Synopsis
QI (2003), Season 5 is the British comedy quiz show you can watch online on iFILM — 13 episodes hosted by Stephen Fry, where being right matters far less than being interesting.
This run is the "E" series. Every show locks onto one E-themed subject: Engineering, Electricity, Eating, Exploration, Europe, Espionage, England, Empire. Alan Davies sits there as the regular fall guy, racking up the wrong answers, while guests rotate through — Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, Sean Lock, Phill Jupitus, Dara Ó Briain. Two specials stand out: a Children in Need episode and a Christmas show on Empire. The season closes with "Elephants", a compilation of unseen footage from across the E run.
What makes this batch work is the chemistry, not the trivia. Fry feeds the panel obscure facts and lets the comics wander off-script. Stream QI Season 5 online on iFILM.
13 episodes
S5·E1Engineering
Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Rob Brydon, Jimmy Carr and Bill Bailey discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'E' - this episode's theme is 'Engineering'.
S5·E2Electricity
Stephen Fry, Alan Davies and guests Jo Brand, Sean Lock and Rich Hall tackle the quite interesting subject of electricity.
S5·E3Eating
Guests Jimmy Carr, Phill Jupitus and Johnny Vegas join Stephen Fry and Alan Davies in a Quite Interesting quiz about eating.
S5·E4Exploration
Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Rich Hall and Sean Lock join Stephen Fry in a quite interesting quiz concerning the topic of exploration.
S5·E5Europe
Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus, David Mitchell and Dara O Briain join Stephen Fry in a Quite Interesting show. This episode has a European theme.
S5·E6Everything Etc
Alan Davies, Clive Anderson, Jeremy Clarkson and Vic Reeves join Stephen Fry in a Quite Interesting quiz. This episode is about Everything.
S5·E7Espionage
Alan Davies, Clive Anderson, Jo Brand and Vic Reeves are quizzed by Stephen Fry on Quite Interesting things concerning espionage.
S5·E8Eyes and Ears
Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Phill Jupitus and David Mitchell this week discuss eyes and ears in a Quite Interesting quiz with Stephen Fry.
S5·E9Entertainment
Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Jo Brand and Jeremy Clarkson join Stephen Fry in this Children in Need special, mostly concerning the topic of entertainment.
S5·E10England
This episode of Stephen Fry's Quite Interesting quiz involves Alan Davies, Charlie Higson, Phill Jupitus and Sean Lock being asked to answer interesting questions about England.
S5·E11Endings
Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Doon Mackichan and Dara Ó Briain this week talk about endings in this Quite Interesting quiz with Stephen Fry.
S5·E12Empire
Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Jo Brand and Sean Lock join Stephen Fry to be quizzed about the empire in this Christmas Special.
S5·E13Elephants
Series E compilation show containing unseen footage from the previous episodes.
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