Saturday Night Takeaway
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, is a variety show
created by LWT and shown in the UK
on Saturday evenings on ITV
, presented and executively produced by Ant & Dec
. It is broadcast live from The London Studios
on the South Bank
. The format was heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment
shows (most notably Noel's House Party
and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
), while individual items often pay homage to Saturday night TV of the past (such as Jim'll Fix It
and Opportunity Knocks).
On 10 September 2005, ITV
had a programme listing the best 50 shows in ITV's 50 years being on air. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway came 2nd, being beaten by Coronation Street
. Launched in 2002, the series was unbeaten in its timeslot for three years until scheduled against Doctor Who
on BBC One
in March 2005.
The show has been on hiatus since 2009, however, following Ant & Dec signing a new £10m two-year deal with ITV in November 2011, it has been confirmed that the show will return in 2012.
After the sketch, they announce what's coming up on the show and then Ant goes up into the audience and starts talking to some of them. He usually picks on two or three people and says something embarrassing about them and then picks on a fourth person and announces that they will be playing a game live in the studio. A lot of research goes into these games and they involve the person's family and friends.
Games Include:
After that, they have to decide to take the prizes and run or gamble it all on one final question. Get it right, and they win the lot. Get it wrong though and they lose everything and leave with just a roll of toilet paper.
In series 1, three contestants were chosen and whittled down to one in a short quiz. This was discontinued from series 2 and one was just selected at random.
In series 5, a new feature was added, which was to show them one of the prizes they picked to help the contestants whether to gamble or not, although this is sometimes omitted due to time restraints.
Format 1 was calling one member of the public and asking them to pick a number between 1 to 9. Whatever prize is behind that number is theirs. This was only used in Series 1.
The current format, used since series 2, has seen a different celebrity each week playing a different game which is used to generate a number between 1 to 9 and the prize behind it goes to the viewer chosen before that turn.
Games include:
presents for this part of the show while David Goldstrom commentates on proceedings on certain weeks. The segment was regularly introduced with a dual-camera set-piece extremely reminiscent of Chris Evans's introduction to the viewers' games on Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
.
Series 8 saw Ant & Dec train a team of 5 different celebrities for a certain challenge.
The losing team on the night would eliminate a member, chosen by the leaders, either Ant, or Dec.
Ant's team consisted of Paul Daniels’ wife Debbie McGee
, actress and singer Bonnie Langford
, dancer Wayne Sleep
and two ex-boy band members Jason 'J' Brown
and Lee Ryan
, from 5ive and Blue, respectively. Due to "personal reasons", Lee Ryan was unable to commit to the team, and was replaced with ex-Steps member Lee Latchford-Evans
.
Dec's team members were magician Paul Daniels
, 80's singer Sonia and X Factor
loser Chico
, TV Presenter Melinda Messenger
, and former footballer and reality TV regular, Lee Sharpe
. On 16 February, Sonia was unable to take part in the live challenge to due a leg injury, which lead to her elimination after Dec's team lost the challenge.
Dec won at Tap Dancing, to equal the scores at 3-3, after he was 3-1 down at one point. It went to a decider. They had a basketball shootout. With Lee Sharpe, scoring for Dec's team, Dec won the series for the fourth time.
The final main challenge 'Performing Songs from Musicals' was judged by a panel made up of singer Lily Allen, Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner, and Dancing on Ice judge and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall. All three voted for Dec putting the scores up to 3 - 3.
At the end of Episode 6, the awards were given with Team Ant getting 'loser' medals and Team Dec getting 'winner' medals and the trophy. All of these were awarded by Brian Blessed who also featured in the 'Duke of Edinburgh' challenge.
This series, the team format is back, with ten new celebrities:
Team Ant:-
Team Dec:-
The celebrities have been, in chronological order:
Series 7 (2007)
Series 8 (2008)
Series 9 (2009)
won this on 21 March 2009.
The prison mates included:
Bianca Gascoigne
,
The Cheeky Girls
,
Chesney Hawkes
and Linda Barker
.
For series 9, the rules are changed that there are now 14 compartments, 7 of which with cheeses worth various amounts of money, which if they all collected, add up to the top prize of £5,000.
being a famous, and popular, victim). When this item first began, they also fooled members of the public.
Series 6 Leaderboard
The obstacles used in Series 6:
Most noteworthy race
Series 7 Leaderboard
The obstacles used in Series 7 are:
Failure to complete any of the obstacles correctly (bar the Drawbridge) will incur a ten second penalty.
Most noteworthy race
Series 8 Leaderboard (Extreme)
Steps member Ian Watkins and actor Chris Parker
feature in one of the obstacles.
The obstacles used in series 8 are:
Every week they, through some sort of technology work, would surprise members of the public in a location in the UK (e.g. a cinema or a bingo hall) and reward someone £5,000 if they ran back home. The person who gets to their door to find the five grand would then be forced to read an oath, on their television screen, promising they will never go out on Saturday Nights again.
like a rodeo
. The harder they ride the more cash they will get. The maximum win is £5,000. The remaining money that is not won is added as a bonus prize in Grab The Ads. As a joke the announcer in the commentary box or in series 7, a child voice mailing in from a mobile phone
will say "Oink Oink, You Lucky Pig!" when the prize with the money remaining is revealed.
