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Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 2004 Genre Game show Executive producer Stephen Lambert | 3/10 IMDb Original language(s) English Presented by Lisa Rogers Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by David Barbour
Julian Cress Written by David Barbour
Julian Cress Directed by Abigail Priddle
Dan Roland Location(s) Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK Program creators Julian Cress, David Barbour Similar Game show, Scrapheap Challenge, The Trap: What Happene, The Power of Nightmares, Undercover Boss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Block was a British reality television series broadcast on ITV in the summer of 2004, based on the Australian series of the same name. The show was presented by Lisa Rogers.
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Format
The show followed 4 couples renovating four identical apartments in Brighton, with each couple given a budget of £25,000 to do so. They had to live in the apartments while continuing their daily lives.
Each week the couples are required to complete renovating a room in their apartment. At the end of each week's episode the room was judged by property expert Nicholas Cowell (brother of Simon Cowell) and the best couple won a prize (either furniture or building materials).
Reception
The show, which had been so popular in Australia where it originated, was not successful in the UK and after it premiered in a prime-time ITV slot, was moved to the "graveyard slot" of after 11pm. A second series was not commissioned.