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'{{Other uses|Hole in the Wall (disambiguation){{!}}Hole in the wall}} {{Italic title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox television | name = Hole in the Wall | image = Hole in the Wall (UK game show) logo.png | image_alt = | genre = [[Game show]] | presenter = {{Plainlist| * [[Dale Winton]] * [[Anton du Beke]] }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Anton du Beke]] * [[Darren Gough]] * [[Austin Healey]] * [[Joe Swash]] }} | voices = | narrated = [[Jonathan Pearce]]<br>[[Peter Dickson (presenter)|Peter Dickson]] | theme_music_composer = Simon Darlow | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 2 | num_episodes = 21 <small>(inc. 1 unaired until 2017)</small> | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | camera = | runtime = 30 minutes per episode (approx.) | company = {{Plainlist| * [[Talkback Thames]] * [[BBC Scotland]] }} | distributor = [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]] | network = [[BBC One]] | picture_format = 16:9 | audio_format = Stereo | first_aired = {{Start date|2008|9|20|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|2009|12|12|df=yes}} | related = ''[[Brain Wall]]'' | website = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n53t6 | production_website = }} '''''Hole in the Wall''''' is a British game show that aired on [[BBC One]] in the United Kingdom. It also occasionally aired repeats of this show on [[CBBC]] until April 2014. This game was an adaptation of the Japanese game ''[[Brain Wall]]'' (also known as "Human [[Tetris]]") in which players must contort themselves to fit through cutout holes of varying shapes in a large [[polystyrene]] wall moving towards them as they stand in front of a swimming pool. Each week, two teams of television personalities competed for £10,000 in prize money to be donated to their chosen [[Charitable organization|charity]]. [[Dale Winton]] served as the original host while ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' [[ballroom dancing|ballroom dancer]] [[Anton du Beke]] and former international [[cricket]]er [[Darren Gough]] were the team captains for the first series. Additionally, [[Jonathan Pearce]] commented on the replays and [[Peter Dickson (presenter)|Peter Dickson]] provided the opening voice-over. The wall was activated by the presenter shouting ''Bring on the wall!''.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/07_july/03/hole.shtml "BBC - Press Office - Hole in the Wall commissioned for BBC One"].[[BBC]]. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.</ref> On 3 July 2008, the [[BBC]] announced that the show had been commissioned for BBC One. A second series was confirmed, with [[Anton du Beke]] giving up his captain role to take over from Dale Winton as host and new team captains in the shape of former rugby player [[Austin Healey]] and actor [[Joe Swash]] with Jonathan Pearce now doing an opening voice-over plus replay commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jun/18/hole-wall-second-series-bbc1|title=Hole in the Wall gets second series on BBC1|author=Leigh Holmwood|work=The Guardian}}</ref> ==Format== The game was split into four rounds as well as the final "Great Wall" (known as "Mega Wall" in the first series). The first round was "'''Solo Wall'''" which saw each team's guest players take a turn to face a wall just on their own. For each wall, 10 points were given to the player for a pass while a fail could be given up to 5 points depending on the host's whim. Next was the "'''Captain's Challenge'''" or "'''Captain's Mate'''" which could be one of a number of games: *'''Doubles''' - The captain and a chosen teammate of his choosing (usually, the one they are encouraged to do so by the studio audience) both attempt a wall. A maximum of 20 points was on offer. *'''Props''' - The captain must complete the wall with a prop. This round made its first appearance when Anton Du Beke successfully cleared a wall on a space hopper. *'''Mirror Wall''' - The captain must attempt a wall backwards (facing the swimming pool) leaving his two teammates communicate to him about the shape he needs to make. *'''Blind Wall''' - The captain is blindfolded and his team members have to instruct to him the shape he needs to make. The third round was "'''Mystery Guest or Killer Question'''", the team leading being offered the choice of which game they wished to play and the currently losing team playing the other challenge. A maximum of 20 points was on offer. *'''Killer Question''' - Two players face a wall without cut-outs with a question written at the top and two answers marked as doors. The "door" with the correct answer on it is perforated on the reverse side and so gives way. The players must pass through the correct door. *'''Mystery Guest''' - One of the team attempts a wall with a mystery guest (or several). The fourth round was the "'''Team Wall'''". All three players face the wall with a maximum of 30 points on offer. The programme's finale was the "'''Mega Wall'''". The leading team got to choose to attempt the wall or nominate the opposition. All