, in which audience members who had written to Jimmy Savile
in their youth, but never been lucky enough to fulfil their dreams, and having those dreams realised at last, 20+ years later.
was asked what conceived meant and she told them it meant where her son got in her tummy. Such victims include Kevin Costner
and Sarah Michelle Gellar
. In one instance where they interviewed Ant and Dec themselves they used two even younger Ant & Dec look-alikes, "Little Little Ant & Dec" to introduce the segment because Little Ant and Dec 'couldn't be bothered'. Following the axing of this segment, the pair hosted Jiggy Bank for Series 6.
A memorable Opportunity Knocks: Again was on 14 October 2004, when sisters, Diane and Mandy Fanthorpe got more applause than Busted
on a sawing trick.
The person who receives the takeaway then answers a question from their front door and if they get it right, they win the money, along with their food.
was on hand to commentate on proceedings.
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
created by LWT and shown in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on Saturday evenings on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, presented and executively produced by Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England...
. It is broadcast live from The London Studios
The London Studios
The London Studios is a television studio complex which is owned by London Weekend Television and has been home to the London Weekend ITV provider since 1972...
on the South Bank
South Bank
South Bank is an area of London, England located immediately adjacent to the south side of the River Thames. It forms a long and narrow section of riverside development that is within the London Borough of Lambeth to the border with the London Borough of Southwark and was formerly simply known as...
. The format was heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment
Light entertainment
Light entertainment is a term used to describe a broad range of usually televisual performances. These include comedies, variety shows, quiz/game shows, sketch shows and people/surprise shows.-Light entertainment in Britain:...
shows (most notably Noel's House Party
Noel's House Party
Noel's House Party was a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. It was set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo. The show was broadcast during the...
and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush is a Saturday night light entertainment show originally broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1994, and has also been adapted in Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands and Portugal...
), while individual items often pay homage to Saturday night TV of the past (such as Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It was a long-running British television show, broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1994. It was presented by Jimmy Savile. It was produced by Roger Ordish, who also worked on other BBC shows, including A Bit of Fry & Laurie...
and Opportunity Knocks).
On 10 September 2005, ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
had a programme listing the best 50 shows in ITV's 50 years being on air. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway came 2nd, being beaten by Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. Launched in 2002, the series was unbeaten in its timeslot for three years until scheduled against Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
in March 2005.
The show has been on hiatus since 2009, however, following Ant & Dec signing a new £10m two-year deal with ITV in November 2011, it has been confirmed that the show will return in 2012.
Pre-titles clip
Before the titles a comedy clip is shown.- Series 1 & 2: Backstage
- Series 3 & 4: Dressing Room (Show 1 Opening for Series 3 was set in the pub and Show 1 Opening for Series 4 was a dream sequence)
- Series 5 & 6: Outside Dressing Rooms
- Series 7 & 8: "London Studios Canteen" (Show 1 opening for Series 8 was set in the control room and Show 6 opening also included a pub)
- Series 9: Backstage/Control Room
The beginning games
All series. At the start of the show, Ant and Dec always perform a short comedy sketch, usually based on something that has happened in the news recently. E.g.; when a celebrity complained after a reporter tried to photograph them on their holidays, Ant pretended to get angry with the camera crew and demanded that they stop filming. The cameras were briefly switched off while Dec tried to calm Ant down and when they came back on, Ant and Dec had switched jackets.After the sketch, they announce what's coming up on the show and then Ant goes up into the audience and starts talking to some of them. He usually picks on two or three people and says something embarrassing about them and then picks on a fourth person and announces that they will be playing a game live in the studio. A lot of research goes into these games and they involve the person's family and friends.
Games Include:
- Mr and Mesmerised
- Court in the Act
- Where's your Shed At?
- STOP! That's Mine
- Stars in their Lives
- Shame That Tune
- This Is Your Diary
- Prankety Prank
- Wedding Daze
- How The Other Half Lives
- Trouble & Strife
- Imitation Street
- I'm a Believer
Win The Ads
All series. The climax of the show, inviting a lucky member of the audience to "Don't just watch the adverts, win 'em". An ITV show is selected at random and 20 prizes are taken from the adverts shown within it. The contestant has 60 seconds (90 in the first series, recently sometimes 45 if the show was running short on time) to answer as many questions correctly.After that, they have to decide to take the prizes and run or gamble it all on one final question. Get it right, and they win the lot. Get it wrong though and they lose everything and leave with just a roll of toilet paper.
In series 1, three contestants were chosen and whittled down to one in a short quiz. This was discontinued from series 2 and one was just selected at random.
In series 5, a new feature was added, which was to show them one of the prizes they picked to help the contestants whether to gamble or not, although this is sometimes omitted due to time restraints.
Grab The Ads
All series. A similar advert contest for viewers at home. This has followed two formats.Format 1 was calling one member of the public and asking them to pick a number between 1 to 9. Whatever prize is behind that number is theirs. This was only used in Series 1.
The current format, used since series 2, has seen a different celebrity each week playing a different game which is used to generate a number between 1 to 9 and the prize behind it goes to the viewer chosen before that turn.
