The Dog Ate My Homework[1] is a British children's panel show hosted by Lauren Layfield. It was first broadcast on 17 January 2014[2] and was originally hosted by the comedian Iain Stirling. The show is produced by CBBC Productions Scotland for CBBC.[2]

The Dog Ate My Homework
Genre
Developed by
  • Victoria Coker
  • Ed Morrish
Directed byPati Marr
Presented by
Starring
  • Chris Lawrence
  • Stephanie Fulton (2014)
  • Susan Morrison (2015)
  • Ian West (2015–)
  • Adam B (2019–2020)
  • Reis Daniel (2020–)
Narrated by
  • Charles Donnelly (2015–2016)
  • Neil Macgillivray (2016–)
ComposerSyncbox
Country of originScotland
No. of series8
No. of episodes97
Production
Executive producers
  • Sara Harkins (2014–2015, 2016–)
  • Yvonne Jennings (2016)
Producers
  • Richard Grocock (2014)
  • David Noble (2014)
  • Margaret Anne Docherty (2014–2015)
  • Chris Hulme (2016–present)
Running time28 minutes
Production companyCBBC Productions Scotland
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release17 January 2014 (2014-01-17) –
present

Series 2 began on 23 January 2015, with a Christmas special aired on 16 December 2015. Series 3 began on 8 January 2016 and series 4 began on 4 November 2016.[3] A fifth series was filmed from 17 November to 10 December 2017.[4] Series 6 was the first not to be aired on Fridays, with it airing from 3 February 2019 at 8.30am for 12 weeks. After this series, it was announced that Stirling was leaving the show.

In series 7, four different presenters hosted three episodes each. Hacker T Dog was the first of these confirmed. Lauren Layfield, Suzi Ruffell and Darren Harriott also presented three episodes each. It was later announced that Layfield would host the show permanently from Series 8, joined by Reis Daniel playing the lovable Mr. Learner.

Format

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The show features two teams, both with a CBBC star, a comedian and a child. They compete in various games and tasks. The winning team get a gold star. Stirling can take, or give, gold stars whenever he wants. He usually gives them when an answer makes him laugh. Whoever has the most gold stars wins the game.

Episodes

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Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
Series 1 10 17 January 2014 28 March 2014
Series 2 11 23 January 2015 17 April 2015
Christmas Special 1 16 December 2015
Series 3 14 8 January 2016 28 March 2016
Series 4 13 4 November 2016 24 February 2017
Series 5 12 5 January 2018 23 March 2018
Series 6 12 3 February 2019 21 April 2019
Series 7 12 24 November 2019 16 February 2020
Christmas Special 1 16 December 2020
Series 8 11 10 January 2021 21 March 2021

Series 1 (2014)

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11"Episode One"Pati Marr17 January 2014 (2014-01-17)

Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Sam Fletcher, Bec Hill and Jack Carroll

Child Panelists: Roma (1) and Jamie (1)

Characters: Stephanie Fulton as The Dog, Chris Lawrence as Mr Smash, Eve Wengel as Eve From Class 4B

Cameos: TBA

Winners: Roma (1)'s team of Romesh Ranganathan and Sam Fletcher
22"Episode Two"Pati Marr24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)

Celebrity Panelists: Paul McCaffrey, Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark), Victoria Cook and Sam Nixon (Sam & Mark)

Child Panelists: Holly and Grant

Winners: Holly's team of Paul McCaffrey and Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark)
33"Episode Three"Pati Marr31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)

Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Mawaan Rizwan, Ashleigh Butler and Dan Wright

Child Panelists: Harley (1) and Callum

Winners: Callum's team of Ashleigh Butler and Dan Wright
44"Episode Four"Pati Marr7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)

Celebrity Panelists: Katie Mulgrew, Charlie Baker, Paul McCaffrey and Oyiza Momoh

Child Panelists: Holly and Grant

Winners: Grant's team of Paul McCaffrey and Oyiza Momoh
55"Episode Five"Pati Marr21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)

Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Radzi Chinyanganya, Dan Antopolski and Chris Martin

Child Panelists: Sonia vs Harley (2)

Winners: Harley (2)'s team of Dan Antopolski and Chris Martin
66"Episode Six"Pati Marr28 February 2014 (2014-02-28)

Celebrity Panelists: Katie Mulgrew, Bobby Lockwood, Paul McCaffrey and Louisa Connolly-Burnham

Child Panelists: Gilbert (1) vs Neve (1)

Winners: Gilbert (1)'s team of Katie Mulgrew and Bobby Lockwood
77"Episode Seven"Pati Marr7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)

Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Ore Oduba, Des Clarke and Dodge T. Dog

Child Panelists: Jude (1) vs Sonia (2)

Winners: Jude (1)'s team of Susan Calman and Ore Oduba
88"Episode Eight"Pati Marr14 March 2014 (2014-03-14)

Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Kirstie Steele, Bec Hill and Shane O'Meara

Child Panelists: Gilbert (2) vs Neve (2)

Winners: Neve (2)'s team of Bec Hill and Shane O'Meara
99"Episode Nine"Pati Marr21 March 2014 (2014-03-21)

