The Dog Ate My Homework

The Dog Ate My Homework^[1] is a British children's panel show hosted by Lauren Layfield. It was first broadcast on 17 January 2014^[2] and was originally hosted by the comedian Iain Stirling. The show is produced by CBBC Productions Scotland for CBBC.^[2]

The Dog Ate My Homework
Genre	Children's Panel game
Developed by	Victoria Coker Ed Morrish
Directed by	Pati Marr
Presented by	Iain Stirling (2014–2019) Guest Presenters (2019–2020) Lauren Layfield (2020–)
Starring	Chris Lawrence Stephanie Fulton (2014) Susan Morrison (2015) Ian West (2015–) Adam B (2019–2020) Reis Daniel (2020–)
Narrated by	Charles Donnelly (2015–2016) Neil Macgillivray (2016–)
Composer	Syncbox
Country of origin	Scotland
No. of series	8
No. of episodes	97
Production
Executive producers	Sara Harkins (2014–2015, 2016–) Yvonne Jennings (2016)
Producers	Richard Grocock (2014) David Noble (2014) Margaret Anne Docherty (2014–2015) Chris Hulme (2016–present)
Running time	28 minutes
Production company	CBBC Productions Scotland
Release
Original network	CBBC
Original release	17 January 2014 (2014-01-17) – present

Series 2 began on 23 January 2015, with a Christmas special aired on 16 December 2015. Series 3 began on 8 January 2016 and series 4 began on 4 November 2016.^[3] A fifth series was filmed from 17 November to 10 December 2017.^[4] Series 6 was the first not to be aired on Fridays, with it airing from 2 February 2019 at 8.30am for 12 weeks. After this series, it was announced that Stirling was leaving the show.

In series 7, four different presenters hosted three episodes each. Hacker T. Dog was the first of these confirmed. Lauren Layfield, Suzi Ruffell and Darren Harriott also presented three episodes each. It was later announced that Layfield would host the show permanently from Series 8, joined by Reis Daniel playing the lovable Mr. Learner.

Format

The show features two teams, both with a CBBC star, a comedian and a child. They compete in various games and tasks. The winning team get a gold star. Stirling can take, or give, gold stars whenever he wants. He usually gives them when an answer makes him laugh. Whoever has the most gold stars wins the game.

Episodes

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	Series 1	10	17 January 2014	28 March 2014
	Series 2	11	23 January 2015	17 April 2015
	Christmas Special	1	16 December 2015
	Series 3	14	8 January 2016	28 March 2016
	Series 4	13	4 November 2016	24 February 2017
	Series 5	12	5 January 2018	23 February 2018
	Series 6	12	3 March 2019	15 April 2019
	Series 7	12	24 November 2019	12 January 2020
	Christmas Special	1	16 December 2020
	Series 8	11	Date Month Year	10 July 2021

Series 1 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Original air date^[5]
1	1	"Episode One"	Pati Marr	17 January 2014 (2014-01-17)
Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Sam Fletcher, Bec Hill and Jack Carroll Child Panelists: Roma (1) and Jamie (1) Characters: Stephanie Fulton as The Dog, Chris Lawrence as Mr Smash, Eve Wengel as Eve From Class 4B Cameos: TBA Winners: Roma (1)'s team of Romesh Ranganathan and Sam Fletcher
2	2	"Episode Two"	Pati Marr	24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
Celebrity Panelists: Paul McCaffrey, Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark), Victoria Cook and Sam Nixon (Sam & Mark) Child Panelists: Holly and Grant Winners: Holly's team of Paul McCaffrey and Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark)
3	3	"Episode Three"	Pati Marr	31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Mawaan Rizwan, Ashleigh Butler and Dan Wright Child Panelists: Harley (1) and Callum Winners: Callum's team of Ashleigh Butler and Dan Wright
4	4	"Episode Four"	Pati Marr	7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)
Celebrity Panelists: Katie Mulgrew, Charlie Baker, Paul McCartney and Oyiza Momoh Child Panelists: Holly and Grant Winners: Grant's team of Paul McCartney and Oyiza Momoh
5	5	"Episode Five"	Pati Marr	21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)
Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Radzi Chinyanganya, Dan Antopolski and Chris Martin Child Panelists: Sonia vs Harley (2) Winners: Harley (2)'s team of Dan Antopolski and Chris Martin
6	6	"Episode Six"	Pati Marr	28 February 2014 (2014-02-28)
Celebrity Panelists: Katie Mulgrew, Bobby Lockwood, Paul McCaffrey and Louisa Connolly-Burnham Child Panelists: Gilbert (1) vs Neve (1) Winners: Gilbert (1)'s team of Katie Mulgrew and Bobby Lockwood
7	7	"Episode Seven"	Pati Marr	7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)
Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Ore Oduba, Des Clarke and Dodge T. Dog Child Panelists: Jude (1) vs Sonia (2) Winners: Jude (1)'s team of Susan Calman and Ore Oduba
8	8	"Episode Eight"	Pati Marr	14 March 2014 (2014-03-14)
Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Kirstie Steele, Bec Hill and Shane O'Meara Child Panelists: Gilbert (2) vs Neve (2) Winners: Neve (2)'s team of Bec Hill and Shane O'Meara
9	9	"Episode Nine"	Pati Marr	21 March 2014 (2014-03-21)
Celebrity Panelists: Chris Martin, Ashleigh Butler, Susan Calman and Cel Spellman Child Panelists: Jude (2) vs Lucy Winners: Lucy's team of Susan Calman and Cel Spellman
10	10	"Episode Ten"	Pati Marr	28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)
Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Victoria Cook, Bec Hill and Joel Dommett Child Panelists: Jamie (2) vs Roma (2) Winners: Jamie (2)'s team of Romesh Ranganathan and Victoria Cook

