Splash! (British TV series)
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Splash! is a British television series that follows celebrities learning diving. The celebrities performed each week in front of a panel of judges and a live audience in an Olympic-size diving pool with the result each week partly determined by public vote. Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay presented the show, whilst Team GB Olympic Gold Medal-winning diver Tom Daley was the expert mentor to the celebrities.[1] It was filmed at the Inspire: Luton Sports Village, which is based in Stopsley, Luton.[2] The show premiered on ITV on 5 January 2013 winning the ratings battle for its 7:15–8:15 p.m. slot with an average audience of 5.6 million viewers, a network share of 23.6%,[3][4] however, it was cancelled on 24 June 2014 after just two series.[5]
Splash! | |
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Genre | Reality |
Written by | Adam Bostock-Smith |
Directed by | Julia Knowles |
Presented by | Gabby Logan Vernon Kay |
Starring | Tom Daley |
Judges | Andy Banks Jo Brand Leon Taylor |
Narrated by | Alan March |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Shirley Jones Darren Smith |
Producers | Aaron Kidd Gyles Neville |
Production locations | Inspire: Luton Sports Village, Luton, Bedfordshire |
Running time | 90 minutes (inc. advertisements) |
Production company | Twofour |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) – 15 February 2014 (2014-02-15) |
Related | |
Celebrity Splash! |
The format for the show originated from the Celebrity Splash! franchise created by television production company Eyeworks in the Netherlands,[6] and was broadcast on SBS 6 as Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag (Celebrities Jumping on Saturday).[7]