I Love My Country (British TV series)

I Love My Country is a British television comedy panel game shown on BBC One which began airing on 3 August 2013 and finished on 28 September 2013. The show was originally going to be hosted by David Walliams, but after the pilot, he dropped out due to other commitments. Gabby Logan was chosen to host the full series.[1] Frank Skinner and Micky Flanagan act as the team captains, with four celebrities on each team on every episode. On 25 October 2013, it was announced that the show had been axed after the show had attracted largely negative press reviews and struggled in the ratings.[2]

I Love My Country
GenreComedy Panel game
Directed byPeter Orton
Presented byGabby Logan
StarringFrank Skinner
Micky Flanagan
Jamelia
ComposerChris Egan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRichard Allen-Turner
Toby Stevens
Jon Thoday
ProducerSpencer Millman
Production locationPinewood Studios
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesAvalon Television, Talpa and BBC Scotland
DistributorITV Studios
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original release3 August (2013-08-03) –
28 September 2013 (2013-09-28)
Chronology
Related showsI Love My Country

The theme song for the show was "One Vision" by Queen.

Format

The show is based on the Dutch Ik hou van Holland format by Talpa, which has been sold to several countries. Hosted by Gabby Logan, the show features two teams of four well-known celebrities, led by the team captains, Micky Flanagan and Frank Skinner. The aim of the game being to see how much they know about their country (the United Kingdom). Each team member takes part in a series of games and challenges. The team with the most points at the end of the show wins for that episode. The show features live music from a house band fronted by singer Jamelia.

Episode Guide

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:

  – indicates Frank's team won
  – indicates Micky's team won
ShowFrank's TeamMicky's TeamOriginal air date
1Susanna Reid, Tom Ellis and Charlotte SaltJames Martin, Ricky Norwood and Helen George3 August 2013
2Len Goodman, Christine Bleakley and Jonnie PeacockLarry Lamb, Melanie Chisholm and Chelsee Healey10 August 2013
3Michael Ball, Faye Tozer and Greg RutherfordSally Lindsay, Billy Boyd and Gemma Atkinson17 August 2013
4Eamonn Holmes, Iwan Thomas and Helen FlanaganDougie Poynter, Martine McCutcheon and Kelly Holmes24 August 2013
5Chris Packham, Rita Simons and Tinchy StryderRachel Riley, Alex Jones and Peter Shilton31 August 2013
6Edith Bowman, Rebecca Adlington and Laurence Llewelyn-BowenTyger Drew-Honey, Dan Walker and Kate Humble14 September 2013
7Brian Belo, Kelly Smith and Tina Hobley/Kenny Logan[fn 1]Natalie Cassidy, Steve Backshall and Martin Kemp21 September 2013
8Jade Jones, Sara Cox and Duncan BannatyneAshley Banjo, Will Mellor, and Patsy Palmer28 September 2013

Scores
Frank Micky
Series wins (0 drawn)
0 1
Episode wins (0 drawn)
1 7

Reception

The show received mostly negative reviews from critics. It was described as "a shapeless shambles",[3] "idiot TV at its worst"[4] and "little short of treason". Due to these overwhelmingly negative reviews and bad ratings, the show was subsequently axed by the BBC.[5]

Footnotes
  1. Kenny Logan was a last minute replacement when Tina Hobley fell ill during filming.

References
  1. Watts, Halina (9 December 2012). "David Walliams pulls out of new BBC show I Love My Country". The Mirror. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. "BBC axes That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. O'Sullivan, Kevin (17 August 2013). "I Love My Country is a shapeless shambles - and now I've decided to emigrate". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. Heritage, Stuart (5 August 2013). "I Love My Country: idiot TV at its worst | Television & radio". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. Holly Williams (4 August 2013). "TV review: I Love My Country - Be patriotic and turn off your set right now - Reviews - TV & Radio". The Independent. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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