Something for the Weekend (game show)

Something for the Weekend is a British game show presented by Denise van Outen. It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 17 September 1999 to 21 July 2000.[1][2][3]

For the BBC Two cooking show, see Something for the Weekend (TV programme).

Something for the Weekend
GenreGame show
Presented byDenise van Outen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13 (inc. 1 special)
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyTiger Aspect Productions in association with Whack 'em Out Productions
DistributorEndemol UK
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Picture format16:9 (SDTV)
Original release17 September 1999 (1999-09-17) –
21 July 2000 (2000-07-21)

Well-remembered items on the show included a game called Private Dicks and van Outen revealing she used the pet name Godzilla for then-partner Jay Kay's privates, because he "takes [her] deeper underground".

Reception

The show was critically panned.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Since then van Outen has distanced herself from the show.[10][11]

References
  1. Judd, Terri (23 August 1999). "Channel 4 documentary to show 'posed' shots of child beggars". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. "Ooh, you are awful". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. "VAN OUTEN TO OFFER C4 SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  4. "Dumb and dumber". The Guardian. London. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. "Dumb Watch: Sex? Make sure it's in front of the kids". The Independent. London. 19 September 1999. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. "The opposite of sexy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  7. "Sex on TV is corrupting our children". The Independent. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  8. Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin (26 July 2000). "Why do we let our children watch this vile, sexist and explicit nonsense?". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  9. "Getting it all off". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  10. Cadwalladr, Carole (30 April 2007). "Blonde justice". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  11. "Denise's ladette regret". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 November 2012.


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