three players on the team attempt the wall, which travels at double speed - if they clear the wall, they win the show (and the £10,000 to donate to a charity of their choice), while if they fail, the opposing team wins the £10,000. Hole in the Wall used a specialised crane made by Street Crane Company of [[Chapel-en-le-Frith]] to move the wall. ===Series 2 changes=== Series 2, which started on 26 September 2009, contains all new challenges. '''Solo Wall''' returned with the Captain's Challenge changing its name to '''Captain's Mate''', as now the captains had to be blindfolded. The Mystery Guest section was eliminated (although, it made appearances in Anton's Twist). Killer Question was now named '''Wonder Wall''' (with both teams now playing it as opposed to just one team), and a new challenge named '''Anton's Twist''' debuted. '''Team Wall''' also returned. The Mega Wall was renamed the '''Great Wall'''. '''Anton's Twist''', according to Anton, involved walls he'd invented with a twist. Variations could be any number players with various twists (such as placing leg braces around the legs of team members commonly used in [[three-legged race]]s), or the appearance of a mystery guest. Notably, one episode had Anton announce a mystery guest for Joe Swash's team, and Joe asked, "Is it my mum?" It turned out it was his mother, but the two failed the wall (although they still scored points for the team). ==Production== Series 1 was recorded at [[BBC Television Centre]] in White City, West London, with series 2 seeing the show relocating to [[BBC Pacific Quay]] in [[Glasgow]] as part of an out-of-London production plan. For series 2, the show was also shot in [[high-definition television|high-definition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/06/hd_masters_conference_keynote.html|title=BBC - BBC Internet Blog: HD Masters Conference Keynote Speech, 23 June 2009|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The first series had the entire audience off to the left side (from the perspective of the cameras looking straight at the wall), with the team benches on the other side, and the scoreboards by each bench. Winton, Du Beke, and Gough (as well as their teammates) would emerge from the left side when introduced, while the mystery guest(s) emerged from a platform below stage that rose to the top when introduced. For the second series, the audience was placed on three sides of the set, and the scoreboards were placed on the floor, hence Anton's catchphrase: "The scores on the floor are..." ==Episode guide== :{{Color box|#ffdddd|border=darkgray}} -- Won by red team ([[Anton du Beke]]/[[Joe Swash]]) :{{Color box|#E1E8EF|border=darkgray}} -- Won by blue team ([[Darren Gough]]/[[Austin Healey]]) ===Series 1=== {| class="wikitable" width="99%" style="left: 0 auto; text-align: center;" ! Episode ! Original airdate ! Anton's team ! Mystery guest(s) ! Points ! Darren's team ! Mystery guest(s) ! Points ! Mega wall |- bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 1 | 20 September 2008 | [[The Hairy Bikers|Dave Myers]]<br />[[Zöe Salmon|Zoe Salmon]] | - | 49 | [[Sherrie Hewson|Paulini]]<br />[[Andi Peters|Tim Campbell]] | Dancing Dollies | 39 | Anton's team<br />clear |- |- bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 2 | 27 September 2008 | [[Vanessa Feltz|Darla Forester]]<br />[[Vic Reeves|Jack Wagner]] | [[The Cheeky Girls]] | 27 | [[Nancy Sorrell|Nadia Bjorlin]]<br />[[DJ Spoony|Beau Walker]] | - | 22 | Darren's team<br />fail |- |- bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 3 | 4 October 2008 | [[Phil Tufnell|Massimo Marone]]<br />[[Nell McAndrew|Amelia Farrugia]] | [[Glenn Ross|Wicked Of Musical]] | 43 | [[Josie d'Arby|Ursula Yovich]]<br />[[Iwan Thomas|Patrizio Buanne]] | - | 42 | Anton's team<br />fail |- |-bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 4 | 11 October 2008 | [[Amy Lamé|Justine Clarke]]<br />[[Sam Nixon|Owen Wilson]] | Nouska Hanly | 40 | [[Siân Lloyd|Marina Proir]]<br />[[Mark Rhodes|Anthony Callea]] | - | 43 | Anton's team<br />clear |- |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 5 | 18 October 2008 | [[Marcus Brigstocke|Matt Passmore]]<br />[[Sarah Cawood|Beccy Cole]] | [[Neil Fingleton|Fernando Mougel Sr]] | 36 | [[Bobby Davro|Adam Brand]]<br />[[Michelle Heaton|Hunter Tylo]] | - | 43 | Darren's team<br />clear |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 6 | 25 October 2008 | [[Vanessa Feltz|Chloe Dallimore]]<br />[[Joe Swash|Andrew McFarlan]] | - | 39 | [[Alex Wotherspoon|Jerry Douglas]]<br />[[Angellica Bell|Brooke Satchwell]] | Elvis Presley | 62 | Anton's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 7 | 1 November 2008 | [[Phil Tufnell]]<br />[[Nancy Lam|Zack Conroy]] | - | 49 | [[Carrie Grant|Melissa Wu]]<br />[[Tony Marshall (actor)|Hugh Sheridan]] | Brian Big | 54 | Anton's team<br />clear |-bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 8 | 8 November 2008 | [[Christine Hamilton|Lauralee Bell]]<br />[[Martin Offiah|Ronn Moss]] | - | 47 | [[Neil Hamilton (politician)|Neil Hamilton]]<br />[[Lady Isabella Hervey|Tonya Lee Williams]] | Ross Brewer | 37 | Anton's team<br />clear |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 9 | 15 November 2008 | [[Jennie Bond|Amanda Bishop]]<br />[[Rav Wilding|Mario Martinez Diaz]] | Matty Bachelor | 32 | [[David Spinx|Niall Horan]]<br />[[Emma Rigby|Pippa Grandison]] | - | 33 | Darren's team<br />clear |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 10 | 22 November 2008 | [[Ninia Benjamin]]<br />[[Dominic Littlewood|Doug Davidson]] | - | 39x | [[Cleo Rocos|Marlisa Puzalan]]<br />[[Scott Mills|Shannon Noll]] |[[London Wasps|Alvin & The Chipmunks]] | 38 | Anton's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="ffffff" ! 