In for a Penny (game show)
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| In for a Penny | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Ant & Dec |
| Presented by | Stephen Mulhern |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 32 (as of 28 May 2022) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Various |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | ITV Studios Entertainment (2019–2020) Lifted Entertainment (2021–) Mitre Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 13 April 2019 – present |
| Related | |
| Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | |
In for a Penny is a British game show hosted by Stephen Mulhern, based on the segment of the same name in the show Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.[1] The show began airing on Saturday nights on ITV on 13 April 2019. It was announced the show would return for a fourth series, which began on 9 April 2022.
History
The show was announced, in April 2018, during the finale of the fifteenth series of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. The series began on 13 April 2019. On 9 July 2019, it was announced the show would return for a second series and a Christmas special. On 4 August 2020, filming began for a third series, with all social distancing guidelines being followed. During August 2021, filming for a fourth series commenced, which started airing on 9 April 2022.
Format
Stephen Mulhern explores the streets of various UK cities to find people to complete various challenges. The challenges include filling cars with an exact amount of fuel and guessing the prices of items on a conveyor belt. Each show ends with the 'In for a Penny, In for a Grand' finale game, which includes people doing silly things in order to win £1000.
Segments
The programme consists of many different segments and games through the series. They include:
Introduced in Series 1 (2019)
- Pump It Up: This game takes place on a petrol station where Stephen greets drivers and asks them how much petrol they want to put in their car. If they can pump exactly the correct amount in two tries, Stephen will pay for their petrol.
- Mum's The Word: In this game, people are asked to call their mum and describe a word (which changes on each episode) they're not allowed to say the word or three other specified related words, if that happens, they leave with nothing. But if the mum guesses correctly, they win £100.
- Check It Out: This game takes place in a supermarket where Stephen checks out peoples shopping. All the shoppers have to do is say whether one item of shopping is more or less expensive than the last. If they get all of them right, Stephen will pay their shopping trolley.
- Weigh To Go: This game takes place in a airport where Stephen meets members of the public at an check in desk, where they have to guess how heavy their suitcase is. If the get it correct, they win £100. If they get it wrong, they have to add or remove items from the suitcase to make it correct. If after three attempts, they still haven't got it right, they walk away with nothing.
- Whatever The Weather: In this game, players face five buckets, only one of them is filled with confetti, the other four are filled with water. Each contestant has three chances. If they get the confetti, they win £50.
- Balanced Diet: In this game, one person has a minute to balance as much fruit and veg as they can onto their partner. Whoever's holding the greengrocery tries to balance it for a further 10 seconds. If they suceed the value of the fruit and veg would be multiplied by 5.
- Pablo Petcasso: This game takes place in a pet shop. The players must draw an animal, if their friend guesses it, they'll win £20. The process repeats for five times.
- Get your Skates on:
Introduced in Series 2 (2020)
- Driving Me Round The Bend: In this game, people must reverse their car into a parking space without touching the white lines which it happens, they walk away with nothing. However, doing it properly, awards £100.
- You Are What You Eat: In this game, two people have to guess what each other are eating, however they're blindfolded. One of the members of the public is fed a piece of food, and they have to describe it to the other person. Each correct answer they get wins them £10.
- Drawing a Bank: In this game, two players have two minutes to describe as many famous characters as they can. Each correct answer they get wins them £10.
- Cross Dressing:
- Gelatto Fun:
Introduced in Series 3 (2021)
- Pet Vet: In this game, the players dog must sit and stay on a giant golden coin. Players must then take 5 steps backwards, if the dog stays, they win £100. If the dog moves even one inch, they walk away with nothing.
- Pound Pong: In this game, players must bounce 5 balls into 10 cups, some of them have "Lose All" which reduces the winnings down to zero, but the rest of them contain cash values ranging between 1p to £100.
