Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief
Let's Play Darts for Comic/Sport Relief | |
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Genre | Sports |
Presented by | Gabby Logan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Running time | 30β60 minutes (2015βpresent) |
Production company(s) | Zeppotron |
Distributor | Endemol UK |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Two |
Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
Original release | 1 March 2015 β present |
Let's Play Darts for Comic/Sport Relief is a charity sports show hosted by Gabby Logan. The show sees celebrities team up with professional darts players to play five rounds of darts before announcing a winner. The winner from each quarter-final episode goes through to the semi-final rounds.
Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief: Series 1 (2015)
The series was filmed on 3-4 September, and aired in early March in the lead-up to the Comic Relief fundraiser marathon.[1][2]
The series also featured Comic Relief appeal films from Lenny Henry, Liza Tarbuck, Emma Willis and Angela Griffin as well as presenter Gabby Logan.
Participants
Celebrity | Known for | Darts Nickname | Professional Partner | Status |
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Martin Offiah | Former Rugby Player | "Chariots" | Anastasia Dobromyslova | Lost 1st quarter-final On 1 March 2015 |
Liza Tarbuck | Actress and Presenter | "Queen of Darts" | Bobby George | Lost 2nd quarter-final On 2 March 2015 |
Sean Lock | Comedian | "The Midwife" | Ted Hankey | Lost 3rd quarter-final On 3 March 2015 |
Bob Mortimer | Comedian | "Carpets" | Andy Fordham | Lost 4th quarter-final On 4 March 2015 |
Richard Osman | Television Presenter | "Big Frimley Giant" | Deta Hedman | Lost 1st semi-final On 5 March 2015 |
Roisin Conaty | Comedian and Actress | "The Wedding Slinger" | Richie George | Lost 2nd semi-final On 6 March 2015 |
Tim Vine | Comedian and Actor | "The Punaway Train" | Darryl Fitton | Runner-up On 8 March 2015 |
Lee Mack | Comedian and Actor | "Hit The Board" | Martin Adams | Winner On 8 March 2015 |
Matches
Quarter Finals
The quarter-final matches were aired between 1 and 4 March 2015. Each match was the best of 9 legs (or the first to 5 legs).
Episode | Airdate | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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1 | 1 March 2015 | Quarter Final 1 | Mack/Adams | 5-1 | Offiah/Dobromyslova |
2 | 2 March 2015 | Quarter Final 2 | Osman/Hedman | 5-3 | Tarbuck/B George |
3 | 3 March 2015 | Quarter Final 3 | Lock/Hankey | 2-5 | Vine/Fitton |
4 | 4 March 2015 | Quarter Final 4 | Conaty/R George | 5-4 | Mortimer/Fordham |
Semi Finals
The semi-final matches were aired on 5 and 6 March 2015. Each match was the best of 11 legs (or the first to 6 legs).
Episode | Airdate | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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5 | 5 March 2015 | Semi Final 1 | Mack/Adams | 6-0 | Osman/Hedman |
6 | 6 March 2015 | Semi Final 2 | Vine/Fitton | 6-2 | Conaty/R George |
Final
The Final was aired on 8 March 2015. It was the best of 15 legs (or the first to 8 legs).
Episode | Airdate | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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7 | 8 March 2015 | Final | Mack/Adams | 8-5 | Vine/Fitton |
Let's Play Darts for Sport Relief: Series 2 (2016)
It was announced on 8 October 2015 that the programme will return for a second series for Sport Relief in March 2016 and will be filmed in November. Vassos Alexander announced that Deta Hedman's partner was Jon Richardson.
The celebrities taking part in this series are:[3][4]
- Katherine Ryan
- Robbie Savage
- Kate Humble
- Mike Tindall
- Tim Vine (The Punaway Train)
- Greg Davies
- Jon Richardson
- Jordan Stephens
The professional partners taking part in the second series are:
- Martin Adams
- Glen Durrant
- Scott Mitchell
- Deta Hedman
- Bobby George
- Anastasia Dobromyslova
- Darryl Fitton
- Andy Fordham
References
- β http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-news/news/lee-mack-richard-osman-sign-up-for-lets-play-darts-for-comic-relief
- β http://www.comicrelief.com/news/%E2%80%98lets-play-darts-comic-relief-last-remaining-tickets
- β http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a772995/mike-tindall-robbie-savage-more-for-lets-play-darts-for-sport-relief/
- β http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a773425/lets-play-darts-adds-a-rizzle-kick/
External links
- Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief at BBC Programmes
- Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief at UKGameshows.com
- Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief at the British Comedy Guide