God's Gift (TV series)
God's Gift was a British dating game show that aired on ITV from 4 January 1996 to 3 April 1998. The first series was presented by Davina McCall and Claudia Winkleman hosted the second series. The show's title came from the phrase "God's gift to women", i.e. an ironic description of a would-be Casanova.
| God's Gift | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dating game show |
| Presented by | Davina McCall Claudia Winkleman |
| Narrated by | Stuart Hall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 75 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Granada |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 3 January 1996 – 3 April 1998 |
Format
Each week, five male contestants would vie with each other to win the affections and votes of a female audience (or a male audience on "gay specials") by participating in a series of facetious games designed to "test" their sex appeal. The winner's prize would be to take an audience member of his choice out on a date, which was then filmed for broadcast in the following week's show.
Broadcast
The series was broadcast in the early hours of a Thursday morning and was usually repeated in the early hours of Sunday morning on ITV, although not every region took the series. The second series was axed after fewer regions decided to broadcast it.
Series guide
- Series 1: 50 editions including 2 best of compilations, first shown from 3 January 1996
- Series 2: 25 editions, first shown from 26 July 1997