Unzipped (TV series)

Unzipped
Also known as Britain Unzipped (series 1)
Genre Comedy
Directed by Graham Proud
Jeanette Goulbourn
Presented by Russell Kane
Greg James
Composer(s) Mathieu Karsenti
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 14
Production
Executive producer(s) Leon Wilson
Ruby Kuraishe
Producer(s) Natalie Green
Editor(s) Matt Roberts
Philip Lepherd
Graham Portbury
Location(s) Riverside Studios, London
Running time 60 minutes (Series 1)
45 minutes (Series 2)
Production company(s) Talkback
Distributor FremantleMedia
Release
Original network BBC Three
Picture format 16:9
Original release 24 April 2012 (2012-04-24)[1] – 21 November 2012 (2012-11-21)
External links
Website

Unzipped (Britain Unzipped for Series 1) was a comedy British television programme broadcast on BBC Three. It is presented by Greg James and Russell Kane.

Format

In the show, presenters Greg and Russell try to find out what is weird and wonderful about the people of Britain. Over the course of six weeks, they asked a total of five-hundred questions to people, and put together the 'Britain Unzipped Report', made up of statistics taken from the overall answer to each question. Such questions include 'Have you ever woken up and had no idea where you were?' and 'would you watch a friends sex tape if it was leaked on the internet?'. They then ask these questions to a celebrity guest, and to special members of the audience, the 'Britain Unzipped Sample', which have been specifically chosen to be the most likely to give entertaining answers.

James said of the series: "I'm pretty sure we live in a nation full of characters – this show will find out once and for all just how weird we actually are. It'll also make me feel better about how often my Internet history is cleared!" Kane commented: "I am absolutely thrilled to be involved in this project. Given that I don't even have a clue who I am, I'm going to enjoy picking apart who everyone else is." BBC Three controller Zai Bennett says of the series: "Britain Unzipped will be a unique show examining the state of the nation that is the BBC Three audience. With Greg and Russell at the helm it promises to be an irreverent and hilarious look at exactly what our audience are up to and what they think of one another."[2]

On 11 June 2012, less than a week after the first series ended, it was announced that Britain Unzipped had been recommissioned for a second series.[3] On 6 August 2012, it was announced on the official Facebook of BBC Three that Britain Unzipped would be returning as Unzipped and not as Britain Unzipped, though a reason for this has not yet been given.[4] The second series began on BBC Three on 3 October 2012.[5]

Features

Features of the series include:

Episodes

Series 1

Episode Air date Guest(s) Normality rating Man vs. Woman
1 24 April 2012 Holly Willoughby
2 1 May 2012 Christine Bleakley
3 8 May 2012 Emily Atack
Adam Deacon
4 15 May 2012 Kimberly Wyatt
5 29 May 2012 Charlie Brooks
Tinchy Stryder
6 5 June 2012 Chelsee Healey
Joe Swash

Series 2

Episode Air date Guest(s) Weirdo of the Week The Reality Check
1 3 October 2012 Anthony Joshua
Sara Cox
Anthony Joshua Sara Cox wins
2 10 October 2012 Fearne Cotton
Aiden Grimshaw
Aiden Grimshaw Fearne wins
3 17 October 2012 Nancy Dell'Olio
Louis Smith
Nancy Dell'Olio Nancy Dell'Olio wins
4 24 October 2012 Emma Bunton
Jade Jones
Dappy
Dappy Celebrities win
5 31 October 2012 Harry Judd
Danny Jones
Amanda Byram
Danny Jones Unzipped Sample win
6 7 November 2012 Example
Jerry Springer
Heidi Range
Example Unzipped Sample win
7 14 November 2012 Danny Dyer
Laura Whitmore
Danny Dyer Celebrities win
8 21 November 2012 The Best of Unzipped[6] Nancy Dell'Olio1 N/A

1 Nancy Dell'Olio was voted 'Weirdo of the Series'.

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 24 April 2012 5 June 2012 6
2 3 October 2012 21 November 2012 8

References

External links

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