The Games (UK TV Series)

The Games (UK TV series)

The Games was a Channel 4 reality TV show that ran for four series, in which 10 celebrities competed against each other, by doing Olympic style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. At the end of the series, the contestants with the most points from each round were awarded either a gold, silver or bronze medal. The show was mainly filmed in Sheffield, at the Sheffield Arena, Don Valley Stadium and Ponds Forge. In later series, the English Institute of Sport – Sheffield, iceSheffield and for the first time in Series Four the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham were used.

The Games was presented by Jamie Theakston (Series 1–4), with track-side reports from Jayne Middlemiss (Series 1–3) and Kirsty Gallacher (Series 4).

The Games also had an after show on the channel E4, called The Games: Live At Trackside. The first series was presented by Dougie Anderson, whilst the second was hosted by Gamezville presenters Darren Malcolm and Jamie Atiko. Justin Lee Collins and Caroline Flack took over as presenters for the third and fourth series. For the final series an extra one hour show was added on E4 in the afternoon called The Games: Live At The Heats, and the evening show changed title to become The Games: Inside Track.