Games include:
- Human Roulette
- Human Bingo
- Box-to-Box
- Human Archery
- Cupid
- Celebrity Baby Bounce
- Musical Toadstools
- The King of Swingers
- Lucky Sheep Dip
- Clowning Around
Ant v Dec
Introduced in Series 5. The duo are given a certain task and they are given a week to learn a certain task and perform it live the next week. Kirsty GallacherKirsty Gallacher
Kirsty Jane Gallacher , is a Scottish television presenter.-Biography:The daughter of the former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, Gallacher was born in Edinburgh. When her father got the job of professional at Wentworth Golf Club, they moved south when she was 18 months old...
presents for this part of the show while David Goldstrom commentates on proceedings on certain weeks. The segment was regularly introduced with a dual-camera set-piece extremely reminiscent of Chris Evans's introduction to the viewers' games on Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush is a Saturday night light entertainment show originally broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1994, and has also been adapted in Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands and Portugal...
.
Series 5
| Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's Score | Dec's Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 February 2005 | Gladiators | Ant | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 19 February 2005 | The Tightrope | Ant | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 26 February 2005 | Dog Training | Dec | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 March 2005 | Escapology | Dec | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 12 March 2005 | Ring Of Fire | Draw | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 19 March 2005 | Memory Test | Ant | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | 26 March 2005 | Royal Wedding Song with G4 | Dec | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 April 2005 | Darts | Ant | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 April 2005 | Ventriloquism | Dec | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 16 April 2005 | Penalty Shoot-out | Dec | 5 | 6 |
- The best remembered challenge is the motorbike stunt jump, which was called off after Dec had a bad accident during his jump, which resulted in a broken right thumb and a broken elbow which left his arm in a sling for a few weeks afterwards, which became a source of much mirth on the show in subsequent weeks. Indeed, Ant's puppet of Dec in the ventriloquism challenge came with its own sling.
- The winner of the challenge earned 1 point on the scoreboard (except for the week the accident occurred, where both Ant & Dec got a point since it was called off that week). In the end, Dec triumphed over Ant 6-5, winning the last challenge, the penalty shoot-out competition, to become overall winner. As a forfeit, Ant had to perform a bush tucker trial from I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (another ITV show hosted by the duo), and sing a specially written 'loser's song', "I Am A Loser", to the tune of "We Are the ChampionsWe Are the Champions"We Are the Champions" is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. One of their most famous and popular songs, it remains among rock's most recognisable anthems...
".
Series 6: The Rematch
| Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's Score | Dec's Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 September 2006 | Abseiling | Dec | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 September 2006 | Sumo Wrestling | Ant | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 30 September 2006 | Lumberjack | Dec | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 October 2006 | Rowing | Ant | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 October 2006 | Cake Baking | Dec | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 21 October 2006 | Forming A Boyband | Ant | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 21 October 2006 | Mini Putt off | Dec | 3 | 4 |
- On the last show of this series, the contest was tied at three wins each. It came down to a Mini-golf putt-off, which Dec won. After Dec putted the winning ball, Ant's forfeit was to be locked in the stocks and have paint thrown at him by all the show's celebrity guests. Dec celebrated his second successful win by singing the Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
song "The BestThe Best (song)"The Best" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 release Hide Your Heart, in reference to Tom Mason. The single reached reaching #10 in Norway and Portugal, #34 in Spain and #95 in the UK....
", and wearing a mock king's outfit.
Series 7: This Time It's Personal
| Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's Score | Dec's Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2007 | Speed Skating | Dec | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 September 2007 | Spelling Bee | Dec | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 September 2007 | 60m Sprint Hurdles | Dec | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 29 September 2007 | Weather Forecasting | Ant | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 October 2007 | Holding Breath Underwater | Dec | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 13 October 2007 | Queen Tribute Act | Dec | 1 | 5 |
- Dec won the competition for the third year running, leading Ant 5-1. Ant's forfeit was to play the "Celebrity Baby Bounce" game but instead of numbers he popped balloons filled with gunge. After the song had finished the remaining balloons were revealed to count as a score, for each balloon he popped one pair of his trainers would be saved from being let off into the sky by helium balloons.
Series 8: The Teams
| Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's Score | Dec's Score | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 February 2008 | Royal Navy Assault Course | Dec | 0 | 1 | Wayne Sleep Wayne Sleep Wayne Philip Colin Sleep OBE is a British dancer, director, choreographer and panelist. He was a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet and has appeared as a Guest Artist with several other ballet companies.-Early life:... |
| 2 | 23 February 2008 | Dodgeball | Ant | 1 | 1 | Sonia |
| 3 | 1 March 2008 | Bobsleighing w/ Ant, Bonnie & J and Dec, Melinda & Lee |
Ant | 2 | 1 | Paul Daniels Paul Daniels Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:... |
| 4 | 8 March 2008 | Barber Shop Quartet | Ant | 3 | 1 | Melinda Messenger Melinda Messenger Melinda Jayne Messenger is an English ex-glamour model, Page 3 Girl and a former presenter on the magazine programme Live from Studio Five. She is currently co-broadcaster of the reality show Cowboy Builders.-Biography:... |
| 5 | 15 March 2008 | Indoor Bowls | Dec | 3 | 2 | Debbie McGee Debbie McGee Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company... |
| 6 | 22 March 2008 | Tap Dancing | Dec | 3 | 3 | Bonnie Langford Bonnie Langford Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:... |
Series 8 saw Ant & Dec train a team of 5 different celebrities for a certain challenge.
The losing team on the night would eliminate a member, chosen by the leaders, either Ant, or Dec.
Ant's team consisted of Paul Daniels’ wife Debbie McGee
Debbie McGee
Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company...
, actress and singer Bonnie Langford
Bonnie Langford
Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:...
