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When Louis Met...

Field	Value
image	When Louis Met...Keith Harris & Orville in Panto.png
caption	Title card from When Louis Met... Keith Harris & Orville in Panto
runtime	60 minutes
executive_producer	David Mortimer, Kevin Sutcliffe
starring	Louis Theroux
country	United Kingdom
network	BBC Two
first_aired
last_aired
num_series	2
num_episodes	8 (3 + 5)

When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films by Louis Theroux. The series was originally broadcast on BBC Two from 2000 to 2002. In the series, Theroux accompanied a different British celebrity in each programme as they went about their day-to-day business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he did so.

Theroux's episode about Jimmy Savile (When Louis Met Jimmy) was voted one of the top 50 documentaries of all time in a survey by Channel 4. In another episode (When Louis Met the Hamiltons), the Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine, were arrested during the course of filming following allegations of indecent assault; these were subsequently found to be false. The show did not return for a third series, and Theroux said that he had difficulty in finding people to appear.

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2000–01)

Series 2 (2002)

Awards

Winner - 2002 BAFTA TV Award - Richard Dimbleby Award for the Best Presenter (Factual, Features and News) - For the "When Louis Met..." series of films.

Nominated - 2002 Flaherty Documentary Award - For "When Louis Met...The Hamiltons"

"When Louis Met... Jimmy" was voted number 50 in Channel 4's 2005 poll of the 50 greatest documentaries.

Home releases

All episodes of When Louis Met... are available on BBC iPlayer including the episodes featuring Max Clifford and Jimmy Savile.

When Louis Met... has been released on PAL DVD in a number of best-of sets. Originally, Vol.1/Vol.2 and Vol.3/Vol.4 were released as two disc sets, before being split. Later the 4 volumes were released as a limited edition box set.

The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Survivalists
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: UFOs
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...Jimmy
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis & Sir Jimmy Savile OBE
The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume II
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Hypnosis
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume I
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Survivalists
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume II
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Hypnosis
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume III
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume IV
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: UFOs
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...Jimmy
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
The Best of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Volume I, II, III & IV
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Survivalists
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Hypnosis
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and the Hamiltons
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: UFOs
- DVD Bonus: When Louis Met...Jimmy
- DVD Bonus: In-Vision Commentary by Louis and Jimmy Taped in Jimmy's Penthouse
Louis Theroux: The Collection
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Porn
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Head for the Hills aka Survivalists
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Swingers
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Black Nationalism
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: South Africa
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Thai Brides
- Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Gangsta Rap
- When Louis Met...Jimmy
- When Louis Met...Paul and Debbie
- When Louis Met...The Hamiltons
- When Louis Met...Ann Widdecombe
- When Louis Met...Chris Eubank
- Louis and the Brothel
- Louis and the Nazis
- TV Nation: New Klan
- TV Nation: Millennium
- TV Nation: Jerusalem Syndrome
- TV Nation: Cops for Christ

References

(18 April 2011). "Channel 4's "50 Greatest Documentaries"". IMDB.
(2002-11-28). "Entertainment | Theroux quits award-winning show". BBC News.
(29 September 2016). "'I was gullible' – when Louis Theroux met Jimmy Savile again". The Guardian.
Greg Hassall. (2012-11-12). "When Louis Met Jimmy". Smh.com.au.
Mark Lawson. (2001-02-19). "G2: Mark Lawson reviews TV programmes | Culture". The Guardian.
(2001-12-11). "REVIEWS | Theroux hits gold with Hamiltons". BBC News.
(2002-03-25). "When Ann met Louis". New Statesman.

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