- Sausage Roll:
Introduced in Series 4 (2022)
- Get Trolleyed: In this game, he players have to push their trolley into the back of other trolley, but they're not allowed to let their feet cross the line. If they succeed, they win £50. If they fail, they have another go, buy if they still haven't got it, they lose and walk away with nothing.
- Splitting Hairs: This game takes place on a barber shop, the players see how some guys have some towels in their heads, they must work out on whether the guy has hair or not, every correct guess add £10. But at the end of the game they have the chance to double the money if they're correct or lose everything if wrong!
- Where does the bus stop at the Bus Stop?: Introduced in Series 4, the players are given a golden penny that they must place at where they think the bus doors will open. If they managed to place their coin in the correct position, Stephen would pay for their bus fare and they would be given a extra £30 whereas if they fail, they will leave with nothing and they would pay for their own bus fare.
- Pound Pint Push - Introduced in Series 4 where all the players get to push a pint. If the players make it to the blue they win, but if they get to "Lose All" they lose.
- Partners Under Pressure
In for a Penny, In for a Grand
At the end of each episode, Stephen approaches members of the public shopping on the high street, to take part in a special game show, but only if they have a penny on them. Each contestant takes part in five rounds - four focusing on different challenges, and the final focusing on stopping at a selected number of seconds (i.e. stopping between 9–10 seconds) - and should they complete all five, they win £1000, but if they fail on one, the game ends and the entire production crew run off to find the next contestant, much to Stephen's frustration.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 13 April 2019 | 25 May 2019 |
| Special | 1 | 21 December 2019 | |
| 2 | 7 | 28 March 2020 | 9 May 2020 |
| Special | 1 | 26 December 2020 | |
| 3 | 8 | 17 April 2021 | 12 June 2021 |
| Special | 1 | 27 December 2021 | |
| 4 | 8 | 9 April 2022 | 4 June 2022 |
Episodes & Locations
| Series | Episode | Airdate | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | April 13, 2019 | Cardiff |
| 2 | April 20, 2019 | Norwich | |
| 3 | April 27, 2019 | Bournemouth | |
| 4 | May 4, 2019 | Newcastle | |
| 5 | May 11, 2019 | Glasgow | |
| 6 | May 18, 2019 | Leeds | |
| 7 | May 25, 2019 | Southend | |
| Christmas Special | December 21, 2019 | Manchester | |
| 2 | 1 | March 28, 2020 | Nottingham |
| 2 | April 4, 2020 | Bristol | |
| 3 | April 11, 2020 | Bognor | |
| 4 | April 18, 2020 | Swansea | |
| 5 | April 25, 2020 | York | |
| 6 | May 2, 2020 | Liverpool | |
| 7 | May 9, 2020 | Belfast | |
| Christmas Special | December 26, 2020 | Bath | |
| 3 | 1 | April 17, 2021 | Sheffield |
| 2 | April 24, 2021 | Southampton | |
| 3 | May 1, 2021 | Cambridge | |
| 4 | May 8, 2021 | Chester | |
| 5 | May 15, 2021 | Barry Island | |
| 6 | May 22, 2021 | Blackpool | |
| 7 | June 5, 2021 | Torquay | |
| 8 | June 12, 2021 | Somerset[a] | |
| Christmas Special | December 27, 2021 | Chelmsford | |
| 4 | 1 | April 9, 2022 | Birmingham |
| 2 | April 16, 2022 | Sunderland | |
| 3 | April 23, 2022 | Plymouth | |
| 4 | April 30, 2022 | Newport | |
| 5 | May 7, 2022 | Portsmouth | |
| 6 | May 21, 2022 | Derby | |
| 7 | May 28, 2022 | Great Yarmouth | |
| 8 | June 4, 2022 | Essex[b] | |
- a. ^ Features unseen games from the series and an In for a Penny, In for a Grand game from Bristol.
- b. ^ Features unseen games from the series and an In for a Penny, In for a Grand game from Thurrock.
References
- ^ "In For A Penny". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 31 May 2019.