The Games (British TV series)

The Games
GenreReality sports game show
Presented byJamie Theakston (2003–2006)
Holly Willoughby (2022)
Freddie Flintoff (2022)
StarringJayne Middlemiss (2003–2005)
Kirsty Gallacher (2006)
Alex Scott (2022)
Yung Filly (2022)
Voices ofDavid Goldstrom (2003–2006)
Simon Brotherton (2022)
Chris Kamara (2022)
Theme music composer
  • Dobs Vye (2003–2006)
  • A-Mnemonic (2022)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companiesEndemol UK Productions (2003–2005)
Initial (2006, 2022)
Original release
NetworkChannel 4 (2003–2006)
ITV (2022)
Release7 September 2003 (2003-09-07) –
13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
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The Games is a British reality sports game show that ran on Channel 4 for four series, in which 10 celebrities competed against each other, by doing Olympic-style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. At the end of the series, the contestants with the most points from each round were awarded either a gold, silver or bronze medal.

The series was revived by ITV in May 2022, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff.[1]

  1. ^ "ITV announces celebrity line-up for The Games". itv.com/presscentre. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.