Would I Lie to You?/Recap/Series 3
Episode 1
Episode 1 (Aired 10 August 2009)
David's Team: Jo Brand and Larry Lamb
Lee's Team: Russell Howard and Carol Vorderman
Home Truths
Carol: "On Countdown, if I worked out the number puzzle before the time was up, I used to play a little game." [1] |
Larry: "I used to run a market stall that only sold hats for dogs." |
Russell: "I used to put my underpants on my head to cure my acne." |
Ring of Truth
"Liam Gallagher once ordered a trampoline from hotel room service, claiming, 'I like to bounce.'" |
This Is My…
Jo: "This is Liz, and when she was a baby, I accidently dropped her in a pond." |
Quick-Fire Lies
David: "Possession: This is a letter, rejecting me from a job at McDonald's." |
Lee: "I once picked up a hitchhiker and scared him so much he cried." |
Winners: Draw (5-5)
Individual Liar of the Week: Jo Brand
Episode 2
Episode 2 (Aired 17 August 2009)
David's Team: Fern Britton and Stephen Mangan
Lee's Team: Reginald D. Hunter and Ken Livingstone
Home Truths
Reginald: "The D in my name stands for 'Delicious.'" |
Stephen: "I once guessed the exact number of sweets in a Mini Cooper and was awarded a prize [of £100] by Britain's tallest man." |
Ken: "I was the first person in the world to breed the Congalese Frog, Hymenochirus Curtipes, in captivity." |
Ring of Truth
"The Archbishop of Canterbury once endorsed a Cockney version of the Bible." |
This Is My...
Stephen: "This is Gordon. Gordon and I were in a prog-rock band called Aragon, and we recorded an album called 'The Wizard's Dream'." |
Quick-Fire Lies:
Lee: "Last year I was ordered to leave Blackpool Tower after I threw a sausage roll off the top." |
David: "As a child, at my grandparents' house, I had a little bell that I would ring if I wanted anything." |
Fern: "Possession: This is my tea cosy. I take it absolutely everywhere with me because I can't stand a cold teapot." |
Winners: Draw (5-5)
Individual Liar of the Week: Fern Britton
Episode 3
Episode 3 (Aired 24 August 2009)
David's Team: Marcus Brigstocke and Jamelia
Lee's Team: Jimmy Carr and Terry Christian
Home Truths
Jimmy: "Prince Philip told me I was a funny-looking fellow when I was a ball boy at Wimbledon." |
Jamelia: "I once stole some toilet paper from George Michael's house." |
Marcus: "I worked as a podium dancer at the Ministry of Sound." |
Ring of Truth
"Jodie Marsh has a degree in golf course management from the University of Birmignham." |
This Is My…
Terry: "This is my mate, Steve, and we were actually questioned by police who mistook us both for jewel thieves." |
Quick-Fire Lies
David: "I read 1984 from cover to cover in WHSmith so I didn't have to buy a copy." |
Terry: "Possesion: this is some of my hair collection that I gathered from guests who appeared on 'The Word'." |
Winners: Lee's Team (6-4)
Individual Liar of the Week: Terry Christian
Episode 4
Episode 4 (Aired 31 August 2009)
David's Team: Claudia Winkleman and Jason Manford
Lee's Team: Miranda Hart and Clive Anderson
Home Truths
Claudia: "I once put nail polish remover in my fish tank to give my goldfish more energy." |
Clive: "I once had my wallet stolen by a walrus." |
Miranda: "One of my best friends at school was a little man I'd made from a slice of toast that I always kept in my bag." |
Ring of Truth
"David Beckham gave a copy of his own autobiography to Nelson Mandela as a Christmas present." |
This Is My…
Miranda: "This is Owen, and he stopped me attending his yoga classes because I couldn't stop laughing." |
Quick-Fire Lies
David: "I was thrown out of a nightclub for refusing to stop dancing on a table." |
Jason: "I once put out a fire using my neighbour's milk." |
Claudia: "Possession: In here is my pet cat from when I was little, and my dad had her stuffed for me when she died." |
Winner: Lee's Team (7-3)
Individual Liar of the Week: Claudia Winkleman
Episode 5
Episode 5 (Aired 7 September 2009)
David's Team: Kelvin MacKenzie and Jack Whitehall