, dancer Wayne Sleep
Wayne Sleep
Wayne Philip Colin Sleep OBE is a British dancer, director, choreographer and panelist. He was a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet and has appeared as a Guest Artist with several other ballet companies.-Early life:...
and two ex-boy band members Jason 'J' Brown
Jason 'J' Brown
Jason Paul "J" Brown is an English singer who is best known as one of the lead vocalists in the former boyband, Five...
and Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan is an English singer-songwriter, actor and member of the British boy band Blue.-Early life:...
, from 5ive and Blue, respectively. Due to "personal reasons", Lee Ryan was unable to commit to the team, and was replaced with ex-Steps member Lee Latchford-Evans
Lee Latchford-Evans
Lee Latchford-Evans is an English pop singer, actor and dancer, most famous for being a member of the British pop group Steps.-Biography:...
.
Dec's team members were magician Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...
, 80's singer Sonia and X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
loser Chico
Chico Slimani
Yousseph "Chico" Slimani is a Welsh born singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time"...
, TV Presenter Melinda Messenger
Melinda Messenger
Melinda Jayne Messenger is an English ex-glamour model, Page 3 Girl and a former presenter on the magazine programme Live from Studio Five. She is currently co-broadcaster of the reality show Cowboy Builders.-Biography:...
, and former footballer and reality TV regular, Lee Sharpe
Lee Sharpe
Lee Stuart Sharpe is an English former footballer. Predominantly a left winger, Sharpe joined Manchester United from Torquay United as a youngster in 1988, playing for the club up until 1996...
. On 16 February, Sonia was unable to take part in the live challenge to due a leg injury, which lead to her elimination after Dec's team lost the challenge.
Dec won at Tap Dancing, to equal the scores at 3-3, after he was 3-1 down at one point. It went to a decider. They had a basketball shootout. With Lee Sharpe, scoring for Dec's team, Dec won the series for the fourth time.
Series 9: The Teams 2
| Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's Score | Dec's Score | Eliminated/Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 February 2009 | Truck Pull | Ant | 1 | 0 | Sinitta |
| 2 | 21 February 2009 | Charity Single | Dec | 1 | 1 | Lembit Opik Lembit Öpik Lembit Öpik is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Montgomeryshire in Wales from 1997 until he lost his seat in the 2010 General Election... |
| 3 | 28 February 2009 | Duke of Edinburgh Award | Ant | 2 | 1 | Edwina Currie Edwina Currie Edwina Jonesnée Cohen is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs... |
| 4 | 7 March 2009 | Remembering Donkeys Names | Ant | 3 | 1 | Nicky Clarke Nicky Clarke Nicky Clarke OBE is an English hair stylist and media personality, who owns well known hair salons. He initially became famous for styling the hair of various celebrities on several television shows, before earning fame in his own right.... |
| 5 | 14 March 2009 | Writing a Scene for a Soap | Dec | 3 | 2 | Yvette Fielding Yvette Fielding Yvette Fielding is a British broadcaster, producer and actress. She is best known for being the presenter of the TV shows Blue Peter, Most Haunted and Ghosthunting With....-Early life and career:... |
| 6 | 21 March 2009 | Performing Songs from Musicals | Dec | 3 | 3 | Liz McClarnon Liz McClarnon Elizabeth Margaret "Liz" McClarnon is an English pop singer, dancer and television presenter. She was a member of the group Atomic Kitten and originated the role of Paulette in the first UK tour of Legally Blonde the musical.... |
The final main challenge 'Performing Songs from Musicals' was judged by a panel made up of singer Lily Allen, Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner, and Dancing on Ice judge and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall. All three voted for Dec putting the scores up to 3 - 3.
At the end of Episode 6, the awards were given with Team Ant getting 'loser' medals and Team Dec getting 'winner' medals and the trophy. All of these were awarded by Brian Blessed who also featured in the 'Duke of Edinburgh' challenge.
This series, the team format is back, with ten new celebrities:
Team Ant:-
- Lembit OpikLembit ÖpikLembit Öpik is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Montgomeryshire in Wales from 1997 until he lost his seat in the 2010 General Election...
(Eliminated 2nd) - Brian ConleyBrian ConleyBrian Conley is an English comedian, television presenter, singer and actor. At the peak of his television career, he was the highest-paid male television personality in the UK. Outside of television, he is best known for his frequent portrayals of Buttons in pantomime versions of...
(Losing Team, Not Eliminated) - Liz McClarnonLiz McClarnonElizabeth Margaret "Liz" McClarnon is an English pop singer, dancer and television presenter. She was a member of the group Atomic Kitten and originated the role of Paulette in the first UK tour of Legally Blonde the musical....
(Eliminated 6th) - Jonathan WilkesJonathan WilkesJonathan Wilkes is an English television presenter, actor and musician. Jonny Wilkes is currently performing as Billy Flynn in Chicago at The Cambridge Theatre, London. He is also the best friend of singer Robbie Williams...
(Losing Team, Not Eliminated) - Yvette FieldingYvette FieldingYvette Fielding is a British broadcaster, producer and actress. She is best known for being the presenter of the TV shows Blue Peter, Most Haunted and Ghosthunting With....-Early life and career:...
(Eliminated 5th)
Team Dec:-
- Antony CostaAntony CostaAntony Daniel Costa is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Career:One of Costa's earliest television roles was as a pupil in Steven Moffat's sitcom Chalk...
(Winning team, Not Eliminated) - Edwina CurrieEdwina CurrieEdwina Jonesnée Cohen is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs...
