The WORST episodes of Meet the Richardsons

Every episode of Meet the Richardsons ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Meet the Richardsons!

Stand-up comedians Richardson and Beaumont play exaggerated versions of themselves as viewers get a glimpse into their home and work lives, surrounded by their celebrity friends and their Hebden Bridge neighbours.

Last Updated: 5/1/2024Network: DaveStatus: Continuing

7.20

41 votes

#1 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/2020

Chris Kamara asks Jon to take part in a Leeds United fundraiser for deprived children. While he's away Lucy tries to enrol Elsie in a private school... against Jon's wishes.

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7.25

59 votes

#2 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2020

In the first episode, the Richardsons decide to throw a huge birthday party for their daughter, Elsie.

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7.35

43 votes

#3 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/12/2020

Lucy goes on a wild night out in London with TV personality Alan Carr, while back in Hebden Bridge, Jon spends the night with his best friend, Matt Forde.

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7.51

43 votes

#4 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2020

Jon and Lucy are thrilled when they are finally invited to the showbiz event of the year, the Jonathan Ross Halloween party.

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7.54

13 votes

#5 - Episode 9

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2023

Jon and Lucy are making a Halloween special and are spending the night at one of Britain's most haunted houses... but Dave want TV legend Sarah Greene to present it.

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7.56

9 votes

#6 - Episode 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2024

Lucy has a nightmare on Bake Off and Gregg Wallace isn't having it, Jon has a real nightmare and Lucy makes the most of it, and UKTV want Jon and Gill to be their new star double act.

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7.57

51 votes

#7 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/2020

Jon is given some career advice from his comedy hero, Jack Dee. Meanwhile, Lucy signs Jon up to be the celebrity judge at the World Dock Pudding Competition in Hebden Bridge.

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7.58

12 votes

#8 - Episode 8

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2023

It's Jon's 40th birthday and Lucy has loads of surprises planned, including a private cooking lesson with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall... will Jon finally get that Rik Mayall tattoo?

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7.58

12 votes

#9 - Episode 10

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2023

Meet the outtakes episode, where the real Jon and Lucy go behind the scenes to reveal all the unscripted moaning and mistakes that didn't make the final cut.

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7.64

25 votes

#10 - Episode 1

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2021

The couple embrace life in lockdown - Jon has a pub in his converted garage, and Lucy gets in touch with an old flame and starts work on a new project.

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7.68

37 votes

#11 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/2020

Lucy remembers the time she was in an episode of Doctors acting alongside Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Jon's never seen the footage. Until now.

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7.68

19 votes

#12 - Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2021

Jon tries to sell the house to Kevin McCloud, Lucy and her mum Gill return to Hull to make a documentary about aliens for Brian Cox, and Russell Howard reveals all about Jon's drug use.

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7.83

12 votes

#13 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2023

Jon gets much-needed life advice from new best friend Adrian Chiles, and Lucy grabs the chance to find her famous father and takes on Clare Grogan and Tamzin Outhwaite in a charity pub quiz.

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7.86

7 votes

#14 - Episode 3

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2024

Lucy makes her mark on Taskmaster but finds out that Julian Clary is a dangerous man to know, and Jon helps Elsie win more house points but risks a sticky end to his meddling.

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7.88

8 votes

#15 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2023

Jon considers faking his own death as Lucy gets to work on her sketch show, but when Sally Phillips gets cold feet, Lucy must get another genuine comedy legend on board.

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7.90

20 votes

#16 - Episode 8

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2021

It's Jon's birthday and Lucy has organised a surprise for him, it's time for the recording of Lucy's sitcom with Johnny Vegas, and the Richardsons are moving to London.

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7.92

12 votes

#17 - Episode 3

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2023

Lucy tries to up her telly game with quiz show lessons from Russell Kane, Jon and Lucy get help from a relationship therapist, and Jon manages to anger the usually unflappable Dan Walker.

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7.93

15 votes

#18 - Episode 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2023

Lucy plans an all-female sketch show and tries to get Katherine Ryan onboard, Jon meets Richard Herring to discuss a partnership, and Lucy and Gill launch their brand-new podcast.

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7.95

20 votes

#19 - Episode 2

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2021

Sally Phillips works with Jon on his dream project - a documentary about Jake Thackray - and Lucy attempts to reignite the passion in her marriage with advice from her mother.

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8.00

11 votes

#20 - Episode 1

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2024

Lucy breaks into the big time after her BAFTA nomination as UKTV want a proper A-list comedy name on the couple's show and are ready to splash the cash, but Jon has other ideas.

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8.00

7 votes

#21 - Episode 9

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/2022

Jon and Lucy are asked to make a UK travel show with Sally Lindsay - they jump in an RV, visit Whitby, and sample the food and legends of the area in the hope of winning a BAFTA.

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8.00

21 votes

#22 - Episode 7

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2021

Craig Charles comes around because he fancies buying a house with a pub, and Jessica Knappett pulls out of Lucy's sitcom, but director Johnny Vegas has an idea for who could replace her...

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8.00

18 votes

#23 - Episode 4

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2021

Jon manages to wreck the family home, Lucy starts a new project with Rob Beckett, and Sally Phillips tries to help the Richardsons inject some passion into their sex lives.

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8.00

22 votes

#24 - Episode 3

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2021

Jon and Lucy throw a wedding anniversary party, Lucy manages to insult Sally Phillips, and Jon gets someone fired from his local garden centre.

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8.07

14 votes

#25 - Episode 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/2022

Lucy jets off to LA to launch her Hollywood career - leaving Jon on his own with a plan to prank his best mate Matt Forde - and a potentially career-defining audition with a genuine TV legend.

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