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Hugh Dennis

Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, impressionist and writer. He was a panellist in every episode of the comedy show Mock the Week (2005–2022) and is one half of the double act Punt and Dennis alongside Steve Punt. Dennis has also played Dr Piers Crispin in the sitcom My Hero (2000–2006), Pete Brockman in the sitcom Outnumbered (2007–2014, 2016, 2024), Toby in the sitcom Not Going Out (2014–2023), and the Bank Manager in the first season of the comedy-drama series Fleabag (2016). He presents the community archaeology television show The Great British Dig (since 2020).

Infobox

Born
Peter Hugh Dennis (1962-02-13) 13 February 1962 (age 63)Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Alma mater
University of Cambridge
Spouses
mw- Miranda Carroll (m. 1987; div. 1993) Kate Abbot-Anderson (m. 1996; div. 2015) Claire Skinner (m. 2022)
Children
2
Parent
John Dennis (father)
Relatives
John Dennis Jr. (brother)
Years active
Since 1989
Genres
Political satire, impressionism, improvisational comedy, insult comedy
Subjects
British politics, family, current events

Tables

· Filmography
1989–1991
1989–1991
Year
1989–1991
Show
Spitting Image
Role
Various characters
Notes
Voice only
1991–1992
1991–1992
Year
1991–1992
Show
The Mary Whitehouse Experience
Role
Various characters
Notes
Co-creator/writer
1992
1992
Year
1992
Show
Me, You and Him
Role
Harry Dunstan
Notes
Co-creator
A Word in Your Era
A Word in Your Era
Year
A Word in Your Era
Show
Prince John
Role
1 episode
Springing Lenin
Springing Lenin
Year
Springing Lenin
Show
Peter
Role
TV short
1994
1994
Year
1994
Show
The Easter Stories
Role
Gardener
Notes
1 episode
1994–1995
1994–1995
Year
1994–1995
Show
The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show
Role
Various characters
Notes
12 episodes
1996
1996
Year
1996
Show
The Detectives
Role
Seth
Notes
1 episode
1997
1997
Year
1997
Show
Brass Eye
Role
Dr. Balb Kubrox
Notes
1 episode
2000
2000
Year
2000
Show
Doctors
Role
Nick Browning
Notes
1 episode
Jack Dee's Happy Hour
Jack Dee's Happy Hour
Year
Jack Dee's Happy Hour
Show
Jed Cake
Role
Voice only; 8 episodes
2000–2006
2000–2006
Year
2000–2006
Show
My Hero
Role
Dr. Piers Crispin
Notes
51 episodes
2002
2002
Year
2002
Show
TV to Go
Role
Various characters
Notes
Series 2
2005–2022
2005–2022
Year
2005–2022
Show
Mock the Week
Role
Himself, regular panellist
2007–2014, 2016, 2024
2007–2014, 2016, 2024
Year
2007–2014, 2016, 2024
Show
Outnumbered
Role
Pete Brockman
Notes
Series regular
2009
2009
Year
2009
Show
New Tricks
Role
Tony Granville
Notes
1 episode
Hotel Babylon
Hotel Babylon
Year
Hotel Babylon
Show
Jim Doody
Role
1 episode
2009, 2010
2009, 2010
Year
2009, 2010
Show
QI
Role
Himself, guest panellist
Notes
2 episodes
2011
2011
Year
2011
Show
Fast and Loose
Role
Himself
Notes
Host
2013
2013
Year
2013
Show
Agatha Christie's Marple
Role
Major Phillpot
Notes
"Endless Night"
Since 2014
Since 2014
Year
Since 2014
Show
Over to Bill
Role
Bill Onion
2014–2023
2014–2023
Year
2014–2023
Show
Not Going Out
Role
Toby
Notes
Also voiced Captain Morris in 1 episode
2015
2015
Year
2015
Show
Ballot Monkeys
Role
Martin Frost
2016
2016
Year
2016
Show
Drunk History
Role
Napoleon / Richard III
Notes
2 episodes
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Year
Midsomer Murders
Show
Milo Craven
Role
Episode 19.1 "The Village That Rose from the Dead"
Britain's Classroom Heroes
Britain's Classroom Heroes
Year
Britain's Classroom Heroes
Show
Presenter
2016, 2017
2016, 2017
Year
2016, 2017
Show
Insert Name Here
Role
Guest panellist
Notes
2 episodes
2016–2019
2016–2019
Year
2016–2019
Show
Fleabag
Role
Bank Manager
Notes
4 episodes
2017
2017
Year
2017
Show
The Red Nose African Convoy
Role
Himself
Notes
One-off special
Taskmaster
Taskmaster
Year
Taskmaster
Show
Contestant
Role
8 episodes
The Zoo
The Zoo
Year
The Zoo
Show
Narrator
Role
15 episodes
Possibly... The Best Adverts in the World
Possibly... The Best Adverts in the World
Year
Possibly... The Best Adverts in the World
Show
Presenter
Role
One-off special
Trollied
Trollied
Year
Trollied
Show
Jerome
