The Real McCoy was a BBC TV comedy show which ran from 1991 to 1996, originally produced by the guy behind "Desmond's" and "No Problem!", Charlie Hanson.

Over the years, the show featured a host of talent - a number of whom have gone on to become stars in their own right, including Curtis and Ishmael, Collette Johnson, Llewella Gideon, Meera Syal, Perry Benson, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Leo Chester (now Muhammad), Felix Dexter, Robbie Gee, Kulvinder Ghir, Judith Jacob, Rudi Lickwood, Eddie Nestor, Marcus Powell, Junior Simpson and Jo Martin.