(Eliminated 3rd) - Sinitta (Eliminated 1st)
- Bobby DavroBobby DavroBobby Davro is a British actor and comedian. He is mainly known for his work as an impressionist...
(Winning team, Not Eliminated) - Nicky ClarkeNicky ClarkeNicky Clarke OBE is an English hair stylist and media personality, who owns well known hair salons. He initially became famous for styling the hair of various celebrities on several television shows, before earning fame in his own right....
(Eliminated 4th)
Celebrity guest announcers
Introduced in Series 7.The celebrities have been, in chronological order:
Series 7 (2007)
- 8 September: Simon PeggSimon PeggSimon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
- 15 September: Daniel RadcliffeDaniel RadcliffeDaniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the titular character in the Harry Potter film series....
- 22 September: Quentin TarantinoQuentin TarantinoQuentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
- 29 September: Christian SlaterChristian SlaterChristian Michael Leonard Slater is an American actor. He made his film debut with a small role in The Postman Always Rings Twice before playing a leading role in the 1985 film The Legend of Billie Jean...
- 6 October: Harry HillHarry HillHarry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...
- 13 October: Katie PriceJordan (Katie Price)Katie Price , previously known under the pseudonym Jordan, is an English media personality, author, former glamour model, occasional singer and businesswoman....
& Peter AndréPeter AndréPeter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
Series 8 (2008)
- 16 February: Will FerrellWill FerrellJohn William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
- 23 February: Uma ThurmanUma ThurmanUma Karuna Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Among her best-known roles are those in the Quentin Tarantino films Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill...
- 1 March: Jeff GoldblumJeff GoldblumJeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and he has appeared in major box-office successes including The Fly, Jurassic Park and its sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Independence Day...
- 8 March: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
- 15 March: Jessica AlbaJessica AlbaJessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack . Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel...
- 22 March: Kate HudsonKate HudsonKate Garry Hudson is an American actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after winning a Golden Globe and receiving several nominations, including a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Almost Famous. She then starred in the hit film How to Lose a Guy in 10...
Series 9 (2009)
- 14 February: Paris HiltonParis HiltonParis Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
- 21 February: Ricky GervaisRicky GervaisRicky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
- 28 February: Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
- 7 March: Al MurrayAl MurrayAlastair James Hay "Al" Murray , is a British comedian best known for his stand-up persona, The Pub Landlord, a stereotypical xenophobic public house licensee. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy...
- 14 March: Paul O'GradyPaul O'GradyPaul James Michael O'Grady MBE is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio DJ. He is best known for presenting the daytime chat television series, The Paul O'Grady Show and, more recently, Paul O'Grady Live, as well as his drag queen comedic alter ego, Lily Savage, as...
- 21 March: Zac EfronZac EfronZachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
Escape From Takeaway Prison
Introduced in Series 9. 20 celebrities are banged up the fictional Takeaway Prison and must embark on a mission to escape. Only one will do so whilst the others will be jailed for life. Philip OlivierPhilip Olivier
Philip Olivier is an English actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim O'Leary in the soap opera Brookside.-Early life:...
won this on 21 March 2009.
The prison mates included:
Bianca Gascoigne
Bianca Gascoigne
Bianca Gascoigne is a British glamour model and television personality. She is the daughter of Sheryl Gascoigne, and stepdaughter of Paul Gascoigne, a former footballer...
,
The Cheeky Girls
The Cheeky Girls
The Cheeky Girls are a pop duo consisting of twin sisters Gabriela and Monica Irimia, from Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania, but based in Britain. After appearing as auditionees in Popstars: The Rivals, they achieved success in the charts with four top ten hits between 2002 and 2004...
,
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Lee Hawkes , is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for his 1991 single "The One and Only", which topped the charts in the UK and reached the Top 10 in the U.S.-Life and career:...
and Linda Barker
Linda Barker
Linda Barker is an English interior designer and television presenter.-Education:Barker studied Fine Arts at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design in Farnham. She then did odd jobs in various areas including fashion, before settling into a career as an interior designer...
.
The Mouse Trap
Introduced in Series 8. The Mouse Trap is a maze which one lucky viewer goes in and tries to retrieve as much cheese as possible before making their way out. There are ten compartments hanging from above certain areas and they must be pulled to release whatever is in it. Each cheese is worth £1000, and there are five cheeses to be collected in total. The viewer must collect as much cheese as they can and get out of the maze within the time limit of 1 minute or else they will be locked in by Tiddles the Takeaway Cat (played by TV's Mike Wilkinson) and their cheese will count for nothing.For series 9, the rules are changed that there are now 14 compartments, 7 of which with cheeses worth various amounts of money, which if they all collected, add up to the top prize of £5,000.
Ant & Dec Undercover
Series 2-5. Ant & Dec, wearing heavy disguises, ambush fellow celebrities (Simon CowellSimon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
being a famous, and popular, victim). When this item first began, they also fooled members of the public.
