You're Back in the Room
| You're Back in the Room | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Phillip Schofield |
| Starring | Keith Barry |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Tuesday’s Child |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | 14 March 2015 – present |
You're Back in the Room is an British television game show broadcast on ITV in which contestants are hypnotised by illusionist Keith Barry. The series began on 14 March 2015 and is presented by Phillip Schofield. Five contestants play for a chance to win an equal share of a cash prize jackpot of £25,000.
Episode list
| No. | Guests[1] | Air date[1] | Viewers[1] in millions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Baines, Paul Rankin, Lesley Waters, Aldo Zilli | 14 March 2015 | 4.34 |
| 2 | Samia Smith, Nigel Pivaro, Jack P. Shepherd, Ryan Thomas | 21 March 2015 | 4.08 |
| 3 | Joe Swash, Vicki Michelle, Vincent Simone | 28 March 2015 | 4.22 |
| 4 | Diversity | 4 April 2015 | 3.45 |
Reception
The show has received mixed reviews; Sarah Deen, in a Metro article, summarised that "everyone either completely loved or absolutely hated [the show]".[2] Adam Postans described You're Back in the Room as "one of the worst prime-time shows you'll ever see" in a Daily Mirror article.[3] Sam Wollaston gave the programme a mixed review, describing it as "quite funny for a while", but said it went "backwards from Brown to McKenna".[4] Benji Wilson from The Daily Telegraph gave the show a very positive review, opining that it is "significantly funnier than anything else on TV".[5]
The show has been criticised by some hypnotists, such as Mark Powlett and Liz McElligott (chief executive of the National Hypnotherapy Society), who have said that it is not possible to use hypnosis to make people do things against their will and that contestants are merely playing along. Keith Barry has asserted that all contestants are genuinely hypnotised and ITV have said that "duty of care to the contestants was always of paramount importance", and that the show follows regulations of Ofcom and the 1952 Hypnotism Act.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Series 1 (2015)". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ Deen, Sarah (14 March 2015). "Viewers were totally split over ‘telly Marmite’ You're Back In The Room". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Postans, Adam (14 March 2015). "You're Back In The Room review: This abomination is like a Little Britain sketch gone feral". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Wollaston, Sam (16 March 2015). "You’re Back in the Room review: Keith can make people do unexpected things. Like seduce Phillip Schofield". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Benji (21 March 2015). "You're Back in the Room: something close to delirium". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "'Don't be hypnotised by this fraudulent nonsense': Therapists savage ITV's You're Back In The Room over claims it could be exploiting 'vulnerable' people". Daily Mail. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.