Series 2 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
11	1	"Episode 1"	Pati Marr	23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)
Celebrity Panelists: Joe Swash, Ashleigh Butler, Alex Riley and Romesh Ranganathan Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
12	2	"Episode 2"	Pati Marr	30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
Celebrity Panelists: Hacker T. Dog, Michelle Ackerley, Johnny Cochrane (Johnny & Inel) and Inel Tomlinson (Johnny & Inel) Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
13	3	"Episode 3"	Pati Marr	6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)
Celebrity Panelists: Dodge T. Dog, Naomi Wilkinson, Sam Nixon (Sam & Mark) and Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark) Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
14	4	"Episode 4"	Pati Marr	20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)
Celebrity Panelists: Jermain Jackman, Bobby Lockwood, Katherine Ryan and Nihal Arthanayake Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
15	5	"Episode 5"	Pati Marr	27 February 2015 (2015-02-27)
Celebrity Panelists: Dominique Moore, Aidan Davis, Alex Riley and Susan Calman Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
16	6	"Episode 6"	Pati Marr	6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Dodge T. Dog and Dominique Moore Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
17	7	"Episode 7"	Pati Marr	13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam Strike, Percelle Ascott, Dan Wright and Susan Calman Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
18	8	"Episode 8"	Pati Marr	20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)
Celebrity Panelists: Chris Stark, Ashleigh Butler, James Acaster and Romesh Ranganathan Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
19	9	"Episode 9"	Pati Marr	27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)
Celebrity Panelists: Jack Carroll, Bobby Lockwood, Lloyd Langford and Pippa Evans Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
20	10	"Episode 10"	Pati Marr	3 April 2015 (2015-04-03)
Celebrity Panelists: Dominique Moore, Aidan Davis, Alex Riley and Susan Calman Child Panelists: TBA and TBA Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
21	11	"Compilation Show"	Pati Marr	17 April 2015 (2015-04-17)
In this special episode, Iain Stirling takes on the role of Stirling Holmes. As the world's greatest detective, he is trying to solve the strange case of the missing homework... which has been stolen by evil genius Professor Dogiarty.

Christmas Special (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
22	1	"Christmas Special"	Pati Marr	16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)
Celebrity Panelists: Hacker T. Dog, Ashleigh Butler, Alex Riley and Pippa Evans