Beat The Boys
Series 6-8. Two celebrities try to beat Ant and Dec's time around an assault course, using different vehicles every week. The vehicles have been specially modified to ensure that teamwork is vital in the game. Stuart Hall is the commentator.Series 6 Leaderboard
| Show | Date | Couple | Ant & Dec's Car & Time | Challenger's Car & Time | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 September 2006 | Phillip Schofield Phillip Schofield Phillip Bryan Schofield is an English broadcaster and television personality best known for presenting shows such as This Morning, Dancing on Ice, and various game shows including The Cube.-Early life and career:... & Fern Britton Fern Britton Fern Britton is an English television presenter, known as the former main co-presenter on the ITV magazine programme This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield. She left the show on 17 July 2009, her 52nd birthday.- Early life :... |
Stretched Limo (3:23) | Caravan (3:25) | Ant & Dec |
| 3 | 30 September 2006 | Trinny Woodall Trinny Woodall Trinny Woodall is an English fashion advisor and designer, television presenter and author. She was raised in a wealthy family and was privately educated... & Susannah Constantine Susannah Constantine Susannah Caroline Constantine is an English fashion journalist, advisor, television presenter, author and designer. Her second book, entitled What Not to Wear, has won her a prestigious British Book Award and sold 670,000 copies.... |
Girly Jeep (3:16) | Boy Racer (3:15) | Trinny & Susannah |
| 4 | 7 October 2006 | Ben Shephard Ben Shephard Benjamin Peter "Ben" Shephard, also known as "Sheps" is an English television presenter who currently works for Sky Sports, as well as ITV.-Personal life:... & Penny Smith Penny Smith Penelope Jane Smith is an English television presenter and newsreader. She has worked on the breakfast TV show GMTV, for Sky News and for Classic FM.-Early life:... |
Ice-Cream Van (4:01) | Camp-A-Van (3:59) | Ben & Penny |
| 5 | 14 October 2006 | Harry Hill Harry Hill Harry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,... & Al Murray Al Murray Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray , is a British comedian best known for his stand-up persona, The Pub Landlord, a stereotypical xenophobic public house licensee. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy... |
Wedding Car (6:18) | Police Car (3:28) | Harry & Al |
| 6 | 21 October 2006 | Wendi Peters Wendi Peters Wendi Louise Peters is an English television and theatre character actress. Peters is married to Kenny Linden and they have one daughter together called Gracie who was born in 2000.-Film:... & Jennie McAlpine Jennie McAlpine Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine is a British television actress and comedienne. She is best known for her role as Fiz Stape in the well known British soap opera Coronation Street.-Early life:... |
Hippy Car (3:21) | London Taxi Cab (4:25) | Ant & Dec |
The obstacles used in Series 6:
- Eammon Holmes Cones:
- Grab The Lads:
- Celebrity Skittles:
- The Brad Pitt Stop:
- Shooting Stars:
- G4 See-Saw:
- Beckham's Golden Balls:
Most noteworthy race
- Show 5: Ant & Dec lost the race to Harry & Al by 2 minutes and 49 seconds when it was looking like a victory for the duo. The reason being that their car broke down towards the end of the race and they had to complete the rest of the course by foot.
Series 7 Leaderboard
| Show | Date | Couple | Ant & Dec's Car & Time | Challenger's Car & Time | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2007 | Tina O'Brien Tina O'Brien Tina O'Brien is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Sarah-Louise Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.-Acting career:... & Ryan Thomas Ryan Thomas Ryan James Thomas and is an English actor who is currently starring as the character, Jason Grimshaw on ITV's Coronation Street.-Career:... |
Starsky & Hutch Stunt Car (3:52) | Cagney & Lacey Police Cruiser (3:57) | Ant & Dec |
| 2 | 15 September 2007 | Max Beesley Max Beesley Maxton Gig Beesley Jr. , known simply as Max Beesley, is an English actor and musician.Beesley rose to fame for his role of Andy Simpson in Every Woman, Every Man from 1993 to 1998, and has since appeared in a variety of television shows including Bodies, Hotel Babylon, London Ink, Survivors and... & Jonathan Wilkes Jonathan Wilkes Jonathan Wilkes is an English television presenter, actor and musician. Jonny Wilkes is currently performing as Billy Flynn in Chicago at The Cambridge Theatre, London. He is also the best friend of singer Robbie Williams... |
Safari Jeep (4:02) | Ambulance (4:00) | Max & Jonathan |
| 3 | 22 September 2007 | Alan Carr Alan Carr Alan Carr is an English comedian and television personality. Born in Weymouth, he was raised in Northampton before moving to Manchester during his early 20's.... & Justin-Lee Collins |
Old People's Car (4:26) | Catering Van (4:57) | Ant & Dec |
| 4 | 29 September 2007 | Fearne Cotton Fearne Cotton Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter who is known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon. In 2007, she became the first regular female presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chart Show... & Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present CD:UK... |
Army Jeep (6:38) | Beach Buggy (6:18) | Fearne & Holly |
| 5 | 6 October 2007 | Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes is an Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He is known for his work on UK and Irish television, notably presenting GMTV and This Morning. He is married to TV presenter Ruth Langsford.-Education:... & Ruth Langsford Ruth Langsford Ruth Langsford is an English television presenter.Langsford began her career as a continuity announcer and newscaster with ITV regional station TSW in the South West of England... |
Beach Car (7:14) | New York Taxi Cab (9:14) | Ant & Dec |
The obstacles used in Series 7 are:
- All Star Splat: Each team is given three custard pies and must hit and knock down at maximum three of the six celebrity faces.
- Hook A Duck: The passenger must hook a duck from the pond using a long rod.
- Drawbridge: The team must get out of the car and lower a door on a small castle whilst being attacked by numerous weapons by the other team.
- See-saw: The team must balance over the giant seesaw.
