Gimme a Break is a British

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game show. Three series were made and were first aired on the

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in 2008 and 2011. It was presented by

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and

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Format

The show revolves around kids getting their dream holidays and forcing mum and dad to do what the kids please. It begins with them meeting the presenter and background of the family before moving on to the children guessing what the holiday choices might be using clues. They then pick one of three holidays and pack their parents suitcase before heading off. They then take part in activities in their chosen destination, before moving on to the big prize.

Presenters

Series One was presented by

and due to his busy schedule with BBC Sport he was unable to return and was replaced by

for Series Two. Series Three was presented by

Episodes

Series 1

*1. The Castellos – Wales: Nina & Simone *2. The Ashams – Greece: Colette & Jem *3. The Dabedeens – Croatia: Tisha & Nisha *4. The Strahans – Devon: Thomas, Fiona & Katherine *5. The Griffins – Caribbean Cruise: Joe & Jack *6. The Rooneys – