In for a Penny (game show)

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. On 9 July 2019, it was announced the show would return for a second series and a Christmas special.

In for a Penny
GenreGame show
Created byAnt & Dec
Presented byStephen Mulhern
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series2
No. of episodes16 (+1 special)
Production
Production location(s)Various
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)ITV Studios
Mitre Television
DistributorITV Studios
Release
Original networkITV, STV, UTV
Picture format(4:3 SDTV)
(16:9 HDTV)
Original release13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) –
present
Chronology
Related showsAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

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 4th August 2020, filming began for a third series, with all social distancing guidelines being followed.

Format

Stephen Mulhern explores the streets of various U.K. 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:

  • Pump It Up - Stephen greets drivers at a petrol station, where he asks them how much petrol they want to put in their car. If they can pump exactly the correct amount in two tries, their petrol will be paid for.
  • Mum's The Word - 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 the mum guesses correctly, they win £100.
  • Check It Out - In a supermarket, 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, their shopping will be paid for.
  • Weigh To Go - Stephen meets members of the public at an airport 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 - There are five buckets, four filled with water, one with confetti. Each contestant has three chances. If they get the confetti, they win £50.
  • Driving Me Round The Bend - This segment, introduced in Series 2, sees people having to reverse into a parking space. If they park without touching the white lines on the ground, they win £100.
  • You Are What You Eat - Also introduced in Series 2, this segment sees two blindfolded people having to guess what each other are eating. 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.
  • 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, otherwise the game ends and the entire production crew run off to find the next contestant.

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesStart dateEnd date
1713 April 2019 (2019-04-13)25 May 2019 (2019-05-25)
Christmas Special121 December 2019
2728 March 2020 (2020-03-28)9 May 2020 (2020-05-09)

Episodes & Locations
SeriesEpisodeAirdateLocation
11April 13, 2019Doncaster
2April 20, 2019Liverpool
3April 27, 2019Bognor
4May 4, 2019Leeds
5May 11, 2019Halifax
6May 18, 2019Dunkirk
7May 25, 2019Cardiff
21March 28, 2020Edinburgh
2April 4, 2020Liverpool
3April 11, 2020Bradford
4April 18, 2020London
5April 25, 2020Bristol
6May 2, 2020Glasgow
7May 9, 2020Belfast
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References
  1. "In For A Penny". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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