What the Dickens?

What the Dickens?

2008 · 3 seasons · 22 eps · Comedy

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What the Dickens is a television panel game hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Team captains were Dave Gorman and Tim Brooke-Taylor for the first series and Sue Perkins and Chris Addison for the second and third. It is recorded at Sky Studios in West London.

Directed by Geraldine Dowd

Network: Sky Arts

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