Tool Academy is a competitive British reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show featuring twelve "unsuspecting bad boys" who have been sent to "relationship boot camp". The twelve men, all of whom have been nominated by their respective girlfriends, fiancées or wives, initially think they are taking part in a competition for the title of "Britain's Ultimate Lad" or in the latest series "King of Men". However, shortly after arriving they find out the truth: they are actually being entered into a "charm school" which focuses on teaching them how to behave as boyfriends. Each week, one contestant is eliminated and his girlfriend must choose whether or not to stay with him. The last contestant remaining will win a £25,000 prize and graduate Tool Academy. It is presented by Rick Edwards

Rick Edwards

Rick Edwards is a British TV presenter who mainly works on Channel 4 and E4. Rick has presented T4 with co-hosts Georgie Okell, Miquita Oliver, Jameela Jamil and Alexa Chung from which he left on 3 July 2011...

. Dr Sandra Scott helps the contestants with their relationship problems and helps Edwards decide who is expelled.

Contestants

Name	Tool name	Girlfriend	Status
Danny Smith	Jealous Tool	Becky Maslen	Winner in final episode
Harry Howell	Geezer Tool	Faye Daintree	Runners Up in final episode
Dave Trudgeon	Massive Tool	Lyndsay Davis
Bobby Carey	Stoner Tool	Kirsty Wood	Eliminated in episode 6
Lee Mills	Lazy Tool	Jade Panton	Eliminated in episode 5
Pete Bradley	Poser Tool	Becky Constantinou
Hus Demirel	Tipsy Tool	Jill Demirel*	Eliminated in episode 4
Liam Ayres	Randy Tool	Toni Brown	Eliminated in episode 3
Joe Currey	Twinkle Tool	Abby Dilkes	Eliminated in episode 2
Jake Ioannides	Temper Tool	Bita Norooz	Walked in episode 2
Chris Chase	Vain Tool	Aimee Luis	Eliminated in episode 1
Max Wright	Football Tool	Kimberley Athi

• Actually wife rather than girlfriend.

Episode Progress

#	|Contestants	|Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	Danny	WIN	RISK	WIN	RISK	RISK	WIN	WINNER
2	Harry	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNER UP
3	Dave	RISK	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	RUNNER UP
4	Bobby	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
5	Pete	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	RISK	OUT
6	Lee	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
7	Hus	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	OUT
8	Liam	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
9	Joe	SAFE	OUT
10	Jake	SAFE	OUT
11	Chris	OUT
12	Max	OUT

The contestant won Tool Academy and £25,000

The contestant was a runner up and their girlfriend decided to stay with him.

The contestant won a challenge and won a date with his girlfriend.

The contestant was safe from being eliminated.

The contestant was at risk of being eliminated.

The contestant was eliminated and his girlfriend decided to stay with him.

The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Episode 1

First aired January 10, 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Commitment
  Promise
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• Challenge: The tools and their partners spend some one-on-one time on some private dates
• Challenge Reward: More alone time, having a bath together.
• Challenge Winner: Danny and Becky M
• Bottom Three: Chris, Dave, Max
• Eliminated: Max, Chris (both girlfriends stayed with their boyfriends)

Episode 2

First aired 17 January 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Trust
• Challenge: The Shock Blindfold Challenge
• Challenge Reward: A sensual massage
• Challenge Winner: Harry and Faye
• Withdrew: Jake, following the lie detector test
• Bottom Three: Danny, Joe, Pete
• Eliminated: Joe (Abby stayed with him)

Episode 3

First aired 24 January 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Fidelity
  Fidelity
  "Fidelity" is the quality of being faithful or loyal. Its original meaning regarded duty to a lord or a king, in a broader sense than the related concept of fealty. Both derive from the Latin word fidēlis, meaning "faithful or loyal"....
  
