Playing it Straight
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Revision as of 21:41, 20 May 2011
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Host
Co-hosts
Voiceover: Alan Cumming
Gaydar the Chihuahua, and Brian the Troubadour
Broadcast
Lion TV for Channel 4, 8 April to 13 May 2005
Synopsis
Reality game show that throws down what it calls the Gaydar Gauntlet - personally, we thought that was the name of one of those novelty student pubs. Anyway, there's £100,000 at stake for the man who can "play it straight".
Zoe from Kent (you know her, surely?) finds herself transported to a Mexican hacienda and presented with ten men all with the aim of winning her heart. But some of them are straight and some of them are gay. If Zoe picks a straight man at the end, the happy couple will split £100,000 prize money between them. If a gay guy can play it straight, he'll win the whole £100,000 for himself.
Zoe, bless her, has to eliminatate guys after each episode and hope to end up with a Jim Morrison, not a Morrissey.
Trivia
This program had a US debut on FOX in Spring 2004 and bombed, even with a $1,000,000 grand prize. It did so poorly that it was cancelled before the Finale. The entire series was available on internet pay-per-view on the Fox website.
There was a strong contingent from The Mole on this show - in the form of producer Peter Davey, edit producer Glenn Hugill and director Angelo Abela.
It turns out we do know Zoe after all. Zoe Hardman went on to front shows like Playdate and Glitterball.
Web links
Channel 4's Playing it Straight pages
