''Diddy TV'' is a British children's

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. It stars

Richard McCourt Richard "Dick" McCourt (born 12 August 1976) is an English entertainer and presenter. He is best known as one half of the comic duo Dick and Dom, with the other being Dominic "Dom" Wood. Career McCourt gained his experience in Sheffield pres ...

and

Dominic Wood Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood (born 3 January 1977) is an English entertainer, magician, TV presenter and DJ. He is best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom with Richard "Dick" McCourt, with whom he was won two British Academy Children ...

(

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). It is a sequel series to the ''

Diddy Dick and Dom ''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'' is a British children's television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom (Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood). The series was broadcast on weekend mornings for five series on the CBBC Channel, BBC One and BBC Two, ...

'' sketches on ''

Dick & Dom in da Bungalow ''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'' is a British children's television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom (Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood). The series was broadcast on weekend mornings for five series on the CBBC Channel, BBC One and BBC Two, ...

'' and '' Diddy Movies''. The series features various parodies of television series including ''

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''. Series 1 began on 14 March 2016, Series 2 began on 20 June 2016, Series 3 began on 19 March 2018 and Series 4 began on 25 June 2018. Many of the cast have been in other Dick and Dom sketch series or the sitcom ''

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''.

Premise

The Diddy Movies boss, Larry Bingbongberger, was bankrupted because his movies were a disaster. But with the last of his money, he quits making movies and launches a television station for Diddy Dick and Dom on channel 6597423. It is filled with crazy and silly entertainment, sports and parodies shows like Diddy Doctor Who, Diddy Pops, Deadly Diddy 60, Diddydown and even an American sitcom RoboPop as well as adverts, most of them starring Dick and Dom.

Cast

as Diddy Dick/Various *

as Diddy Dom/Various *

Ted Robbins Edward Michael Robbins (born 11 August 1955) is an English comedian, actor, broadcaster, radio DJ, television presenter and radio personality. Career He has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been fil ...

as Larry Bingbongberger (formerly Weinsteinberger but changed in the opening theme and edited out of other instances of the name being mentioned throughout the show due to the

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)/Various * Ian Kirkby as DI Harry Batt/Various * Paris Atkins as Various * Dave Chapman as Various *

Bob Golding Bob Golding is an English actor and voice artist. He is best known for the voices of Milo and Max in the CBeebies show ''Tweenies''. Career Television He worked on the CBeebies pre-school children's television series ''Tweenies'' as the voice ...

as Various * Darragh Mortell as Various *Sabrina Sandhu as Various *Gail Kemp as Various *Kate Malyon as Various *Sabrina Sandhu as Various * Inel Tomlinson as Various *Eve Munyanyi as Various * Louise Woodward as Various

Guests

The guest stars often appear between the sketches with Larry Bingbongberger in his house. Some episodes have ''

Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow ''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'' is a British children's television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom ( Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood). The series was broadcast on weekend mornings for five series on the CBBC Channel, BBC One and BBC Tw ...

'' character, Mr. Choosy. Guests play Diddy versions of themselves (except

Reece Shearsmith Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is a British actor, comedian, writer and magician. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created, wrote and starr ...

). In Series 3, new guest stars appear with Diddy Dick and Dom on Diddy Chat. Some guests appear in more than one episode. *

as Mr. Stockholm *

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Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is a British-Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer. He has judged on the British television talent shows ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2004–2019), ''DanceX'' (2007) and ''Britain's Got Ta ...

Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes (; born 3 December 1959) is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist. He co-presented the breakfast television show ''GMTV'' (1993–2005) for ITV, before presenting ''Sunrise'' (2005–2016) for Sky News. Holmes co-presente ...

Barney Harwood Barnaby John Harwood (born 7 November 1979) is a British actor and television presenter. He is known for his work with CBBC beginning in 2002. Career Television For CBBC, Harwood presented '' Prank Patrol'' and was a voice-over commentator for ...

Hazel Irvine Hazel Jane Irvine (born 24 May 1965) is a Scottish sports presenter. Principally working for the BBC, Irvine has presented the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, the Triple Crown (sn ...

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*Jake Mitchell * Paul Zerdin *

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* Radzi Chinyanganya *

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*Louis Payne * Colson Smith *

Lauren Layfield Lauren Layfield (born 1 December 1987) is an English television and radio presenter and journalist who has worked for CBBC, Capital FM and Radio 1. Career Layfield studied and graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Engl ...

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

Series 2 (2016)

Series 3 (2018)

Series 4 (2018)

Shorts (2016–17)

A series of shorts were uploaded on to CBBC's website and YouTube channel. Some are ''Diddy Chat'', where Diddy Dick and Dom interview a celebrity. Others are parodies of popular Internet videos, such as

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s and ''Carpool Karaoke''

Release

Series 1 began on 14 March 2016 and ended on 25 March 2016. Series 2 began on 20 June 2016 and ended on 30 June 2016. There was a Christmas special on 16 December 2016, and another one on 20 December 2018. Series 3 started on 19 March 2018 and ended on 31 March 2018. Series 4 started on 25 June 2018 and ended on 5 July 2018. Every episode was available to purchase on the BBC Store.

References

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External links

Website
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