The Jonathan Ross Show: Season 17

8 episodes Premiered Apr 10, 2021 Updated Oct 3, 2026

Previously on The Jonathan Ross Show

Season 17 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Jonathan Ross Show Season 16.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 17 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 17: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S17·E1 Mytharc

Oti Mabuse, Daisy May Cooper, Jimmy Carr

Apr 10, 2021 · 50 min

Oti Mabuse, Daisy May Cooper, Jimmy Carr

S17·E2 Core

Anthony Joshua, Emily Blunt, Alan Carr, AJ Tracey

Apr 17, 2021 · 50 min

Anthony Joshua, Emily Blunt, Alan Carr, AJ Tracey

S17·E3 Core

Boy George, Prue Leith, Big Zuu, Joanne McNally, London Grammar

Apr 24, 2021 · 50 min

Jonathan is joined by music and fashion icon Boy George, Great British Bake Off supremo Prue Leith, rapper turned chef Big Zuu, rising star of comedy Joanne McNally, and the multi

S17·E4 Core

Stars of Line of Duty, Ellie Simmonds, Ashley Banjo, Paul Weller

May 1, 2021 · 50 min

S17·E5 Core

Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Darcey Bussell, Romesh Ranganathan, Rag ’n’ Bone Man

May 8, 2021 · 50 min

Jonathan is joined by legendary star of stage and screen Sir Ian McKellen, former Strictly judge and Royal ballet principal dancer Dame Darcey Bussell and the always hilarious Rome

S17·E6 Core

Sir Tom Jones, Paloma Faith, Dave Bautista, James Acaster, Royal Blood

May 15, 2021 · 50 min

This week on The Jonathan Ross Show, Jonathan is joined by the legendary Sir Tom Jones, multi-platinum selling singer Paloma Faith, star of Guardians of the Galaxy, Spectre and Bla

S17·E7 Mytharc

David Walliams, Aisling Bea, Bree Runway, Noel Gallagher

May 22, 2021 · 50 min

Jonathan is joined by top children's author and BGT judge David Walliams, award-winning comedian Aisling Bea, BBC Sound of 2021 nominee Bree Runway and music icon Noel Gallagher, w

S17·E8 Mytharc

Jeremy Clarkson, Alesha Dixon, Steve Coogan, Dame Emma Thompson, Emma Stone, Niall Horan, Anne-Marie

May 29, 2021 · 50 min

For the final show of the current series, Jonathan is joined by the irrepressible Jeremy Clarkson, BGT judge Alesha Dixon, Alan Partridge himself Steve Coogan, Hollywood stars Dame