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Tonight's the Night (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Tonight's the Night is a BBC
Saturday night entertainment television programme which stars on BBC One
since 18 April 2009. It is presented by actor and singer John Barrowman
.
There are no rules as to who can appear on the show, it features ordinary members of the public nominated by friends who think they have a hidden talent or other special reason. Every guest has the help of Barrowman and other celebrity guests.
The studio audience are also involved in the show, as John surprises unsuspecting members of the public, making their wishes come true on the night even if they hadn't signed up for the show.
It contains at its heart elements of classic 1980s entertainment shows, such as Surprise, Surprise, Jim'll Fix It
, and Beadle's About
.
The show is recorded at BBC Scotland's studios at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, Scotland
sketch aired as part of the 23 May 2009 episode. It featured John Barrowman
reprising his role as Jack Harkness
,
David Tennant
as himself, and competition winner Tim Ingham as alien Sao Til. In the short, set on the TARDIS
, Barrowman and Ingram alternate between playing their characters and playing themselves as actors on the Doctor Who set.
The short was the last piece of Doctor Who written by Russell T. Davis and the first time the TARDIS interior was filmed in High Definition.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Saturday night entertainment television programme which stars on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
since 18 April 2009. It is presented by actor and singer John Barrowman
John Barrowman
John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-American singer, actor, dancer, musical theatre performer and media personality. Born in Glasgow yet growing up in Illinois after his family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old, Barrowman was encouraged to further his love for music and...
.
Format
The show is based around making audience members' wishes come true, featuring ordinary people living out their fantasies for real.There are no rules as to who can appear on the show, it features ordinary members of the public nominated by friends who think they have a hidden talent or other special reason. Every guest has the help of Barrowman and other celebrity guests.
The studio audience are also involved in the show, as John surprises unsuspecting members of the public, making their wishes come true on the night even if they hadn't signed up for the show.
It contains at its heart elements of classic 1980s entertainment shows, such as Surprise, Surprise, Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It was a long-running British television show, broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1994. It was presented by Jimmy Savile. It was produced by Roger Ordish, who also worked on other BBC shows, including A Bit of Fry & Laurie...
, and Beadle's About
Beadle's About
Beadle's About was a British television programme hosted by the late Jeremy Beadle, where members of the public became victims of practical jokes behind hidden cameras...
.
The show is recorded at BBC Scotland's studios at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, Scotland
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 April 2009 | 23 May 2009 | 6 |
| 2 | 17 July 2010 | 11 September 2010 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 July 2011 | 3 December 2011 | 8 |
Series 1
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 April 2009 | 4,690,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 25 April 2009 | 4,050,000 | 29 |
| 3 | 2 May 2009 | Under 4,100,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 4 | 9 May 2009 | 4,270,000 | 25 |
| 5 | 16 May 2009 | Under 4,000,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 6 | 23 May 2009 | 4,080,000 | 25 |
Series 2
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 July 2010 | 4,320,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 24 July 2010 | 4,460,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 31 July 2010 | 3,830,000 | 27 |
| 4 | 7 August 2010 | 4,510,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 14 August 2010 | 4,650,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 21 August 2010 | Under 3,920,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 7 | 28 August 2010 | Under 4,040,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 8 | 11 September 2010 | Under 3,910,000 | Outside Top 30 |
Series 3
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | BBC One Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 2011 | 4,070,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 16 July 2011 | 4,700,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 23 July 2011 | 3,870,000 | 29 |
| 4 | 30 July 2011 | Under 3,550,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 5 | 6 August 2011 | Under 3,720,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 6 | 13 August 2011 | Under 4,310,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 7 | 12 November 2011 | Under 4,580,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 8 | 3 December 2011 |
Doctor Who Sketch
A short Doctor WhoDoctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
sketch aired as part of the 23 May 2009 episode. It featured John Barrowman
John Barrowman
John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-American singer, actor, dancer, musical theatre performer and media personality. Born in Glasgow yet growing up in Illinois after his family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old, Barrowman was encouraged to further his love for music and...
reprising his role as Jack Harkness
Jack Harkness
Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. He first appeared in the 2005 Doctor Who episode "The Empty Child" and reappeared in the remaining episodes of the 2005 series as a companion of the ninth incarnation of the...
,
David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
as himself, and competition winner Tim Ingham as alien Sao Til. In the short, set on the TARDIS
TARDIS
The TARDISGenerally, TARDIS is written in all upper case letters—this convention was popularised by the Target novelisations of the 1970s...
, Barrowman and Ingram alternate between playing their characters and playing themselves as actors on the Doctor Who set.
The short was the last piece of Doctor Who written by Russell T. Davis and the first time the TARDIS interior was filmed in High Definition.