- Beauty and the Geek (UK TV series)
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show_name = Beauty and the Geek
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format =Reality TV
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runtime = 48 mins
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country = UK
network = E4
first_aired =7 February 2006
last_aired =14 March 2006
num_episodes = 6
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imdb_id = 0778534
tv_com_id ="Beauty and the Geek" is a reality television show, first aired in the
United Kingdom on E4 onFebruary 7 ,2006 , following the success of the format in the USA, and was advertised similarly as the "the Ultimate Social Experiment". The first series ended on14 March , and was repeated onChannel 4 beginning on31 March . There is no host per se, although voiceovers are provided by David Mitchell of "Peep Show" fame and the physical actions normally requiring a host are performed by a silent "butler" known as "Gates" (actor Alex Purves).Overview
Like its US counterpart, the show matches physically attractive, but intellectually challenged women with geeky-looking, socially inept, "genius" men, and have them try to learn from each other. The women try to learn about
academia such asrocket science oranatomy from the men, while the men try to learn social skills from the women. Each pair must share a room (for some this meant sleeping in the same bed) in a large Scottish castle (Blairquhan Castle inAyrshire ) that provides the setting of the show.The show begins with seven "beauties" and seven "geeks". The men and women take turns choosing partners by introducing themselves in gender-divided rooms. Once paired off, the teams work together to become proficient in unfamiliar areas of study. Their skills are tested in a series of competitions, usually one for the men and one for the women. The winners of each competition get to choose one team each to go to an elimination round, or both if each partner wins their respective round. In the elimination room, the women then the men answer three questions each about their area of study. The team with the most points (or the winner of the tiebreaker in the event of a tie) remains in the castle. The other team leaves immediately.
The last team remaining wins £40,000, split evenly.
Series 1
Cast
Challenges
See also
* Beauty and the Geek (US)
*Natalie Pike External links
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* [http://thewb.warnerbros.com/batg/ Official US Site]
* [http://www.beautyandthegeek.co.uk/ Beauty and the Geek Fan Site US (season 2) & UK Series 1]
* [http://www.beauty-and-the-geek.co.uk/ Beauty and the Geek UK]
* [http://www.blairquhan.co.uk/ Blairquhan Castle, where the programme was filmed]Contestant websites
* [http://www.alexslater.co.uk/ Alex's Website]
* [http://www.elissafriday.com/ Elissa's website]
* [http://www.willgoodhand.com/ Will's Website]
* [http://www.hayleydixon.co.uk/ Hayley's Website]* [http://www.nataliepike.co.uk/ Natalie's Fansite]
* [http://mathmo.blogspot.com/ Jamie's Blog]* [http://www.edmundbolton.co.uk/ Edmund's Fansite]
* [http://www.wereengland.com/ We're England] - World Cup 2006 anthem by Edmund, Will and Jamie
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