas, Damion and Emma's son