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Get Ready for The Whole 19 Yards
April 14th, 2010

I have recently finished filming a brand new show for ITV1 called The Whole 19 Yards. In my opinion its one of the best physical game shows on TV … Think Total Wipeout meets Who Wants To be A Millionaire?

 Like Beat the Star in the past, TW19Y’S is a game show which takes tonnes of physical strength and stamina plus an extensive amount of general knowledge.

It’s been great fun to make and I’m sure the British public will love it as the contestants are from all walks of life. Firemen, housewives, hairdressers, members of the RAF and Army, book editors the list goes on… The prize at stake is £100,000. A huge amount of cash up for grabs to the winner but our contestants had great difficulty getting there… Which means the contestants had soooo many drama’s and real hard decisions to make when faced with the final “WHOLE 19 YARDS”.

So this is the premise of the show… I ask a series of general knowledge questions and as soon as the contestants know the answer, like all game shows they have to press their buzzers! However the Buzzer ain’t in front of them! Its 19Yards away!?! At the end of a crazy-stupid-bonkers-whacky assault course! This is where the fun lies in the show! The assault courses have be both tough and very very funny! Making the results rather unexpected!

With the help of Caroline Flack, the contestants and their friends and family were made to decide if going for £100,000 was worth risking what they had already won… High drama and some classic game show moments ensue.

 whole-19-hosts

The show starts 17th April ITV1 at 7pm . Tune in and I promise you will be entertained!

Vernon

6 comments

barbi says:

I watch THE WHOLE 19 YARDS every week and it’s great fun-really different and exciting!!! Keep up the good work!!!


samantha says:

went to his recording and it was amazing it was worth travelling from coventry to see the show and i sooooooooo want to go to another one of his shows


Rachel says:

AHH can’t wait! Went to see this on the 10th March. Was brilliant :)


Steph Field says:

OMGG!! i watched one of them be filmed, it was amazing!! i dont know if you remember me or not, but i kept telling you i loved you :D and i got a signed photo of you :) i am soooo excited to watch this tomorrow :D xx


oooot! says:

EXCITED!!!!!


Dazzlebox says:

That show sounds great, i hope it’s a hit….good luck…

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