The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell.

[3] The pilot was well received[4] and in August 2002 a full series was commissioned, this time on BBC Two.

[8] In 2002 the BBC's Arena broadcast a documentary about the series entitled Radio Ha!

- Meet The Dead Ringers, directed by Fisher Dilke.

It featured interviews with the cast and writers, and behind-the-scenes footage from a studio recording from the eighth series.