7.6 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 3 First episode date 18 April 2009 Presented by John Barrowman Number of episodes 22 | 7.6/10 IMDb Original language(s) English No. of episodes 22 Final episode date 3 December 2011 Location BBC Pacific Quay Genre Talk show | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Running time 60 mins (Series 1 & 3)
50 mins (Series 2) Production company(s) Barrowman Barker Productions Similar Any Dream Will Do, Pressure Pad, Ask Rhod Gilbert, I'd Do Anything, Torchwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tonight's the Night is a BBC Saturday night entertainment television programme which started on BBC One since 18 April 2009. It is presented by actor and singer John Barrowman.
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Format
The show is based around making audience members' wishes come true, featuring ordinary people living out their fantasies for real.
There are no rules as to who can appear on the show, it features ordinary members of the public nominated by friends who think they have a hidden talent or other special reason. Every guest has the help of Barrowman and other celebrity guests.
The studio audience are also involved in the show, as John surprises unsuspecting members of the public, making their wishes come true on the night even if they hadn't signed up for the show.
It contains at its heart elements of classic 1980s entertainment shows, such as Surprise, Surprise, Jim'll Fix It, and Beadle's About.
The show is recorded at BBC Scotland's studios at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, Scotland
Ratings
Episode Viewing figures from BARB.
Doctor Who Sketch
A short Doctor Who sketch aired as part of the 23 May 2009 episode. It featured John Barrowman reprising his role as Jack Harkness, David Tennant as himself, and competition winner Tim Ingham as alien Sao Til. In the short, set on the TARDIS, Barrowman and Ingham alternate between playing their characters and playing themselves as actors on the TARDIS set.
The short was the penultimate piece of Doctor Who written by Russell T Davies (Davies would later write an episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures) and the first time the TARDIS interior was broadcast in HD.