Bad Robots
British television prank show
Bad Robots is a British television prank show that originally aired on E4 from November 2014. Made by Objective Productions, the show centres on a fleet of seemingly defective and even mischievous machines, devices and robots produced by the fictional TezCorp Industries. Unsuspecting members of the public were filmed using these everyday machines, resulting in practical-joke and hidden-camera laughs.
The series was created by Nathan Eastwood, directed by Paul Routledge, and written and produced by Ben Spiteri. Motion graphics for the series were created by Compost Creative. A host of comedy talent provided voices for the machines, Michael Gambon, Simon Greenall, Rob Delaney, Terry Mynott, Diane Morgan and Tom Allen.
The first episode drew an average audience figure of 338,000.
01Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2014 | 16 December 2014 | 6 |
| 2 | 25 August 2015 | 29 September 2015 | 6 |
02List of Machines
| Model No. | Machine | Voice Over (unconfirmed*) | No. episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEZ1 | BAD ROBOT | Michael Gambon | 12 |
| TEZ#002 | Digi-Photo-Matic photo booth | Matthew Holness | 7 |
| TEZ#003 | Frank and Send postage machine | Tom Allen | 4 |
| TEZ#004 | Non-Stop Radio | N/A | 2 |
| TEZ#005 | Hotel BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#006 | Cinema BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#007 | Charge-O-Matic mobile phone charger | Annabel Raftery | 2 |
| TEZ#008 | Tourist Information Machine | Nico Tatarowicz | 5 |
| TEZ#009 | Cab BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#010 | Con-Struct-A-Bear | Dave Benson-Philips | 3 |
| TEZ#011 | Reception BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#012 | Audio Tour Guide | Simon Greenall* | 1 |
| TEZ#013 | Bouncer BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#014 | Maxwave Microwave | N/A | 1 |
| TEZ#015 | Takeaway BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#016 | Floor Buffer with autobuff mode | Matthew Holness* | 2 |
| TEZ#017 | Nails Babez manicure machine | Matthew Le Tissier* | 1 |
| TEZ#018 | Tezbrowze web browser | Matthew Holness* | 1 |
| TEZ#019 | TezToys: Yank It! | Rob Delaney | 1 |
| TEZ#020 | British Language Test | Simon Greenall* | 2 |
| TEZ#021 | Vet BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#022 | Self-Serving Chocolate Fountain | Matthew Le Tissier* | 2 |
| TEZ#023 | Border Control BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#024 | S.A.L.Y (Survey - Analysis - Learning - You) survey machine | Ross Kemp | 2 |
| TEZ#025 | Career BOT | Lee Kern | 1 |
| TEZ#026 | DNA Testing Machine | Simon Greenall* | 1 |
| - | British Roadways Centre: 2014-2015 Theory Test | Terry Mynott* | 4 |
| - | Change Machine | Rob Delaney | 1 |
| - | Digi-e-Card booth | Felicity Montagu | 1 |
| - | Dog motorbike kids' rides | N/A | 2 |
| - | Hear 2 Stay hearing test machine | Rob Delaney | 1 |
| - | London Global Money Exchange machine | Adam Buxton | 2 |
| - | Optical Prime eye test machine | Simon Greenall* | 3 |
| - | Parking Ticket Machine | Terry Mynott* | 3 |
| - | Power roller with automatic painting assistant | Rob Delaney | 1 |
| - | Quiziemodo Pub Quiz Machine | Matthew Holness | 8 |
| - | Simple Samples | Kelly-Anne Lyons | 5 |
| - | Speak & Search shopping companion/reference index | John Hopkins | 7 |
| - | Tandalous spray tanning booth | Diane Morgan (S01)/Vikki Stone (S02) | 2 |
| - | Tez Tees golf ball dispenser | Matthew Le Tissier* | 1 |
| - | Tezcorp Alarm System | Rob Delaney | 1 |
| - | Traffic Sign | N/A | 2 |
| - | Water Cooler | N/A | 1 |
Sources and credits
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