The Villa
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The Villa was a reality
TV show, originally produced by Talent TV from 1999, and aired on Sky1 for four series until 2003. Reruns currently air on Fox Reality.
Executive Produced for Sky by Jamie Robert, the Villa took four men and four women, computer-matched for compatibility, and flew them from the UK
and Ireland
to an exotic Spanish
villa for a week of fun and activities in and around the Costa Del Sol
. Cameras would follow the players around all week in Big Brother
style, to see if the computer matched the right couples or if it was dead wrong.
Voiced by Mark Little
, the show featured student age participants, so involved a lot of snogging, fumbling, drinking and Brits behaving badly. The "players" were typically easy on the eye, and spent the week teasing each other but rarely actually hooking up for the cameras.
At the end of the week, the computer's matches are revealed to see if the couples paired off the way it predicted.
, and set in Ibiza
.
Terry Lee Warwick was the heartthrob of the series who was easy one the eye and a perfect match for all the ladies after the cameras were long gone.
Reality
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TV show, originally produced by Talent TV from 1999, and aired on Sky1 for four series until 2003. Reruns currently air on Fox Reality.
Executive Produced for Sky by Jamie Robert, the Villa took four men and four women, computer-matched for compatibility, and flew them from the UK
United Kingdom
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and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to an exotic Spanish
Spain
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villa for a week of fun and activities in and around the Costa Del Sol
Costa del Sol
The Costa del Sol is a region in the south of Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the Mediterranean coastline of the Málaga province. The Costa del Sol is situated between two lesser known costas: Costa de la Luz and Costa Tropical...
. Cameras would follow the players around all week in Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
style, to see if the computer matched the right couples or if it was dead wrong.
Voiced by Mark Little
Mark Little (Australian actor)
Mark Little , is an Australian actor, television presenter and comedian, born in Brisbane, Queensland.-Career:Little appeared in a string of Australian films and TV series during the 1980s. He also performed his own comedy/performance in Melbourne's burgeoning comedy clubs throughout the eighties...
, the show featured student age participants, so involved a lot of snogging, fumbling, drinking and Brits behaving badly. The "players" were typically easy on the eye, and spent the week teasing each other but rarely actually hooking up for the cameras.
At the end of the week, the computer's matches are revealed to see if the couples paired off the way it predicted.
Series 4
For Series Four, in what became the final 12 shows in the series, the format changed. Nine contestants were taken to the Villa, but only six stayed for the week. This series was voiced over by Chris MoylesChris Moyles
Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter and author, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Channel 4....
, and set in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
.
Terry Lee Warwick was the heartthrob of the series who was easy one the eye and a perfect match for all the ladies after the cameras were long gone.
External links
- The Villa at The Internet Movie Database
- Press Release on Series4 format changes
- Commentary on UKGameShows.com