"Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Chris Power

Writers:

James Bachman (writer) (2002-2003)
Mark Evans (writer) (2002-2003)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

8 June 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

Awards:

11 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Ant McPartlin	...	Himself - Host (64 episodes, 2002-2009)
Declan Donnelly	...	Himself - Host (64 episodes, 2002-2009)
Kirsty Gallacher	...	Herself (26 episodes, 2004-2009)

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

The London Studios, Upper Ground, South Bank, London, England, UK

Company:

Gallowgate Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)

A Refreshing change to Saturday Night TV

Saturday Night Takeaway is a refreshing change from an evening TV that is mostly filled with Reality-TV.

First aired in 2002, Ant and Dec took the 'Noel's House Party' formula from the 1990's and reintroduced it with success, features include 'Little Ant & Dec', 'Ant & Dec Undercover', 'Beat the Boys' and 'Ant v Dec'. All these add up to a fun-filled show that doesn't involve voting off celebrities or hopeless singers and I really enjoy it.

I don't feel the show has quite the same atmosphere as 'Noel's House Party' and sadly some of the features such as 'Little Ant & Dec' and 'Ant & Dec Undercover' have seemed to have disappeared from later series but other than that, this is a great Saturday Night show.