Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway is a British television show hosted by Richard Madeley which first airs on ITV1 on Tuesday 2 January, 2007.
| Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Fever Media |
| Starring | Richard Madeley |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Release | January 2, 2007 |
The concept is could be said to losely derive from that of Dragons Den. Over seven weeks, various members of the public appear, several per show, and appeal before a panel of judges for money[1].
The panel consists of five high-profile multi-millionaires:
- Jeffrey Archer - former Member of Parliament, former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, best selling author
- Duncan Bannatyne - entrepreneur, panel member of BBC Two's "Dragon's Den", owner of Bannatynes Health and Fitness club
- Jacqueline Gold - Managing Director of Ann Summers, daughter of David Gold who co-owns Birmingham City F.C.
- Simon Jordan - mobile phone entrepreneur and owner of Crystal Palace F.C.
- Kanya King - founder of the MOBO awards
The programme was recorded between 10 December and 15 December 2006 at Three Mills Studios in Bow, London.
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This has to one of the most patronising programs on TV. A cumbersome mix of oddballs and charity cases demean themselves in front of the 'pseudo' celebrity panel bayed on by the collective dimwit of the studio audience. One redeeming feature is the dead cert that Jeffrey Archer's desperate attempt to win back the hearts of the British public will fail spectacularly.