- The Underdog Show
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show_name = The Underdog Show Series 1
caption =
format = Dog Show
runtime = Main show: 1 hour
Results show :30 minutes
CBBC show 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Host:Julian Clary
opentheme =
country = UK
network =BBC Two
first_aired =20 March ,2007
last_aired =1 May 2007
num_episodes =
list_episodes =
website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/underdogshow/
imdb_id =
tv_com_id =|"The Underdog Show" was a six week television series presented by
Julian Clary and his dog, Valerie. The series was produced by the independent production company Splash Media. [http://www.splashmediatv.co.uk]Format
The show on
BBC2 featured celebritiesJulia Sawalha ,Anton du Beke ,Clive Anderson ,Huey Morgan ,Mishal Husain ,Selina Scott ,Kirsty Gallacher andTheo Paphitis pairing up with untrained rescue dogs for aCrufts -style competition. Every week, one duo was eliminated by a panel of three professional judges Kay Lawrence, Annie Clayton andPeter Purves and the viewers via telephone voting. The outgoing dog being put up for adoption to find a new home with a viewer, although Theo, Kirsty and Clive adopted the rescue dogs they were paired with.Steve Mann of Alpha Dog training School was the successful trainer of eventual winners, Selina and Chump.Steve Mann, a full time professional Dog Trainer is considered one of the best dog trainers in the UK.
A spin off show on
CBBC replaced the celebrities with eight children paired up with eight rescue dogs and eight professional dog trainers.* PLEASE NOTE: The numbers in brackets eg. (8th) denote the final position the celebrity finished in, not the order they were eliminated.
eries 2
infobox television
show_name = The Underdog Show Series 2
caption =
format = Dog Show
runtime =
creator =
starring = Hosts:Mark Durden-Smith andTara Palmer-Tomkinson
opentheme =
country = UK
network =LivingTV
first_aired =21 September ,2008
last_aired =
num_episodes =
list_episodes =
website =
imdb_id =
tv_com_id =|A second series is currantly airing onLivingTV instead ofBBC Two . It is hosted byTara Palmer-Tomkinson andMark Durden-Smith . It will air from Sunday 21st September 2008.The celebrities are: [http://www.countytimes.co.uk/latest-entertainment-news/Celebrities-sign-up-for-TV.4301821.jp]
* PLEASE NOTE: The numbers in brackets eg. (10th) denote the final position the celebrity finished in, not the order they were eliminated.
*On week one Ninia used trainer's dog Red- on week two she used a dog named Sushi.
External links
*bbc.co.uk|id=underdogshow|title="The Underdog Show"
*http://livingtv.co.uk/shows/underdog
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