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Voices of
  
Daniel Maier

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
10

Final episode date
  
1 September 2002

Number of episodes
  
10

Cast
  
Chrissie Cotterill

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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
1 November 2001

Number of seasons
  
1

Genre
  
Comedy

Starring
  
Chrissie Cotterill Mark Powley Alison Senior

Similar
  
TVGoHome, Spoons, Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe, How Videogames Changed, How TV Ruined Your Life

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"Unnovations" was a TV series that ran on the now defunct satellite/cable channel Play UK in 2001. The series came from the makers of TVGoHome, Zeppotron. Since the demise of Play UK in 2002, the series has never been repeated.

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It sharply parodied the world of shopping TV in its ten episodes, including demonstrations of hilarious and off the wall products. An example is the Snooze-a-nator, a device which gave you 8 hours sleep in 15 seconds; the Mortgage Vest which was just a plain vest which would take as long as a real mortgage to pay off so that customers could have all the fun of owing a real mortgage, and the Alibizer which was a book the size of a telephone directory which included alibis for every possible situation

Regular features in each show were

  • Buyer Beware - A dangerous item from a rival shopping channel was slandered as was the rival channel.
  • Shopper Of The Month - A different dysfunctional viewer is awarded the shopper of the month trophy
  • readers letter - in every episode the presenter reads letters.
  • Satisfied Customer - testimonials from supposed happy customers of Unnovations who never actually mention the names of the products they've bought.
  • The Celebrity Hour - A relatively unfamous celebrity announces a different useless or insignificant product that he will be hawking.
  • The Telly People Council - An announcement from the regulator was read out on each show citing something Unnovations had done to break the broadcasting rules.
  • There have been such characters as Frank, who watches Unnovations at home after being dismissed from a brewery and Sheena who has started to watch Unnovations after being released at the end of her 8-year prison sentence for Malicious Wounding.

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    References

    Unnovations Wikipedia