Role
1 episode
Nativity Rocks!
Nativity Rocks!
Year
Nativity Rocks!
Show
Liam Hargreaves
2019
2019
Year
2019
Show
Urban Myths
Role
Richard Asher
Notes
1 episode
Yorkshire Airport
Yorkshire Airport
Year
Yorkshire Airport
Show
Narrator
Role
6 episodes
2020
2020
Year
2020
Show
McDonald & Dodds
Role
George Holden
Since 2020
Since 2020
Year
Since 2020
Show
The Great British Dig
Role
Presenter
2021
2021
Year
2021
Show
No Time to Die
Role
Dr. Hardy
Since 2021
Since 2021
Year
Since 2021
Show
The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden
Role
Presenter
2022
2022
Year
2022
Show
Huge Homes with Hugh Dennis
Role
Presenter
Murder, They Hope
Murder, They Hope
Year
Murder, They Hope
Show
Aaron
Role
Episode: "Can't See the Blood for the Trees"
2023
2023
Year
2023
Show
The Festive Pottery Throw Down
Role
Contestant
Notes
Winner
2023, 2025
2023, 2025
Year
2023, 2025
Show
The Couple Next Door
Role
Alan Richardson
Notes
Series 1 & 2
2024
2024
Year
2024
Show
Pointless
Role
Guest co-presenter
2025
2025
Year
2025
Show
Two Men on a Bike
Role
Himself
Notes
With David Baddiel
Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise
Year
Beyond Paradise
Show
Arthur Donelan
Role
Series 3
Year
Show
Role
Notes
1989–1991
Spitting Image
Various characters
Voice only
1991–1992
The Mary Whitehouse Experience
Various characters
Co-creator/writer
1992
Me, You and Him
Harry Dunstan
Co-creator
A Word in Your Era
Prince John
1 episode
Springing Lenin
Peter
TV short
1994
The Easter Stories
Gardener
1 episode
1994–1995
The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show
Various characters
12 episodes
1996
The Detectives
Seth
1 episode
1997
Brass Eye
Dr. Balb Kubrox
1 episode
2000
Doctors
Nick Browning
1 episode
Jack Dee's Happy Hour
Jed Cake
Voice only; 8 episodes
2000–2006
My Hero
Dr. Piers Crispin
51 episodes
2002
TV to Go
Various characters
Series 2
2005–2022
Mock the Week
Himself, regular panellist
2007–2014, 2016, 2024
Outnumbered
Pete Brockman
Series regular
2009
New Tricks
Tony Granville
1 episode
Hotel Babylon
Jim Doody
1 episode
2009, 2010
QI
Himself, guest panellist
2 episodes
2011
Fast and Loose
Himself
Host
2013
Agatha Christie's Marple
Major Phillpot
"Endless Night"
Since 2014
Over to Bill
Bill Onion
2014–2023
Not Going Out
Toby
Also voiced Captain Morris in 1 episode
2015
Ballot Monkeys
Martin Frost
2016
Drunk History
Napoleon / Richard III
2 episodes
Midsomer Murders
Milo Craven
Episode 19.1 "The Village That Rose from the Dead"
Britain's Classroom Heroes
Presenter
2016, 2017
Insert Name Here
Guest panellist
2 episodes
2016–2019
Fleabag
Bank Manager
4 episodes
2017
The Red Nose African Convoy
Himself
One-off special
Taskmaster
Contestant
8 episodes
The Zoo
Narrator
15 episodes
Possibly... The Best Adverts in the World
Presenter
One-off special
2018
Richard Osman's House of Games
Contestant
5 episodes (won)
Trollied
Jerome
1 episode
Nativity Rocks!
Liam Hargreaves
2019
Urban Myths
Richard Asher
1 episode
Yorkshire Airport
Narrator
6 episodes
2020
McDonald & Dodds
George Holden
Since 2020
The Great British Dig
Presenter
2021
No Time to Die
Dr. Hardy
Since 2021
The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden
Presenter
2022
Huge Homes with Hugh Dennis
Presenter
Murder, They Hope
Aaron
Episode: "Can't See the Blood for the Trees"
2023
The Festive Pottery Throw Down
Contestant
Winner
2023, 2025
The Couple Next Door
Alan Richardson
Series 1 & 2
2024
Pointless
Guest co-presenter
2025
Two Men on a Bike
Himself
With David Baddiel
Beyond Paradise
Arthur Donelan
Series 3
· Accolades
1994
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
Role(s)
Light Entertainment
Notes
Canned Carrott
2010
BAFTA TV Awards
Role(s)
Best Male Comedy Performance
Notes
Outnumbered: The Christmas Special
2011
British Comedy Awards
Role(s)
Best TV Comedy Actor
Notes
Outnumbered
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
1994
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
Light Entertainment
Canned Carrott
Won
2010
BAFTA TV Awards
Best Male Comedy Performance
Outnumbered: The Christmas Special
Nominated
2011
British Comedy Awards
Best TV Comedy Actor
Outnumbered
Nominated