11 | 20 December 2008 |colspan="7"| Best of Series 1 Retrospective |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> In episode 5, [[Michelle Heaton]] managed to remain dry by not failing a task but this resulted in teammates [[Darren Gough]] and [[Bobby Davro]] pushing her into the water. × In episode 10, Anton's team were docked two points for cheating (shouting an incorrect call) during Darren's ''Captains Challenge'' (Darren being blind folded). ===Series 2=== This series started on 26 September 2009, presented by [[Anton du Beke]]. {| class="wikitable" width="99%" style="left: 0 auto; text-align: center;" ! Episode ! Original airdate ! Joe's team ! Points ! Mystery guest(s) ! Austin's team ! Points ! Mystery guest(s) ! Great wall |- bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 1 | 26 September 2009 | [[Comedy Dave]]<br />[[Anne Diamond]] | 35 | - | [[Sophie Anderton]]<br />[[John Altman (actor)|John Altman]] | 50 | - | Austin's team<br />fail |- bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 2 | 3 October 2009 | [[Kristian Digby]]<br />[[Alison Hammond]] | 65 | - | [[Graham Cole]]<br />[[Gemma Merna]] | 27 | - | Austin's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 3 | 10 October 2009 | [[Lil' Chris]]<br />[[Kelly Dalglish]] | 27 | - | [[Matthew Chambers]]<br />[[Gemma Bissix]] | 44 | - | Austin's team<br />clear |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 4 | 24 October 2009 | [[Ian "H" Watkins]]<br />[[Linda Lusardi]] | 80* | - | [[Ricky Groves]]<br />[[Abi Titmuss]] | 65 | - | Joe's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 5 | 31 October 2009 | [[Rufus Hound]]<br />[[Ninia Benjamin]] | 48 | - | [[Dennis Taylor]]<br />[[Jessica Taylor]] | 82 | - | Joe's team<br />fail |- bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 6 | Wasn't broadcast | [[Danielle Lloyd]]<br />[[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]] | 58 | - | [[Debbie McGee]]<br />[[Ben James-Ellis]] | 34 | - | Austin's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 7 | 14 November 2009 | [[Annabel Croft]]<br />[[Sam Nixon]] | 70 | - | [[Beth Tweddle]]<br />[[Mark Rhodes]] | 69** | [[Erin Boag]] | Joe's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 8 | 21 November 2009 | [[Kate Lawler]]<br />[[Jonathan Ansell]] | 45 | - | [[John Partridge (actor)|John Partridge]]<br />[[Siân Reeves]] | 85*** | - | Austin's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="E1E8EF" ! 9 | 28 November 2009 | [[Zaraah Abrahams]]<br />[[Simon Rimmer]] | 45 | [[Kiffy Swash]] (Joe's mum) | [[Toyah Wilcox]]<br />[[Barney Harwood]] | 77 | - | Austin's team<br />clear |-bgcolor="ffdddd" ! 10 | 5 December 2009 | [[Martin Roberts (presenter)|Martin Roberts]]<br />[[Verity Rushworth]] | 39 | - | [[Ben Clarke]]<br />[[Caprice Bourret|Caprice]] | 85 | - | Austin's team<br />fail |-bgcolor="ffffff" ! 11 | 12 December 2009 |colspan="7"|Best of Series 2 Retrospective |} == Notes == * In episode 4, Joe's team were docked ten points because Joe attempted to push [[Ricky Groves]] into the water as Ricky was struggling to stay on his feet after going through ''Team Wall''. * In episode 7, Austin bounced a ball on Anton's head, and then, he admitted it was meant to bounce on Joe's head, which because of that, 1 point was deducted. * In episode 8, Austin's team were docked 10 points because Austin pushed Jonathan into the pool when he was helping Kate and Joe go through Wonder Wall. * Due to the [[Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance]], Episode 6 was not broadcast originally. It involved [[Danielle Lloyd]] and [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]] playing for Joe and [[Debbie McGee]] and [[Ben James-Ellis]] playing for Austin. The episode eventually aired 8 years later on [[Challenge TV]] in 2017. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{BBC programme}} *{{UKGameshow|Hole_in_the_Wall}} *{{IMDb title|1291490}} *[http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/theweek/TV-review-Hole-Wall/article-462166-detail/article.html Review, Leicester Mercury.] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hole In The Wall (British game show)}} [[Category:2008 British television series debuts]] [[Category:2009 British television series endings]] [[Category:BBC television game shows]] [[Category:2000s British game shows]] [[Category:BBC Scotland television shows]] [[Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)]] [[Category:British television series based on Japanese television series]]'