Off Their Rockers (British TV series)
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Off Their Rockers is a British hidden camera sketch series that aired on ITV, based on the American series Betty White's Off Their Rockers. The programme features senior citizens pranking unsuspecting members of the public, originating from the Belgian format Benidorm Bastards. It ran for four series and two special episodes between 2013 and 2016.
Background
The first series of Off Their Rockers aired for six episodes from 7 April until 12 May 2013. A second series was commissioned in July 2013, began airing on 6 April 2014, and ran for seven episodes. The final episode of the second series was dedicated to Iris Sharples, a former participant who died on 22 November 2013 during filming.
A third series was commissioned in August 2014 and began airing on 1 March 2015 for six episodes. Two special episodes known as the Blue Badge specials were announced on 12 April 2015, during the concluding episode of series 3, and aired in June 2015 on Mondays at 9:30pm, starring a new cast. A fourth series was commissioned and began airing on 6 November 2016 for six episodes, moving to an earlier timeslot of 18:30 on Sunday evenings; this series saw celebrities taking part in the pranks for the first time.
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