Shooting Stars back for Chrismas special

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to bring back Shooting Stars for a one-off Christmas special, the BBC has confirmed.

Matt Lucas’s will also be back as scorer George Dawes, the ‘big baby’, in the BBC Two special.

Channel controller Roly Keating has also ordered a ‘best of’ compilation, featuring behind the scenes gossip and out-takes to celebrate15 years of the comedy quiz.

The BBC has not yet confirmed who the team captains or the panellists will be, although Russell Brand is rumoured to be taking part.

Shooting Stars, originally ran from 1993 and until 1997, and was revived in 2002, with Will Self taking over from Mark Lamarr as a team captain.

Published: 16 Jul 2008