  
• Challenge: Song-Writing Challenge
• Challenge Reward: A night with their girlfriend
• Challenge Winner: Danny
• Challenge Loser: Dave, who had to sleep on a camp bed for the night after the challenge.
• Bottom Three: Dave, Hus, Liam
• Eliminated: Liam (Toni stayed with him, but has left Liam since the show aired)

Episode 4

First aired 31 January 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Romance
• Challenge: Build a "home" together. The Tools have to instruct the ladies on how to build a chair, construct a bookshelf and put together a lamp.
• Challenge Reward: A private naked photo shoot for two
• Challenge Winner: Lee and Jade
• Challenge Loser: Pete, who had all of his clothes taken away
• Bottom Three: In a cruel nomination twist, the Tools had to vote for each other and who they thought should go. Pete, Danny and Hus.
• Eliminated: Hus (Jill stayed with him)

Episode 5

First aired 7 February 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Maturity
  Maturity (psychological)
  Maturity is a psychological term used to indicate how a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate manner. This response is generally learned rather than instinctive, and is not determined by one's age...
  
  
• Challenge : "Carry On Camping" The Tools and their girlfriends must put up a tent, open a safe and use the contents to light a fire
• Challenge Reward : A romantic night in a luxury tent
• Challenge Winner: Lee and Jade
• Challenge Loser: Everyone else, who were given basic rations and a night in their constructed tents
• Bottom Three: In another cruel nomination twist the Tools had to work together and figure out who was chosen by Rick and Dr.Scott. If they worked out who was chosen that tool is saved. If they didn't that Tool is eliminated, as well as the runner up tool (even Rick said it was confusing). They guessed Pete. Lee, Danny and Pete were in the bottom three.
• Eliminated: Lee was the chosen Tool for elimination however as they guessed Pete they were both eliminated (Both girlfriends stayed with them. Pete and Becky have since gone on to have a healthy baby boy called Kayden after losing twins Angel and Crystal in April 2010)

Episode 6

First aired 14 February 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Communication
  Communication
  Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
  
  
• Challenge : A sinking boat challenge in which the tools had to answer trivia questions on their girlfriends, removing a plug in their boat for each wrong answer. The winner was the last couple afloat.
• Challenge Reward : A 'floating date'.
• Challenge Winner: Danny and Becky
• Jury: Seven former tools return to the academy to help Rick and Dr Scott choose which three should go on to the final and who should be expelled. The Jury is made up of Chris, Hus, Joe, Lee, Liam, Max & Pete. Jake showed up late and was escorted out by a baliff for 'contempt of court' almost immediately.
• Eliminated: Bobby (Kirsty stayed with him)

Episode 7

First aired 21 February 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Dedication
  Dedication
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• Challenge : Cooking a meal for their girlfriends and their friends and families.
• Third: Dave (Lyndsay stayed with him)
• Second: Harry (Faye stayed with him)
• Graduated: Danny (He proposed to Becky and she accepted happily)

Contestants

Name	Tool name	Girlfriend	Status
Adam Oakley	Drama Tool	Kerri Medcalf
Billy Wharton	Naked Tool	Gabi
Chris Conti	Power Tool	Kelly Belsey
Daniel Allen	Debt Tool	Alanna Burns
Leon Chin	Idle Tool	Emma Tuvera
Mo Elkiraa	Houdini Tool	Kelsey Brown
Ritchie Martin	Two-Time Tool	Jenna Surridge	Eliminated in episode 5
Yohan	Sleepy Tool	Mel Fru	Eliminated in episode 4
James Chumpimai	Dual Tool	Kim Glynn	Quit in episode 4
Colin Mills	Daddy Tool	Nikki Duffell	Eliminated in episode 3
Danny Bell	Teen Tool	Olivia Mansfield	Eliminated in episode 2
Richard	Joystick Tool	Jade	Quit in episode 1

Episode Progress

#	|Contestants	|Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Adam	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
	Billy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN
	Chris	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	SAFE	RISK
	Daniel	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	RISK
	Leon	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
	Mo	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE
7	Ritchie	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	RISK	OUT
8	Yohan	SAFE	RISK	SAFE	OUT
9	James	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
10	Colin	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
11	Danny	SAFE	OUT
12	Richard	OUT

The contestant won Tool Academy and £25,000

The contestant won a challenge and won a date with his girlfriend.