- Domino Rally Alley: The team must reverse and park in between the dominos, without knocking them over.
- Car vs. Beast: A drag race with a remote controlled robot displaying a famous face or animal.
- Tony Blackburn's Wheel of Steel: The team must continue to sing the song that stops playing in tune whilst they rotate on a giant turntable.
Failure to complete any of the obstacles correctly (bar the Drawbridge) will incur a ten second penalty.
Most noteworthy race
- Show 4: Ant & Dec completed the track in 6:38, after falling off the turntable at Tony Blackburn's Wheel of Steel and losing 2 minutes, allowing Fearne & Holly to win by 20 seconds despite receiving ten second penalties at every obstacle with the exception of Hook A Duck and the Drawbridge (which carries no penalty).
Series 8 Leaderboard (Extreme)
| Show | Date | Couple | Ant & Dec's Car & Time | Challenger's Car & Time | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23 February 2008 | David Dickinson David Dickinson David Dickinson is an English antiques expert, television presenter and entrepreneur.-Biography:... & Lorne Lesley |
Disco 1 (4:16) | Post Van (7:45) | Ant & Dec |
| 4 | 8 March 2008 | Duncan James Duncan James Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Early life:... & Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Tara Palmer-Tomkinson also known as T P-T, is an English socialite, "it girl", television presenter, columnist and model... |
Punked Mini (8:14) | Pest remover van (6:30) | Duncan & Tara |
| 5 | 15 March 2008 | Andrew Castle Andrew Castle Andrew Nicholas Castle is an English retired tennis professional, former British No. 1, and now television presenter.-Biography:... & Kate Garraway Kate Garraway Kathryn Mary Garraway is an English journalist currently employed by ITV Breakfast.She has presented the UK version of The Biggest Loser.-Early life:... |
Goth Hearse (5.18) | American Hotrod (6.14) | Ant & Dec |
Steps member Ian Watkins and actor Chris Parker
Chris Parker
Christopher Parker may refer to:*Christopher Parker , British Member of Parliament for Clitheroe, Lancashire, 1708-1713*Christopher Parker , English actor and television presenter...
feature in one of the obstacles.
The obstacles used in series 8 are:
- Eammon Holmes Cones: The driver would be blindfolded and their partner had to direct them through the cones without knocking any over.
- Drawbridge: The team must get out and lower a door on a castle. Whenever they turned the handles, items would be released from two boxes above.
- Drive Thru: The one not driver receives a tray full of drinks without lids. The driver has to go over five speed-bumps and a seesaw while trying not to spill too much liquid. At the end they have to fill up the funnel with the remaining liquid. If they have enough to meet the line, they do not receive a ten second penalty.
Home Run
Series 1-3. Each week Ant & Dec would be annoyed that some people on Saturday Nights would turn off the TV, put their coats on and...GO OUT!Every week they, through some sort of technology work, would surprise members of the public in a location in the UK (e.g. a cinema or a bingo hall) and reward someone £5,000 if they ran back home. The person who gets to their door to find the five grand would then be forced to read an oath, on their television screen, promising they will never go out on Saturday Nights again.
Jiggy Bank
Series 6-7. A member of the public is surprised live on television, they then have to ride a moving robotic pigPig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
like a rodeo
Rodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
. The harder they ride the more cash they will get. The maximum win is £5,000. The remaining money that is not won is added as a bonus prize in Grab The Ads. As a joke the announcer in the commentary box or in series 7, a child voice mailing in from a mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
will say "Oink Oink, You Lucky Pig!" when the prize with the money remaining is revealed.
Jim Didn't Fix It For Me
Series 1-3. A spoof of Jim'll Fix ItJim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It was a long-running British television show, broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1994. It was presented by Jimmy Savile. It was produced by Roger Ordish, who also worked on other BBC shows, including A Bit of Fry & Laurie...
, in which audience members who had written to Jimmy Savile
Jimmy Savile
Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English disc jockey, television presenter and media personality, best known for his BBC television show Jim'll Fix It, and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show Top of the Pops...
in their youth, but never been lucky enough to fulfil their dreams, and having those dreams realised at last, 20+ years later.
Little Ant & Dec
Series 2-6. A pair of child "look-alikes", Little Ant (James Pallister) and Little Dec (Dylan McKenna-Redshaw), to whom Ant & Dec delegate various interviews on the flimsy pretext of "we couldn't be bothered" and the pint-sized interviewers ask all sorts of blunt questions and bamboozle some surprisingly straight answers out of their victims. Victoria BeckhamVictoria Beckham
Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
was asked what conceived meant and she told them it meant where her son got in her tummy. Such victims include Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Prinze , known professionally by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar , is an American actress, singer and executive producer...
. In one instance where they interviewed Ant and Dec themselves they used two even younger Ant & Dec look-alikes, "Little Little Ant & Dec" to introduce the segment because Little Ant and Dec 'couldn't be bothered'. Following the axing of this segment, the pair hosted Jiggy Bank for Series 6.
Make Ant Laugh
Series 1. Ant is a bit of a miserable git so they've scoured the country to find some funny acts who must try to make Ant laugh within sixty seconds to win a trophy.Opportunity Knocks: Again
Series 2-4. Based on the Saturday night television programme Opportunity Knocks", enables members of the audience who previously starred on the expired programme, to act their performances again.A memorable Opportunity Knocks: Again was on 14 October 2004, when sisters, Diane and Mandy Fanthorpe got more applause than Busted
Busted
Busted were an English pop band consisting of members James Bourne and Matt Willis and previously Charlie Simpson who left the band in 2005. Busted split up in January 2005 after Simpson decided to leave to join his own band Fightstar. During their run, they released two studio albums, a...
on a sawing trick.