Celebrity Panelists: Chris Martin, Ashleigh Butler, Susan Calman and Cel Spellman

Child Panelists: Jude (2) vs Lucy

Winners: Lucy's team of Susan Calman and Cel Spellman
1010"Episode Ten"Pati Marr28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)

Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Victoria Cook, Bec Hill and Joel Dommett

Child Panelists: Jamie (2) vs Roma (2)

Winners: Jamie (2)'s team of Romesh Ranganathan and Victoria Cook

Series 2 (2015)

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111"Episode 1"Pati Marr23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)

Celebrity Panelists: Joe Swash, Ashleigh Butler, Alex Riley and Romesh Ranganathan

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
122"Episode 2"Pati Marr30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)

Celebrity Panelists: Hacker T. Dog, Michelle Ackerley, Johnny Cochrane (Johnny & Inel) and Inel Tomlinson (Johnny & Inel)

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
133"Episode 3"Pati Marr6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)

Celebrity Panelists: Dodge T. Dog, Naomi Wilkinson, Sam Nixon (Sam & Mark) and Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark)

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
144"Episode 4"Pati Marr20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)

Celebrity Panelists: Jermain Jackman, Bobby Lockwood, Katherine Ryan and Nihal Arthanayake

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
155"Episode 5"Pati Marr27 February 2015 (2015-02-27)

Celebrity Panelists: Dominique Moore, Aidan Davis, Alex Riley and Susan Calman

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
166"Episode 6"Pati Marr6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)

Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Dodge T. Dog and Dominique Moore

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
177"Episode 7"Pati Marr13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)

Celebrity Panelists: Sam Strike, Percelle Ascott, Dan Wright and Susan Calman

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
188"Episode 8"Pati Marr20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)

Celebrity Panelists: Chris Stark, Ashleigh Butler, James Acaster and Romesh Ranganathan

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
199"Episode 9"Pati Marr27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

Celebrity Panelists: Jack Carroll, Bobby Lockwood, Lloyd Langford and Pippa Evans

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
2010"Episode 10"Pati Marr3 April 2015 (2015-04-03)

Celebrity Panelists: Dominique Moore, Aidan Davis, Alex Riley and Susan Calman

Child Panelists: TBA and TBA

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
2111"Compilation Show"Pati Marr17 April 2015 (2015-04-17)
In this special episode, Iain Stirling takes on the role of Stirling Holmes. As the world's greatest detective, he is trying to solve the strange case of the missing homework... which has been stolen by evil genius Professor Dogiarty.

Christmas Special (2015)

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221"Christmas Special"Pati Marr16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)

Series 3 (2016)

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231"Episode 1"Pati Marr8 January 2016 (2016-01-08)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Chris Johnson and Susan Calman
242"Episode 2"Pati Marr15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Lucy & Lydia, Naomi Wilkinson and Dan Wright
253"Episode 3"Pati Marr22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
264"Episode 4"Pati Marr5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
275"Episode 5"Pati Marr12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
Celebrity Panelists: Bec Hill, Victoria Cook, Chris Martin and Charlie Baker
286"Episode 6"Pati Marr19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
297"Episode 7"Pati Marr26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Alex Riley, Shazia Mirza and Dodge T. Dog
308"Episode 8"Pati Marr4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Celebrity Panelists: Victoria Cook, Lauren Layfield, Phil Wang and Mawaan Rizwan
319"Episode 9"Pati Marr11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
Celebrity Panelists: Radzi Chinyanganya, Ellie Taylor, Suzi Ruffell and Ricky Martin
3210"Episode 10"Pati Marr18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
Celebrity Panelists: Bobby Lockwood, Grace Mandeville, Matthew Crosby and Tom Craine
3311"Episode 11"Pati Marr25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam Fletcher, Grace Mandeville, Tom Craine and Dan Antopolski
3412"Episode 12"Pati Marr26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Celebrity Panelists: Ellie Taylor, Marlon Davis, Sam Fletcher and Mawaan Rizwan
3513"Episode 13"Pati Marr27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
3614"Episode 14"Pati Marr28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
Celebrity Panelists: Hacker T. Dog, Susan Calman, Steve Bugeja and Ben Shires

Series 4 (2016–2017)

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371"Episode 1"Pati Marr4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
Celebrity Panelists: Matthew Crosby, Lauren Layfield, Dominique Moore and Saima Chowdhury
382"Episode 2"Pati Marr11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Dodge T. Dog and Sam Battersea
393"Episode 3"Pati Marr18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Phil Wang and Jess Robinson
404"Episode 4"Pati Marr25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
Celebrity Panelists: Ben Shires, Suzi Ruffell, Stuart Goldsmith and Bec Hill
415"Episode 5"Pati Marr2 December 2016 (2016-12-02)
Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Dodge T. Dog, Chris Johnson and Leo Waddell
426"Episode 6"Pati Marr9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Steve Bugeja and Katia Kvinge
437"Episode 7"Pati Marr13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)
448"Episode 8"Pati Marr20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
Celebrity Panelists: Katie Thistleton, Stuart Goldsmith, Ivo Graham and Suzi Ruffell
459"Episode 9"Pati Marr27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
Celebrity Panelists: Hacker T. Dog, Ellie Taylor, Ricky Martin and Radzi Chinyanganya
4610"Episode 10"Pati Marr3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: Chris Johnson, Tom Allen, Dominique Moore and Luke Kempner
4711"Episode 11: Sports Day Special"Pati Marr10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Naomi Wilkinson, Tom Craine and Richard David-Caine
4812"Episode 12"Pati Marr17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
Celebrity Panelists: Ellie Taylor, Marlon Davis, Hacker T. Dog and Gareth Richards
4913"Episode 13"Pati Marr24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
Celebrity Panelists: Saima Chowdhury, Ahir Shah, Charlie Baker and Rory Crawford

