The Brain Drain

For other uses, see Brain Drain.

The Brain Drain is a British comedy panel show that aired on BBC2 from 19 September 1992 to 13 August 1993. It was hosted by Jimmy Mulville.

The Brain Drain
Genre	Comedy Panel show
Created by	Dan Patterson Mark Leveson
Presented by	Jimmy Mulville
Starring	Tony Hawks Jo Brand
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Hat Trick Productions
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	19 September 1992 (1992-09-19) – 13 August 1993 (1993-08-13)

Format

The show was essentially a comedy version of Question Time. It featured four celebrity panellists (including regular panellists Tony Hawks and (in the 2nd series) Jo Brand) who were asked questions by members of the studio audience (including occasional celebrity guests) to which they were invited to give a humorous response.

Transmissions

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6		19 September 1992 (1992-09-19)	24 October 1992 (1992-10-24)
2	8		25 June 1993 (1993-06-25)	13 August 1993 (1993-08-13)

External links

• The Brain Drain at IMDb
• The Brain Drain at British Comedy Guide
• The Brain Drain at UKGameshows.com