The BEST episodes of The Graham Norton Show season 28

Every episode of The Graham Norton Show season 28, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Graham Norton Show season 28!

Each week celebrity guests join Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories that have happened. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out with.

Last Updated: 12/16/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
star
7.67
6 votes

#1 - Compilation 2

Season 28 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/30/2021

Final Episode of the season. More highlights from the recent series, featuring Rosamund Pike, Sir Tom Jones, Ian Wright, Felicity Kendal, Adrian Lester, Amy Poehler, Daniel Kaluuya, Liam Neeson and Octavia Spencer.

Episode 19
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7.61
31 votes

#2 - Episode 19

Season 28 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/2021

Graham is joined by Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci, Orlando Bloom, writer and comedian Aisling Bea, and rising British star Kingsley Ben-Adir. With music from Silk City featuring Ellie Goulding.

Episode 16
star
7.49
41 votes

#3 - Episode 16

Season 28 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/2021

Graham is joined by rock legend Dave Grohl, actors Felicity Kendal and Regé-Jean Page, top comic Alan Carr and Siobhan McSweeney. With music from Jessie Ware.

Episode 23
star
7.47
36 votes

#4 - Episode 23

Season 28 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/2/2021

Joining Graham tonight: Hollywood greats Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy, together in superhero comedy Thunder Force; the co-stars of spy series Intelligence, David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed; top comic Frank Skinner; and singer and star of RuPaul's Drag Race Michelle Visage, who chats and is joined by Steps to perform Heartbreak in This City.

Episode 24
star
7.47
43 votes

#5 - Episode 24

Season 28 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/16/2021

Joining Graham tonight: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, reprising one of his greatest roles in Top Gun: Maverick; his Top Gun co-stars, Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly and Whiplash star Miles Teller; Oscar-nominated Brit Felicity Jones, talking about her romantic drama The Last Letter from Your Lover; Wunmi Mosaku, Bafta-nominated for her role in horror thriller His House; and top comic John Bishop, promoting his tour Right Here, Right Now. With music from Olly Alexander's Years & Years.

Episode 14
star
7.46
41 votes

#6 - Episode 14

Season 28 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2021

Graham is joined by actors Carey Mulligan, Neil Patrick Harris, Camille Cottin and James Norton, and footballing legend and podcast host Ian Wright. With a performance of Love Is Back by Celeste.

Episode 5
star
7.43
30 votes

#7 - Episode 5

Season 28 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2020

Graham is joined by Jessie Buckley, Bill Bailey, Octavia Spencer, Frank Gardner, David Walliams and Dermot Kennedy.

star
7.43
7 votes

#8 - Compilation 1

Season 28 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/23/2021

The first of two compilations of highlights from the series, featuring Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, Dolly Parton, Kylie Minogue, Arsène Wenger, Bruce Springsteen, Michael J Fox, Tina Fey and Bill Bailey.

Episode 17
star
7.41
34 votes

#9 - Episode 17

Season 28 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/2021

Graham chats with Oscar-nominated actor Daniel Kaluuya, Hollywood star Sienna Miller, comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris, and actor Mayim Bialik. With music by Arlo Parks.

Episode 7
star
7.34
47 votes

#10 - Episode 7

Season 28 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2020

Graham is joined by Hugh Grant, Nigella Lawson, Tina Fey, Romesh Ranganathan and Amy Adams. With music from Dua Lipa.

Episode 18
star
7.32
38 votes

#11 - Episode 18

Season 28 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/2021

Graham is joined by actress Rosamund Pike, chef Gordon Ramsay, presenter Judi Love, Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville and Welsh rugby great Gareth Thomas.

Episode 4
star
7.31
35 votes

#12 - Episode 4

Season 28 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2020

Graham is joined by rock legend Bruce Springsteen, actors Kristin Scott Thomas and Matthew McConaughey, comedian Mawaan Rizwan and singer Sam Smith, who performs current single Diamonds.

Episode 2
star
7.30
46 votes

#13 - Episode 2

Season 28 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2020

Graham's guests include Ewan McGregor, Shirley Ballas, Ashley Banjo, Frank Skinner and Miley Cyrus, who chats and performs her current single Midnight Sky.

Episode 15
star
7.30
33 votes

#14 - Episode 15

Season 28 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/2021

Graham is joined by Sam Neill, Billie Piper, James Nesbitt, Andi Osho and Tom Jones.

Episode 22
star
7.29
34 votes

#15 - Episode 22

Season 28 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/2021

Joining Graham tonight: Liam Neeson and Micheàl Richardson, playing father and son in comedy drama Made in Italy; breakout star of The Serpent, Tahar Rahim, talking about his gripping new legal drama The Mauritanian; Cush Jumbo, in British thriller The Beast Must Die; comedian and actor Rob Brydon; and the undisputed queen of Dragon's Den, Deborah Meaden. With music from singer-songwriter Laura Mvula.

Episode 6
star
7.22
41 votes

#16 - Episode 6

Season 28 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2020

Graham is joined by Hollywood star Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, boxer and Strictly contestant Nicola Adams, comedian Jason Manford and two stars of the The Crown, Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin.

Episode 11
star
7.20
41 votes

#17 - Episode 11

Season 28 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/2020

Graham is joined by George Clooney, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Viola Davis, Daisy May Cooper and Vanessa Kirby, and Michael Ball and Alfie Boe perform Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas .

Episode 3
star
7.19
37 votes

#18 - Episode 3

Season 28 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2020

Graham chats to Arsene Wenger, Samuel L Jackson, Dawn French and Freddie Flintoff, and Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka performs his single, Light.

Episode 1
star
7.19
53 votes

#19 - Episode 1

Season 28 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2020

The show returns to normal service with a stellar line-up of guests, both in-studio and connecting remotely. Joining Graham are Dolly Parton, Rupert Everett, Lolly Adefope, Riz Ahmed, Sara Pascoe and musical guest Roisin Murphy, who performs her single Murphy's Law.

Episode 20
star
7.18
34 votes

#20 - Episode 20

Season 28 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/2021

Joining Graham: `Line of Duty' stars Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, talking about the sixth series, Daisy Ridley, in `Chaos Walking', Bryan Cranston, returning as a judge in the drama `Your Honor', and Chiwetel Ejiofor, in `Locked Down'.

Episode 9
star
7.14
50 votes

#21 - Episode 9

Season 28 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2020

Graham is joined by Stephen Fry, Amanda Seyfried, Michael J Fox, Nina Sosanya and Jamie Oliver, and there's a special appearance by Dolly Parton, who performs I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.

Episode 21
star
7.10
40 votes

#22 - Episode 21

Season 28 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/12/2021

Graham is joined by Amy Poehler, Nick Jonas, Leonie Elliott, Rob Beckett and Jennifer Garner. With music from singer-songwriter Tom Odell.

Episode 13
star
7.06
35 votes

#23 - Episode 13

Season 28 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2021

Graham is joined by actors Keeley Hawes, Noel Clarke and Rebel Wilson, comedian Daniel Sloss and hit film-maker M Night Shyamalan. With music from Jake Bugg.

Episode 10
star
7.05
39 votes

#24 - Episode 10

Season 28 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2020

Graham is joined by Israeli actress Gal Gadot, Strictly's Claudia Winkleman, comedian Jennifer Saunders, Marvel actress Tessa Thompson, Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan, comedian Lee Mack and McFly.

Episode 8
star
6.97
39 votes

#25 - Episode 8

Season 28 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2020

Graham is joined by singer Mariah Carey, TV chef Nadiya Hussain, astronaut Tim Peake, Pointless presenter Richard Osman and singer-songwriter Gary Barlow, who chats and performs Incredible.