Series 5 (2018)

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501"Episode 1"Pati Marr5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Charlie Baker and Suzi Ruffell
512"Episode 2"Pati Marr12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
Celebrity Panelists: Matthew Crosby, Saima Chowdhury, Jess Robinson and Lauren Layfield
523"Episode 3"Pati Marr19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Yuriko Kotani and Charlie Baker
534"Episode 4"Pati Marr26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
545"Episode 5"Pati Marr2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
Celebrity Panelists: Steve Bugeja, Tom Allen, Martin Dougan and Athena Kugblenu
556"Episode 6"Pati Marr9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
Celebrity Panelists: Ben Shires, Dominique Moore, Victoria Cook and Gareth Richards
567"Episode 7"Pati Marr16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Suzi Ruffell and Ray Bradshaw
578"Episode 8"Pati Marr23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
Celebrity Panelists: Jack Carroll, Naomi Wilkinson, Bec Hill and Tez Ilyas
589"Episode 9"Pati Marr2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
5910"Episode 10"Pati Marr9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
6011"Episode 11"Pati Marr16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
6112"Episode 12"Pati Marr23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Series 6 (2019)

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621"Episode 1"Pati Marr3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
632"Episode 2"Pati Marr10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
643"Episode 3"Pati Marr17 February 2019 (2019-02-17)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
654"Episode 4"Pati Marr24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
665"Episode 5"Pati Marr3 March 2019 (2019-03-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
676"Episode 6"Pati Marr10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
687"Episode 7"Pati Marr17 March 2019 (2019-03-17)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
698"Episode 8"Pati Marr24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
709"Episode 9"Pati Marr31 March 2019 (2019-03-31)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
7110"Episode 10"Pati Marr7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
7211"Episode 11"Pati Marr14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
7312"Episode 12"Pati Marr21 April 2019 (2019-04-21)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Series 7 (2019–2020)

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741"Episode 1"Pati Marr24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)

Celebrity Panelists: Dr Ranj Singh, Bec Hill, Jarred Christmas and Rosie Jones

Child Panelists: Slyvie and Hakeem

Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
752"Episode 2"Pati Marr1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
763"Episode 3"Pati Marr8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
774"Episode 4"Pati Marr15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
785"Episode 5"Pati Marr22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
796"Episode 6"Pati Marr5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
807"Episode 7"Pati Marr12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)

Host: Lauren Layfield

Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
818"Episode 8"Pati Marr19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
829"Episode 9"Pati Marr26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
8310"Episode 10"Pati Marr2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)

Host: Lauren Layfield

Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
8411"Episode 11"Pati Marr9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
8512"Episode 12"Pati Marr16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Christmas Special (2020)

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861"Christmas Special"Pati Marr10 December 2020 (2020-12-10)
Celebrity Panelists: TBA

Series 8 (2020–2021)

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872"Episode 1"Pati Marr10 December 2020 (2020-12-10)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
883"Episode 2"Unknown10 January 2021 (2021-01-10)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
894"Episode 3"Unknown17 January 2021 (2021-01-17)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
905"Episode 4"Unknown24 January 2021 (2021-01-24)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
916"Episode 5"TBATBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
927"Episode 6"TBATBA

Host: Lauren Layfield

Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
938"Episode 7"TBATBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
949"Episode 8"TBATBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
9510"Episode 9"TBATBA

Host: Lauren Layfield

Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
9611"Episode 10"TBATBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
9712"Episode 11"TBATBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Guest appearances

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The following have all appeared multiple times as one of the guest panelists on the show.

Susan Calman, Dan Wright and Dodge T. Dog are the only panelists to have featured in every series. However, none of them featured in the stand-alone Christmas special. As of April 2019, Calman has not appeared in an episode of the show since Season 4.

The following have all made a single appearance as one of the guest panellists on the show:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Dog Ate My Homework". IMDb. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "The Dog Ate My Homework Series 1 episode guide". British Comedy Guide.
  3. ^ "The Dog Ate My Homework Series 4 episode guide". British Comedy Guide.
  4. ^ "BBC Shows and Tours - Shows - The Dog Ate My Homework". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ "The Dog Ate My Homework - CBBC Panel Show". British Comedy Guide.
  6. ^ "The Dog Ate My Homework series and episodes list". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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