''Dave Gorman's Important Astrology Experiment'' is a

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comedy series presented by

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which was broadcast in 2002. The studio-based show was interspersed with footage of Gorman literally taking the advice of

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for 40 days and nights to see if following

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enhances love, health and wealth, and, ultimately, happiness. To see if his life was better for following

, Gorman's twin brother Nick was used as a

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. A panel of experts commented on the success, or otherwise, of the progress of the experiment: agony aunt

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, TV doctor

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, and financial advisor

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. The studio audience voted upon whether Dave's life was turning out better as a consequence of the experiment in comparison to Nick's, with results represented as a graph. The series was cited in a scholarly journal as an example of "television that combines humour with serious topics

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has been increasingly evident since the 1990s" alongside ''

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'' and ''

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''. The show was written by Gorman and Danny Wallace, and followed from their acclaimed '' The Dave Gorman Collection''.

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*{{IMDb title, tt0335650 BBC television comedy 2002 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings