The BEST episodes of When Louis Met season 1

Every episode of When Louis Met season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of When Louis Met season 1!

When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films made by Bafta award-winning film-maker Louis Theroux. In the series, Theroux accompanies a different British celebrity in each programme as they go about their day-to-day business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he does so. His episode about the DJ and charity fund-raiser Sir Jimmy Savile (When Louis Met...Jimmy) was voted one of the top fifty documentaries of all time in a survey by Britain's Channel Four. In another episode ("When Louis Met...The Hamiltons"), the disgraced Tory MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine were arrested following false allegations of indecent assault during the course of filming.

Last Updated: 11/8/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
The Hamiltons
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9.00
87 votes

#1 - The Hamiltons

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/11/2001

Louis follows the former Tory MP and his wife as they try to make a living as "objects of curiosity". The film features Louis on the sofa with a tipsy Christine, and following Mr and Mrs Hamilton when they are arrested over an alleged sexual scandal (both were cleared later).

Directors: Will Yapp
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Paul & Debbie
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7.50
58 votes

#2 - Paul & Debbie

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/20/2001

Louis joins Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee in their home beside the River Thames and on the road as the magician appears on Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook and his wife launches a ballet company.

Directors: Will Yapp
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Jimmy Savile
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7.02
175 votes

#3 - Jimmy Savile

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2000

Louis visits 73-year-old Jimmy Savile, the miner who became a TV and radio star.

Directors: Will Yapp
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