Loose Women

Infobox Television
show_name = Loose Women


country = UK
format = Talk Show
picture_format =
opentheme = Patrick Duffin
runtime = 60 mins
presenter = Andrea McLean
Jackie Brambles
starring = Carol McGiffin Jane McDonald Coleen Nolan Lynda Bellingham Sherrie Hewson Denise Welch Gillian Taylforth Zoe Tyler Sinitta
location = The London Studios
subtitle = Live & Loose
related = The View
channel = ITV
first_aired = 6 September 1999
num_series =
producer = ITV Productions

Loose Women, sometimes known as Live Talk or Loose @ 5.30, is an award-winning British, televised talk show, which was first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs to the world of gossip, before a studio audience. It airs in the afternoon from Monday to Friday for the majority of the year, with seasonal breaks.

Production

When it began, the series was filmed in London. After the second series in 2000, the show moved to a Manchester studio and was briefly re-branded as "Live Talk". In 2002, "Loose Women" returned for a third run and by the fourth series a year later, it had moved to a studio in Norwich. For series six in 2004, the show returned to The London Studios where it has remained in Studio 3, although the set has been updated 4 times. The show enjoys high viewing figures in its daytime slot, and has gained a cult following, particularly among students and the elderly. Some of the week's episodes are pre-recorded, and some are shown live.

Panel

The panel is comprised of four women from various professions in the entertainment and journalism industries, including actresses, singers, authors, presenters and reporters. Although all four women are classed as presenters in the credits, one acts as the main anchor, linking to breaks and competitions and addressing the television audience. Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha were the original anchors, and Adams held on to role for the first ten series until the end of 2006, when she left to go on maternity leave. Adams was expected to return for a new series, but in August 2007 she confirmed in her newspaper column that after 7 years, she decided that she wanted to move on to other projects and would not be returning.cite news|url= http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/saturday/tm_method=full%26objectID=19569585%26siteID=66633-name_page.html|title=LOOSE WOMAN: THE KAYE ADAMS COLUMN
publisher="Daily Record" | date = 4 August 2007| accessdate=2007-08-07] Occasionally regular panelists such as Carol McGiffin and Denise Welch assume the position of anchor and there is occasional guest hosts, such as Carole Malone and Ruth Langsford; however, since 2007, the job has been mainly shared by Jackie Brambles and Andrea McLean who alternate throughout the week. The panelists also alternate throughout the week

Current panelists

References

External links

*itv.com|id=Lifestyle/LooseWomen/default.html|title="Loose Women"
*imdb title|id=0217211|title=Loose Women
* [http://www.clappers-tickets.co.uk/aboutus.html Loose Women Audience Tickets]