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ITV have just announced a 12 part series featuring former WBO Super Middleweight champion Chris Eubank.

The series will feature Chris Eubank as the owner and proprietor of a Youth Hostel in his home town of Brighton. Eubank will feature each week dishing up food, as well as his own unique brand of philosophy, discipline and political views to his captive audience.

The idea from the show first reached ITV executives from an episode in the spoof sitcom "I'm Alan Partridge."

Head of comedy programming Evan Thomas was a big fan of the show, and during one of our weekly brainstorming sessions, the idea had come to him whilst perusing one of his extensive collection of Alan Partridge videos.

"I was sitting there chortling to myself during the scene where Alan is trying to convince the fictional head of BBC programming to give him a new series when it came to me. Perhaps this one's got some legs."

"Chris is a well known personality inside and outside the sporting Arena, and his individuality, flamboyant persona, and off-the-wall views make for entertaining viewing, as the success of at Home with the Eubanks demonstrated."

The series is expected to commence filming in the spring, and is expected to be aired in a prime-time thursday evening slot.

fornicate me!

I was in Brighton last year and read something about plans for this in the local rag.

What about Monkey Tennis??

This TV idea was used as a joke in an episode of Steve Coogans Allan Partridge series years ago.

Must be a wide up.

Apparently that's where they got the idea!

nickd wrote:What about Monkey Tennis??

Or arm wrestling with Chas & Dave?

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Apparently that's where they got the idea!

ITV really is Channel Chav.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Apparently that's where they got the idea!

Sorry James. I missed that in your initial post thats what you get when your crap at speed reading.

KOJOE90 wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Apparently that's where they got the idea!

ITV really is Channel Chav.

Yeah, if they're 'The People's Channel', as they've been saying in this 50th anniversary guff, then I don't want to be one of the people.

You'd think they'd learn from the likes of 'Celebrity Wrestling', wouldn't you?

states wrote:Yeah, if they're 'The People's Channel', as they've been saying in this 50th anniversary guff, then I don't want to be one of the people.

I feel the same.

P.S. I'm off to panic buy some petrol.

dont do that mate there is no shortage.

its just people getting well err panicked.

great thread but im not sure ill be tuning in. Eubank got on my nerves in his hey day without having to watch him now.

Someone at ITV needs a slap...

As far as I recall from the article in the local rag its not a holiday type hostel but a YMCA sort of place in Brighton. So he is helping out disadvantaged youths that sort of thing.

J wrote:dont do that mate there is no shortage.

I was being sarcastic mate.

I just can't believe how many mindless media lead sheep there are in this country at times. It's really worrying.

KOJOE90 wrote:

J wrote:dont do that mate there is no shortage.

I was being sarcastic mate.

I just can't believe how many mindless media lead sheep there are in this country at times. It's really worrying.

I live right on the main road in Balham and there's a big Tesco petrol station, yesterday they were queuing to get in there three abreast blocking off the whole road. Never ones to miss an opportunity there were about half a dozen old bill along there checking everyone's registration numbers and tax discs. Good old plod!! Meantime there's all manner of crime going on while they're in jobsworth mode!

Ah yes, good old Balham, used to live there myself. It's gone a bit more upmarket now there I think though.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Ah yes, good old Balham, used to live there myself. It's gone a bit more upmarket now there I think though.

Funny that. ;)

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Ah yes, good old Balham, used to live there myself. It's gone a bit more upmarket now there I think though.

Your two statements are directly related, no doubt.

Its a pretty good place to live, close enough to central London and plenty going on down here. Used to be a right shithole years back but its pretty good now.

lived in shipka road in balham for 3 months when i was first in london my bro lived there.

had many a good night at the banana caberet. (its a comedy club b4 you start).

was a buit rough when i live there complete with the african pot, that was a market that never sold anything legal

Can't wait for this show!

They have got to call it "Youth Hosteling with Chris Eubank". Its got to have that title.

J wrote:lived in shipka road in balham for 3 months when i was first in london my bro lived there.

had many a good night at the banana caberet. (its a comedy club b4 you start).

was a buit rough when i live there complete with the african pot, that was a market that never sold anything legal

They've cleaned all that up now mate, Hildreth Street Market its called now. They still have the banana cabaret on at the Bedford, not a bad boozer actually. I live in the posh part obviously!

imagine they have mate, was a bit interesting late at night.

wasnt ther very long i must admit, jeez ive beena bit of a gypsy in my life hahaha

What about "A Partridge amongst the pigeons?"

"What's that?"

"Don't know it's just a title"

Can't beat Alan

do you reckon he really is the father of courtney loves unborn child.

gonna be a funny loooking baby, wonder if when it pops out it will go "aaaaaaaaaaah hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaa"!
:P

BTW, you've all been punked.....hoho