In this round the man comes down the love lift. Ĭomedic value was mostly provided by McGuinness's array of catchphrases such as "Let the (object) see the (object)", "No likey, no lighty!", "If you're turned off, turn off", "If he's not Mr Right, turn off your light", "Get out there, turn one girl off and take one girl out!", "Come and get some Paddy love!", "The isle of.FERNANDO'S!". Successful couples left the programme upstairs on the opposite side of the studio to the 'Love Lift', and a song, usually from the latin pop genre, was played. Previously the date took place in Cyprus. For the second series, the date took place abroad on the Isle of FERNANDO'S!, a fictional location based in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. In the first series, the successful couples conducted their date at FERNANDO'S! in Manchester, which is actually Club Bijou on Chapel Street, the outcome of which is shown as part of the following week's show. If all the women turned off their lights before the end of the third round - this was referred to as a "blackout" - then the man would have to leave the show without going on a date, accompanied by the Céline Dion version of the hit Eric Carmen song " All by Myself". There were usually four men brought on in the course of a single episode, though on some occasions segments were cut and only three men were shown. If the man was left with two lights at the end of round 3, he would just ask his question to the two remaining women and if there was only one light left at the end of round 3, he will go on the date with that girl without asking her his question. He would then have a chance to ask one question to the last two women, before choosing which of the women he wanted to go on the date with by turning off one more light. If, at the end of three rounds, there were still lights left on, the bachelor would turn off all but two of the remaining lights himself. If this occurs, their area of the stage turned red.
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A single man was then brought down on stage via the 'Love Lift' and tried to persuade the women to agree to be his date in a series of rounds, playing a prerecorded video discussing his background, displaying a skill (such as dancing or playing a musical instrument), or playing another video in which the man's friends or family reveal more about his virtues and philosophy.Īt any point during the rounds, the women could press the button in front of them to turn off their light if they did not want a date with the man. The women stood on a stage underneath thirty white lights, each with a button in front of them. The objective of the show was for a single man to obtain a date with one of thirty single women. Eight couples who met on the show subsequently got married and six babies were born to contestants who met on the show. On 10 February 2020, ITV announced that the show was axed after eleven series. It did not air in 2014, but returned in 2015 with Wright joined by new co-host Laura Jackson. In 2012, the show introduced a spin-off show entitled Take Me Out: The Gossip, which aired on ITV2 and was co-hosted by Zoe Hardman and Mark Wright in 20. The first series was recorded at Granada Studios in Manchester, but has since been recorded at The Maidstone Studios in Maidstone, Kent, as it offered increased space and capacity for audience members. The show was produced by Thames (formerly Talkback Thames). An unscreened pilot episode was made for Channel 4 in 2009, but it was ITV who picked it up for a series. Based on the Australian show Taken Out, it first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and simulcast on TV3 in the Republic of Ireland on 2 January 2010. Take Me Out is a dating game show that was presented by comedian Paddy McGuinness.