Lee's Team: Christine Bleakley and Frankie Boyle
Home Truths:
Christine: "Anton du Beke and I danced our way out of a parking ticket." |
Jack: "Every Christmas, my dad makes the whole family stand up to watch the Queen's speech." |
Frankie: "When I was a child, I was scared that my entire life was a book, being read by a bear, and one day the bear would close the book, and my life would end." |
Ring of Truth:
"Mick Jagger has been asked by a company if they can sell his ashes in collectible egg timers when he dies." |
This Is My…
Kelvin: "This is Terry and he built the nuclear bunker in my garden." |
Quick-Fire Lies
Lee: "If you give me any date before the year 2000 I can instantly tell you what day of the week it was." |
Christine: "A Coronation Street star once made me remove all the red M&Ms from a bowl for him." |
Winner: Draw (5-5)
Individual Liar of the Week: Kelvin MacKenzie
Episode 6
Episode 6 (Aired 14 September 2009)
David's team: Dave Gorman and Davina McCall
Lee's team: Omid Djalili and Janet Street-Porter
Home truths
Janet: "I wrote my will on a bit of cardboard when I thought the plane I was in was going to crash." |
Davina: "I have two red chillies tattooed on my back, but I'm having them covered because they look like carrots." |
Omid: "I am launching my own range of condiments, including Ohmid Djalili Picalili." |
Ring of truth:
"Mike Tyson once rented a hotel suite for his eight favourite pigeons." |
This is my…
Lee: "This is Sadie; she's my children's nanny, and the first time I met her I ran over her foot." |
Quick-fire lies
David: "The screensaver on my phone is a photo of my living room carpet." |
Lee: "Possession: This is my wallmap of the UK. I have marked every service station I have ever visited on it." |
Winners: David's team (7-3)
Individual Liar of the Week: Davina McCall
Episode 7
Episode 7 (Aired 21 September 2009)
David's team: Ronni Ancona and Sir Chris Hoy
Lee's team: Gabby Logan and Danny Wallace
Chris: "I have been approached by NASA to be the first man to cycle on the moon." |
Gaby: "When I present a show for the first time, I like to wear red underwear." |
Danny: "Whenever someone recognises me, but can't place me, I tell them I'm part of the Olympic Cycling Team." |
Ring of Truth
"Prince Charles became a member of the magic circle when he auditioned using his cup and balls trick." |
"Gary Barlow has a microphone installed in his downstairs bathroom to record new song ideas, as it's where he feels the most creative." |
This is my…
Ronnie: "This is Silvan, and he designed a household robot that speaks with my voice." |
Quick-fire lies
Lee: "I can't eat custard creams because they remind me of Spencer Whitfield who bullied me at school." |
David: "The only concert I have ever been to was by Shirley Bassey." |
Gaby: "Possession: These are some of the birthday cards I've posted to my pets." |
Winners: Draw (5-5)
Individual Liar of the Week: Gabby Logan
Episode 8
Episode 8 (Aired 28 September 2009)
David's team: Reece Shearsmith and Trinny Woodall
Lee's team: Michael Ball and Charlie Brooker
Micheal: "I have a three-part ritual I have to adhere to before I go on stage." |
Trinny: "Marks & Spencers manikins are based on my body." |
Reece: "For a summer, I worked at a funeral director's that offered themed funerals." |
Charlie: "For six years, I pretended to a girlfriend that I was partially deaf." |
Ring of truth
"Christina Aiguilera once followed a strict diet where every meal had 4 food items: 1 crunchy, 1 soft, 1 hot, 1 cold." |
This is my…
Charlie: "This is Donna who's teaching me basic home maintenance." |
Quick-fire lies
David: "Three members of the cabinet subscribe to my twitter feed." |
Lee: "For a year, I kept my car running by cracking my egg into it every day." |
Winners: Lee's team (9-2)
Individual Liar of the Week: Michael
- ↑ To see how many props guys/audience members could tap the end of her pen in the 30 seconds)