The contestant was safe from being eliminated.

The contestant was at risk of being eliminated.

The contestant won a challenge but was eliminated. His girlfriend decided to leave him.

The contestant was eliminated and his girlfriend decided to stay with him.

The contestant was eliminated and his girlfriend decided to leave him.

The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Episode 1

First aired 1 November 2011

• Lesson of the Week: None
• Challenge: None
• Quit: Richard quit before the Tool Academy reveal happened.
• Eliminated: Due to the new tools being enrolled, no-one was expelled.

Episode 2

First aired 8 November 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Commitment
  Promise
  A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something.In the law of contract, an exchange of promises is usually held to be legally enforceable, according to the Latin maxim pacta sunt servanda.- Types :...
  
  
• Challenge: The girls were required to build a kennel whilst the tools were dressed as dogs and tethered to a post. Once the kennel was built and painted, the tool was required to enter the kennel to finish the task.
• Challenge Reward: A dinner date in a luxury dog kennel.
• Challenge Winner: Leon and Emma
• Challenge Loser: Chris and Kelly. Chris was forced to stay in the kennel that his girlfriend built in solitary confinement.
• Bottom Four: Adam, Chris, Danny and Yohan
• Eliminated: Danny (Olivia decided to stay with him)

Episode 3

First aired 15 November 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Communication
• Challenge: The tools each wrote their girlfriends a romantic poem, which they then had to perform while dressed in rusty suits of armour.
• Challenge Reward: A banquet feast back at the house.
• Challenge Winner: Mo and Kelsey
• Challenge Loser: Daniel and Alanna. They were put in the stocks while Mo and Kelsey ate in the same room.
• Bottom Two: Colin and Ritchie
• Eliminated: Colin (Nikki stayed with him)

Episode 4

First aired 22 November 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Perception
• Challenge: The tools' girlfriends were required to sit in gunge tanks. The tools were then asked questions about their girlfriends. For every question incorrectly answered, a bucket of fish slime was put into the tank above their girlfriends' heads. The tools were required to hold onto a rope keeping the trapdoors open, and their girlfriends dry.
• Challenge Twist: For refusing to take part in week 3's task, Ritchie was required to sit in the tank, and Jenna holding onto the rope keeping him dry.
• Challenge Reward: A naked sushi meal
• Challenge Winner: Yohan and Mel
• Challenge Loser: Mo and Kelsey. They were required to clean up the fish guts with toothbrushes.
• Quit: James and Kim mutually decided to quit the competition.
• Bottom Three: Daniel, Ritchie and Yohan
• Eliminated: Yohan (Mel left without him)

Episode 5

First aired 29 November 2011

• Lesson of the Week: Affection
• Challenge: The tools and their girlfriends were required to take part in an all-weather kissathon. If they failed to adhere to the rules or stopped kissing, they were out.
• Challenge Reward: The chance to create a mould of a part of his girlfriend's body of his choosing.
• Challenge Winner: Billy and Gabi
• Bottom Three: The tools each voted for who they thought should go home - the top three were the ones at risk, and they were Chris, Daniel and Ritchie.
• Eliminated: Ritchie (Jenna decided to stay with him)

Episode 6

First aired 6 December 2011

• Lesson of the Week:
• Challenge:
• Challenge Reward:
• Challenge Winner:
• Challenge Loser:
• Eliminated:

Episode 7

First aired 13 December 2011

• Lesson of the Week:
• Challenge:
• Challenge Reward:
• Challenge Winner:
• Challenge Loser:
• Eliminated:

Episode 8

First aired 20 December 2011

• Lesson of the Week:
• Challenge:
• Challenge Reward:
• Challenge Winner:
• Challenge Loser:
• Eliminated:

Episode 9

First aired 27 December 2011

• Lesson of the Week:
• Challenge:
• Challenge Reward:
• Challenge Winner:
• Challenge Loser:
• Winner: