Lab Rats (2008– )

Lab Rats is a sit-com about the life of staff working in a science lab at a UK university.

Stars:

Chris Addison, Selina Cadell, Jo Enright

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chris Addison	...	Dr. Alex Beenyman (6 episodes, 2008)
Selina Cadell	...	Dean (6 episodes, 2008)
Jo Enright	...	Cara McIlvenny (6 episodes, 2008)
Geoffrey McGivern	...	Professor John Mycroft (6 episodes, 2008)
Dan Tetsell	...	Brian Lalumaca (6 episodes, 2008)
Margaret Cabourn-Smith	...	Secretary (5 episodes, 2008)
Helen Moon	...	Minty Clapper (4 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

Lab Rats is a sit-com about the life of staff working in a science lab at a UK university.

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Plot Keywords:

university | surrealism | team | sitcom | laboratory

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Laborirotid

Filming Locations:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min 30 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a cuddly toy weasel in a different place on the set in each episode. This was provided by Dave Willson, a crew member whose nickname is Weazel. This lead to the game of 'Spot the Weasel'.

User Reviews

It was okay, and grew on you.

The first episode or two were pretty bad; as it went on I thought it improved. I would like to note that the criticism about canned laughter was wrong. On the Fr. Ted DVD Graham Linehan goes into the studio audience "problem" at length - the audience wants to be part of making the show a success, and they laugh too easily. The actors have to wait, timing gets shot and viewers wonder what was so funny. This show reportedly had "live before a studio audience" as an ideal; in practice that does not always make for good comedy. Editors who can put in or take out a hair from a single shot do an extremely good job of editing laughter; if the laughter sounds off, it's probably live.