| Simply the Best | |
|---|---|
Contestants from Glasgow |
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| Genre | Gameshow |
| Directed by | Ian Hamilton |
| Presented by | Phil Tufnell, Kirsty Gallacher |
| Starring | Paul Durkin (Referee) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Iestyn Williams |
| Location(s) | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Running time | 60 minutes (includes adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Channel Television, Carlton Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original run | 17 July 2004 – 4 September 2004 |
Simply the Best was a game show broadcast on the UK terrestrial network ITV in 2004.
Filmed in Jersey as a co-production of Channel Television and Carlton Television, it was hosted by Phil Tufnell and Kirsty Gallacher, and featured the cheerleaders from the American football team the Scottish Claymores.
Each week two teams from cities across the UK competed in a series of madcap games to go forward to a final, where the eventual prize was £50,000 for local community projects.
Howard Hughes provided the commentator of the show
The series was directly based on a French series entitled Intervilles (Intercity), from which It's a Knockout had previously been adapted.
The 2004 winners were Leeds, while Sheffield were the runners-up.
The 2nd series of the show failed to broadcast in 2005 or subsequent years.