The Block (British TV series)

*The Block*
The Block
Genre	Game show
Created by	;
Written by	David Barbour;
Directed by	;
Presented by	Lisa Rogers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Stephen Lambert
Production locations	Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Editors	Sam Hart;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	RDF Media
Release
Original network	ITV
First shown in	Australia
Original release	2004
Chronology
Related shows	The Block (Australian TV series)

The Block is a British reality television series broadcast on ITV in the summer of 2004, based on the Australian series of the same name. The show is presented by Lisa Rogers.

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.

External links[]

The Block at UKGameshows.com

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