Country of origin United Kingdom Executive producer(s) Ash Atalla
Neil Calow First episode date 11 August 2015 Genre Variety show Cast Martin Dougan | Original language(s) English Producer(s) Gina Lyons Presented by Martin Dougan Language English Networks STV, BBC Three, UTV, ITV | |
Written by Seb Barwell
Jon Purkis
Lucien Young
Steve Parry Directed by James Lord
Jeanette Goulbourn Similar Boy Meets Girl, The Almost Impossible Gameshow, Accused, Newsround, The A Word | ||
The Totally Senseless Gameshow is a one-off variety show that aired on 11 August 2015 for BBC Three. It was hosted by Martin Dougan. The gameshow elements were interspersed with 'backstage' inserts, humorously highlighting stereotypical treatment of the disabled.
In the gameshow itself, two mixed sex teams took part - Sugababe Amelle Berrebah teamed up with athlete Greg Rutherford, competing against the pairing of Casey Batchelor and Rick Edwards - with each round's premise being that the contestants were deprived of one sense (or had it artificially impaired):
- Paraoke - identifying songs by lipreading their partner's 'karaoke' performance, whilst wearing noise-cancelling headphones
- The Drunk Grand National - the contestants had to propel themselves (on board space hoppers 'dressed' as ponies) along a short course, whilst wearing vision-impairing goggles
- Flick It, Sniff It, Lick It - one contestant from each team had to identify mystery objects (foodstuffs) without the aid of sight
Although slated as a one-off programme, part of BBC Three's disability season, there seemed hope (expectation?) that it might return, as host Martin Dougan signed off by inviting viewers to return, "the next time we play The Totally Senseless Gameshow."