Series 3 (2016)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
23	1	"Episode 1"	Pati Marr	8 January 2016 (2016-01-08)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Chris Johnson and Susan Calman
24	2	"Episode 2"	Pati Marr	15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Celebrity Panelists: Romesh Ranganathan, Lucy & Lydia, Naomi Wilkinson and Dan Wright
25	3	"Episode 3"	Pati Marr	22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
Celebrity Panelists: Chris Johnson, Dominique Moore, Ed Petrie and Alex Riley
26	4	"Episode 4"	Pati Marr	5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
Celebrity Panelists: Dominique Moore, Stuart Goldsmith, Chris Johnson and Susan Calman
27	5	"Episode 5"	Pati Marr	12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
Celebrity Panelists: Bec Hill, Victoria Cook, Chris Martin and Charlie Baker
28	6	"Episode 6"	Pati Marr	19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Celebrity Panelists: Lauren Layfield, Joe Swash, Dan Wright and James Acaster
29	7	"Episode 7"	Pati Marr	26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Alex Riley, Shazia Mirza and Dodge T. Dog
30	8	"Episode 8"	Pati Marr	4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Celebrity Panelists: Victoria Cook, Lauren Layfield, Phil Wang and Mawaan Rizwan
31	9	"Episode 9"	Pati Marr	11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
Celebrity Panelists: Radzi Chinyanganya, Ellie Taylor, Suzi Ruffell and Ricky Martin
32	10	"Episode 10"	Pati Marr	18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
Celebrity Panelists: Bobby Lockwood, Grace Mandeville, Matthew Crosby and Tom Craine
33	11	"Episode 11"	Pati Marr	25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam Fletcher, Grace Mandeville, Tom Craine and Dan Antopolski
34	12	"Episode 12"	Pati Marr	26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Celebrity Panelists: Ellie Taylor, Marlon Davis, Sam Fletcher and Mawaan Rizwan
35	13	"Episode 13"	Pati Marr	27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
Celebrity Panelists: Bobby Lockwood, Fran Scott, Naomi Wilkinson and Dodge T. Dog
36	14	"Episode 14"	Pati Marr	28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
Celebrity Panelists: Hacker T. Dog, Susan Calman, Steve Bugeja and Ben Shires

Series 4 (2016–2017)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
37	1	"Episode 1"	Pati Marr	4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
Celebrity Panelists: Matthew Crosby, Lauren Layfield, Dominique Moore and Saima Chowdhury
38	2	"Episode 2"	Pati Marr	11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Dodge T. Dog and Sam Battersea
39	3	"Episode 3"	Pati Marr	18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Phil Wang and Jess Robinson
40	4	"Episode 4"	Pati Marr	25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
Celebrity Panelists: Ben Shires, Suzi Ruffell, Stuart Goldsmith and Bec Hill
41	5	"Episode 5"	Pati Marr	2 December 2016 (2016-12-02)
Celebrity Panelists: Susan Calman, Dodge T. Dog, Chris Johnson and Leo Waddell
42	6	"Episode 6"	Pati Marr	9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Steve Bugeja and Katia Kvinge
43	7	"Episode 7"	Pati Marr	13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)
Celebrity Panelists: Lauren Layfield, Matthew Crosby, Dan Wright and Marlon Davis
44	8	"Episode 8"	Pati Marr	20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
Celebrity Panelists: Katie Thistleton, Stuart Goldsmith, Ivo Graham and Suzi Ruffell
45	9	"Episode 9"	Pati Marr	27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
Celebrity Panelists: Hacker T. Dog, Ellie Taylor, Ricky Martin and Radzi Chinyanganya
46	10	"Episode 10"	Pati Marr	3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: Chris Johnson, Tom Allen, Dominique Moore and Luke Kempner
47	11	"Episode 11: Sports Day Special"	Pati Marr	10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Naomi Wilkinson, Tom Craine and Richard David-Caine
48	12	"Episode 12"	Pati Marr	17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
Celebrity Panelists: Ellie Taylor, Marlon Davis, Hacker T. Dog and Gareth Richards
49	13	"Episode 13"	Pati Marr	24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
Celebrity Panelists: Saima Chowdhury, Ahir Shah, Charlie Baker and Rory Crawford

Series 5 (2018)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
50	1	"Episode 1"	Pati Marr	5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Celebrity Panelists: Johnny & Inel, Charlie Baker and Suzi Ruffell
51	2	"Episode 2"	Pati Marr	12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
Celebrity Panelists: Matthew Crosby, Saima Chowdhury, Jess Robinson and Lauren Layfield
52	3	"Episode 3"	Pati Marr	19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Yuriko Kotani and Charlie Baker
53	4	"Episode 4"	Pati Marr	26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
Celebrity Panelists: Dominique Moore, Lou Sanders, George Lewis and Jarred Christmas
54	5	"Episode 5"	Pati Marr	2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
Celebrity Panelists: Steve Bugeja, Tom Allen, Martin Dougan and Athena Kugblenu
55	6	"Episode 6"	Pati Marr	9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
Celebrity Panelists: Ben Shires, Dominique Moore, Victoria Cook and Gareth Richards
56	7	"Episode 7"	Pati Marr	16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
Celebrity Panelists: Sam & Mark, Suzi Ruffell and Ray Bradshaw
57	8	"Episode 8"	Pati Marr	23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
Celebrity Panelists: Jack Carroll, Naomi Wilkinson, Bec Hill and Tez Ilyas
58	9	"Episode 9"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
59	10	"Episode 10"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
60	11	"Episode 11"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
61	12	"Episode 12"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Series 6 (2019)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
62	1	"Episode 1"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
63	2	"Episode 2"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
64	3	"Episode 3"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
65	4	"Episode 4"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
66	5	"Episode 5"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
67	6	"Episode 6"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
68	7	"Episode 7"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
69	8	"Episode 8"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
70	9	"Episode 9"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
71	10	"Episode 10"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
72	11	"Episode 11"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
73	12	"Episode 12"	Pati Marr	3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Series 7 (2019–2020)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
74	1	"Episode 1"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: Dr Ranj Singh, Bec Hill, Jarred Christmas and Rosie Jones Child Panelists: Slyvie and Hakeem Winners: TBA's team of TBA and TBA
75	2	"Episode 2"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
76	3	"Episode 3"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
77	4	"Episode 4"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
78	5	"Episode 5"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
79	6	"Episode 6"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
80	7	"Episode 7"	TBA	TBA
Host: Lauren Layfield Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
81	8	"Episode 8"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
82	9	"Episode 9"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
83	10	"Episode 10"	TBA	TBA
Host: Lauren Layfield Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
84	11	"Episode 11"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
85	12	"Episode 12"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Christmas Special (2020)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
86	1	"Christmas Special"	Unknown	16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)
Celebrity Panelists: TBA

