''Hacker's Olympic Rundown'' is a British

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miniseries which aired on

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character, Hacker T. Dog, each episode features a rundown of the previous day's events with a humorous twist on them. Characters from '' Hacker Time'', Wilf Breadbin and Derek McGee appeared as Hacker's 'roving reporter' and studio crew respectively. The series began on 8 August 2016. 11 episodes aired throughout August. All roles were portrayed by Phil Fletcher and were written by Jaime Wilson and Graham Davies.

Format

Each episode features Hacker T. Dog ( Phil Fletcher) as he covers a variety of sports in a comedic fashion, making fun of what was going on. Similar to ''

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''. He also talked to his 'roving reporter' Wilfred Breadbin (also portrayed by Fletcher) who reported on something that had little to no relation to sports. Crew member Derek McGee (also portrayed by Fletcher) would help Hacker with presenting.

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

References

External links

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