Simply the Best (game show)
| Simply the Best | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sports Game show |
| Created by |
Guy Lux Claude Savarit |
| Based on | Intercities |
| Developed by | Mistral Production |
| Written by |
Malcolm Williamson Colin Edmonds |
| Directed by | Ian Hamilton |
| Presented by |
Phil Tufnell Kirsty Gallacher |
| Starring | Paul Durkin (Referee) |
| Voices of | Howard Hughes |
| Theme music composer | Philip Guyler |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kevin Roast Mark Wells |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Norgate |
| Location(s) | Saint Helier, Jersey |
| Cinematography | Lisle Middleditch |
| Running time | 90-120mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) |
Carlton Television Channel Television |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | 17 July 2004 – 4 September 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | It's a Knockout |
Simply the Best was a game show broadcast on the United Kingdom terrestrial network ITV in 2004.
Filmed in Jersey as a co-production of Carlton Television and Channel 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.
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.
In 2015 the reruns of the 2004 series will be shown on Challenge.