Saturday Cash Takeaway
Series 3. Nine popular takeaways are taken at random and one is selected by a member of the studio audience. The takeaway, which is being delivered to someone at home, has £1,000 stuffed in it.The person who receives the takeaway then answers a question from their front door and if they get it right, they win the money, along with their food.
Saturday Night Pub Olympics
Series 4. One pub is chosen each week to compete in the "Saturday Night Pub Olympics", they are split into two teams and have to face each other in three different events to decide the winning team. Dickie DaviesDickie Davies
Richard "Dickie" Davies is a British television presenter, best known for presenting World of Sport from 1968 until 1985....
was on hand to commentate on proceedings.
What's Next?
Series 2-4. An item where Ant & Dec are presented with a challenge, of which they have no prior knowledge, and which is often embarrassing. This feature was later modified for the boys to go head to head, known as 'Ant vs. Dec.' One infamous moment came when the curtain hiding the feature failed to raise, forcing an abrupt commercial break, leaving Ant and Dec to prepare for their challenge on air after it was revealed to them.Original series
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2002 | 13 July 2002 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 January 2003 | 22 March 2003 | 11 |
| 3 | 13 March 2004 | 17 April 2004 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 October 2004 | 6 November 2004 | 6 |
| 5 | 12 February 2005 | 16 April 2005 | 10 |
| 6 | 16 September 2006 | 21 October 2006 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 September 2007 | 13 October 2007 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 February 2008 | 22 March 2008 | 6 |
| 9 | 14 February 2009 | 21 March 2009 | 6 |
| 10 | TBA 2012 | TBA 2012 | TBA |
Special
| Date | Entitle |
|---|---|
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Series 1
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2002 | 5,510,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 15 June 2002 | 4,970,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 22 June 2002 | 4,840,000 | 26 |
| 4 | 29 June 2002 | 4,620,000 | 21 |
| 5 | 6 July 2002 | 4,960,000 | 20 |
| 6 | 13 July 2002 | 3,640,000 | 30 |
Series 2
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 2003 | 7,510,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 18 January 2003 | 7,450,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 25 January 2003 | 7,690,000 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 February 2003 | 7,480,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 8 February 2003 | 7,730,000 | 15 |
| 6 | 15 February 2003 | 7,690,000 | 14 |
| 7 | 22 February 2003 | 8,210,000 | 13 |
| 8 | 1 March 2003 | 8,750,000 | 14 |
| 9 | 8 March 2003 | 9,010,000 | 15 |
| 10 | 15 March 2003 | 7,560,000 | 14 |
| 11 | 22 March 2003 | 7,890,000 | 15 |
Series 3
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 March 2004 | 9,090,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 20 March 2004 | 7,080,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 27 March 2004 | 7,970,000 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 April 2004 | 7,800,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 10 April 2004 | 7,370,000 | 17 |
| 6 | 17 April 2004 | 7,860,000 | 15 |
Series 4
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 October 2004 | 8,230,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 9 October 2004 | 8,010,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 16 October 2004 | 8,170,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 23 October 2004 | 8,600,000 | 13 |
| 5 | 30 October 2004 | 7,550,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 6 November 2004 | 7,270,000 | 16 |
Series 5
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 February 2005 | 8,460,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 19 February 2005 | 7,830,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 26 February 2005 | 7,530,000 | 14 |
| 4 | 5 March 2005 | 7,460,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 12 March 2005 | 8,670,000 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 March 2005 | 8,490,000 | 14 |
| 7 | 26 March 2005 | 7,470,000 | 14 |
| 8 | 2 April 2005 | 6,230,000 | 18 |
| 9 | 9 April 2005 | 7,260,000 | 14 |
| 10 | 16 April 2005 | 7,370,000 | 14 |
| Xmas Special | 24 December 2005 | 6,220,000 | 16 |
Series 6
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 September 2006 | 7,580,000 | 7 |
| 2 | 23 September 2006 | 5,210,000 | 21 |
| 3 | 30 September 2006 | 7,370,000 | 11 |
| 4 | 7 October 2006 | 7,330,000 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 October 2006 | 7,640,000 | 11 |
| 6 | 21 October 2006 | 8,210,000 | 9 |
Series 7
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2007 | 6,590,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 15 September 2007 | 6,760,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 22 September 2007 | 7,160,000 | 8 |
| 4 | 29 September 2007 | 6,560,000 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 October 2007 | 4,840,000 | 18 |
| 6 | 13 October 2007 | 5,600,000 | 16 |
Series 8
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 February 2008 | 6,410,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 23 February 2008 | 7,290,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 March 2008 | 7,290,000 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 March 2008 | 7,480,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 15 March 2008 | 7,760,000 | 10 |
| 6 | 22 March 2008 | 7,380,000 | 10 |
Series 9
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 February 2009 | 7,740,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 21 February 2009 | 6,810,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 28 February 2009 | 6,230,000 | 16 |
| 4 | 7 March 2009 | 6,900,000 | 15 |
| 5 | 14 March 2009 | 5,590,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 21 March 2009 | 6,400,000 | 22 |