The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre brings Peter Pan Goes Wrong to BBC One. As part of its commitment to community theatre, the BBC has commissioned The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, an amateur dramatics group, to recreate the JM Barrie classic as part of their festive programming. But can they pull it off? Narrated by David Suchet and filmed in front of a live audience, watch as Peter Pan flies through the air, Captain Hook and his pirates set adrift in the lagoon, and Tinkerbell is due to light up the stage in a stunning electrical costume... what can possibly go wrong?! With their trademark comic mayhem, expect hilarious stunts, chaos, technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes on the way to Neverland with hilarious and disastrous results.
The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre Company return to the small screen with their take on Dickens's famous festive fable. Blacklisted by the BBC after ruining Peter Pan, the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society do not take their ban lying down and force themselves back on the BBC by hijacking the jewel of the Christmas schedule, a live production of A Christmas Carol, staged by a professional cast. As the Cornley gang try to make the show work on television, they soon realise they are completely out of their depth, with no idea how to direct a live studio or handle the special effects. Worse still, their internal rivalries are revealed on television, while an angry professional cast tries to get back into the studio.
The Murder at Haversham Manor
Santa’s come to town to solve a little girl’s holiday woes, but there’s no Xmas cheer as he drinks too much sherry, an elf is trapped in the set, and a magical snowman is eaten alive.
Our amateur dramatists stage a WW2 drama, rarely performed because of its historical inaccuracy, that’s bedeviled by collapsing sets, a missing actor, and machines with minds of their own.
A legal drama is to be performed this week, but a set-design problem baffles the stage crew. Throw in a nervous first-time actor, and it’s a recipe for theatrical disaster.
A horror story, set in a crumbling old house, becomes a horror show as the play runs short and the actors end up falling off, out of, and through the rickety set.
A period romance this week—hindered by a ceiling fan that threatens decapitation and a rain effect that might flood the entire set. There’s also a horse. And a cat.
A family saga of lust and betrayal set in the hot Deep South gets a trial by fire when it’s ruined by a set. To fix the problem, life and limb are put at risk and gravity is ignored.
A real treat from the comedy cast of the edgy The Goes Wrong Show.
The Goes Wrong Show team present their take on the nativity story, generously funded by a corporate sponsor after the BBC refused to pay for any more of the Cornley Dramatic Society’s work. As ever, all soon descends into chaos: an ingenious pop-up book set soon proves a physical danger to both cast and crew, the angel Gabriel develops a firework obsession, the actors inside a donkey have a terrible falling out that results in unnecessary nudity, and there is much more fire than anyone anticipated. In between, the greatest story ever told is told
A coup in the ranks means that Robert is in charge of this week’s show, and he is not going to accept the usual shambolic standards as they present a Downton-esque family saga.
Chris returns to the leadership of the Cornley Drama Society and puts on a production of a little-known play by Shakespeare. Colin Shakespeare, that is.
An American prison break drama is this week’s offering from the Cornley Drama Society, full of intrigue, excitement and double cross.
A different sort of show this week, as Chris asks each cast member to put on their own performance in order to head off a coup.
Continuing last-week's Disaster Festival, The Cornley Drama Society put on four more performances.
Zounds! Our cast watch the Shakespeare episode of Series 2 of The Goes Wrong Show and share behind the scenes stories - from burnt eyebrows to breaking into laughter!
Mischief makers, Dave Hearn, Charlie Russell and Jonathan Sayer sit down to watch an episode of The Goes Wrong Show. In this Goes Wrong Along, the group watch 90 Degrees, an episode where some of the sets are built, literally, at a 90 degree angle. They share behind-the-scenes gossip, their favourite moments and the logistics of making this very unique episode!
Mischief makers including Dave Hearn, Harry Kershaw, Chris Leask, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell and Jonathan Sayer sit down to watch an episode of The Goes Wrong Show. In this Goes Wrong Along, the group watch Harper's Locket. They share behind-the-scenes gossip, their favourite moments and the logistics of making this very funny episode!
Mischief makers including Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell and Jonathan Sayer sit down to watch an episode of The Goes Wrong Show. In this Goes Wrong Along, the group watch The Pilot (Not The Pilot). They share behind-the-scenes gossip, their favourite moments and show their appreciation for the team who helped them.
Our very own Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell and Jonathan Sayer sit down to watch the Christmas special of The Goes Wrong Show. In this Goes Wrong Along, the group watch The Spirit of Christmas. They share behind-the-scenes gossip, their favourite moments and what their 'safe word' is if anything does go wrong.
Dave Hearn, Charlie Russell and Jonathan Sayer sit down to watch a spooky, horror episode of The Goes Wrong Show. In this Goes Wrong Along, the group watch The Lodge. They share behind-the-scenes gossip, their favourite moments and how they make stunts go wrong (or rather right).
It's the final watchalong for Series 1 with Bryony Corrigan, Dave Hearn, Charlie Russell and Jonathan Sayer viewing A Trial to Watch. The group share behind-the-scenes gossip, their favourite moments and talk corpsing. Music: Ben Sound
Discover how we made our world of make believe, as the cast share behind the scenes fun from Peter Pan Goes Wrong! Dave Hearn, Chris Leask, Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer and Greg Tannahill watch the Peter Pan Goes Wrong, and share some of their favourite, funniest moments from filming.
No humbugs here, as we take you behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong! Join Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer and Greg Tannahill as they share some mischievous memories from filming A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.