References

  1. {England and Wales Birth Index 1916–2005}
  2. Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1995, Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd, p. 297
  3. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/16/hugh-dennis-my-family-values
  4. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Angola"
    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-angola--2
  5. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Angola"
    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-angola
  6. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/16/hugh-dennis-my-family-values
  7. "Hugh Dennis" Who Do You Think You Are? Episode 5 of 10, Series 9. Broadcast 12 September 2012.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mmlx5
  8. Daily Record
    http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2009/12/26/hugh-dennis-on-working-with-the-kids-of-outnumbered-86908-21923416/
  9. Have I Got News for You
  10. Radio Times
    http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-02-16/hugh-dennis-i%27m-a-happy-rambler
  11. Dara O Briain And Hugh Dennis Talk 150 Episodes Of Mock The Week | This Morning
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emuTpAq2-L0
  12. Daily Express
    https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/555170/Hugh-Dennis-interview
  13. "Why Footlights is a breeding ground for double acts"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-11927226
  14. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/show-people-in-your-funnybone-rather-than-your-face-punt-and-dennis-1411396.html
  15. Hugh Dennis On Spitting Image, Not Going Out And Starring In James Bond
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAUGhOKY2pk
  16. The Northern Echo (Newsquest North East)
    https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/1314944.headline-act
  17. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/may/17/broadcasting.uknews
  18. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/show-people-in-your-funnybone-rather-than-your-face-punt-and-dennis-1411396.html
  19. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/sep/30/comedy?INTCMP=SRCH
  20. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/17/perforated-eardrums-how-we-made-the-tango-ads-gil-scott-heron
  21. "Oz And Hugh Drink To Christmas"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pk6gy
  22. "Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x334f
  23. "Outnumbered Press Pack"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/08_august/17/outnumbered.shtml
  24. "BAFTA Awards 2009"
    http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?award=false&category=Television&pageNo=3&year=2009
  25. "The Show"
    http://www.mocktheweek.tv/thecast/
  26. Royal Television Society
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240217103841/https://rts.org.uk/person/hugh-dennis
  27. Hugh Dennis to present The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden on More4 ; Channel 4
    https://www.channel4.com/press/news/hugh-dennis-present-great-british-dig-history-your-back-garden-more4
  28. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/james-bond-no-time-to-die-hugh-dennis-b1930666.html
  29. sussexlive
    https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/hugh-dennis-outnumbered-chichester-star-5820398
  30. Findmypast.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090228000620/http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp
  31. twitter
    https://twitter.com/royalmarsden/status/621235948924366848
  32. HuffPost
    http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/outnumbered-hugh-dennis-claire-skinner-relationship_uk_5b388823e4b0f3c221a18ada
  33. Metro
    https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/02/outnumbered-couple-hugh-dennis-claire-skinner-secretly-married-real-life-three-years-ago-22653501/
  34. "Our members"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120513135229/http://www.rgs.org/AboutUs/Our%2Bmembers.htm
  35. Hugh Dennis welcomed to The University of Northampton Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Northampton.ac.uk
    http://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/release/?id=UON8251
  36. "Media Articles - University of Winchester"
    https://www.winchester.ac.uk/News-and-Events/Press-Centre/Media-Articles/Chancellor-Hugh-makes-his-graduation-debut.php
  37. Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk
    https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/2847-punt-and-dennis/
  38. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15514161
  39. Radio Times
    http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-06-16/hugh-dennis-on-being-a-complete-idiot-around-hugh-laurie
  40. "Filming begins on ITV's Agatha Christie Marple adaptation, Endless Night"
    http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/filming-begins-itvs-agatha-christie-marple-adaptation-endless-night
  41. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10793211/Can-Comedy-Playhouse-save-the-British-sitcom.html
  42. Basingstoke Gazette
    http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/15382994.Hugh_Dennis_to_narrate_new_CBBC_comedy_lifting_lid_on_zoo_animal_antics/
  43. Channel4.com
    https://www.channel4.com/press/news/hugh-dennis-present-great-british-dig-history-your-back-garden-more4
  44. Channel4.com/press
    https://www.channel4.com/press/news/strawberry-blond-tv-wins-double-commission-channel-4-and-more4
  45. comedy.co.uk
    https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/murder-they-hope/episodes/2/1/
  46. channel4.com
    https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-festive-pottery-throw-down
  47. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2023/10/hugh-dennis-kate-robbins-sam-heughan-eleanor-tomlinson-the-couple-next-door-channel-4-1235563819/
  48. radiotimes.com
    https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-axuq6i/two-men-on-a-bike-season-1/?episode=b-p5eecw
  49. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/beyond-paradise-series-3-first-look-images-guest-stars
  50. "The British Comedy Awards – Past Winners"
    http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/past-winners/2011.aspx
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