Series 8 (2020–2021)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
87	2	"Episode 1"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
88	3	"Episode 2"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
89	4	"Episode 3"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
90	5	"Episode 4"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
91	6	"Episode 5"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
92	7	"Episode 6"	TBA	TBA
Host: Lauren Layfield Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
93	8	"Episode 7"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
94	9	"Episode 8"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
95	10	"Episode 9"	TBA	TBA
Host: Lauren Layfield Celebrity Panelists: Ed Petrie, Vic Cook, Sarah Keyworth and Joe Tasker
96	11	"Episode 10"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd
97	12	"Episode 11"	TBA	TBA
Celebrity Panelists: tbd

Guest appearances

The following have all appeared multiple times as one of the guest panelists on the show.

11 appearances Susan Calman 9 appearances Dominique Moore 7 appearances Dodge T. Dog 6 appearances Victoria Cook Bec Hill Lauren Layfield Sam Nixon Romesh Ranganathan Alex Riley Mark Rhodes 5 appearances Charlie Baker Ashleigh Butler Johnny Cochrane Bobby Lockwood Chris Johnson Suzi Ruffell Hacker T. Dog Inel Tomlinson Naomi Wilkinson Dan Wright

4 appearances Matthew Crosby Ellie Taylor 3 appearances Steve Bugeja Jack Carroll Radzi Chinyanganya Tom Craine Marlon Davis Sam Fletcher Stuart Goldsmith Chris Martin Paul McCaffrey Ed Petrie Mawaan Rizwan Ben Shires

2 appearances James Acaster Tom Allen Dan Antopolski Aidan Davis Pippa Evans Ivo Graham Luke Kempner Grace Mandeville Ricky Martin Katie Mulgrew Gareth Richards Jess Robinson Joe Swash Phil Wang

Susan Calman, Dan Wright and Dodge T. Dog are the only panelists to have featured in every series. However, none of them featured in the stand-alone Christmas special. As of April 2019^[update], Calman has not appeared in an episode of the show since Season 4.

The following have all made a single appearance as one of the guest panellists on the show:^[6]

Michelle Ackerley Nihal Arthanayake Percelle Ascott Sam Battersea Ray Bradshaw Jarred Christmas Des Clarke Louisa Connolly-Burnham Rory Crawford Richard David-Caine Joel Dommett Martin Dougan JB Gill Storm Huntley Tez Ilyas Jermaine Jackman Yuriko Kotani Athena Kugblenu Katia Kvinge Lloyd Langford George Lewis Lucy & Lydia

Shazia Mirza Oyiza Momoh Ore Oduba Shane O'Meara Funmbi Omotayo Katherine Ryan Lou Sanders Fran Scott Ahir Shah Ranj Singh Cel Spellman Chris Stark Kirstie Steele Sam Strike Katie Thistleton Leo Waddell

References

1. "The Dog Ate My Homework". IMDb. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
2. "The Dog Ate My Homework Series 1 episode guide". British Comedy Guide.
3. "The Dog Ate My Homework Series 4 episode guide". British Comedy Guide.
4. . www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
5. "The Dog Ate My Homework - CBBC Panel Show". British Comedy Guide.
6. "The Dog Ate My Homework series and episodes list". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

• The Dog Ate My Homework at BBC Online  
• The Dog Ate My Homework at IMDb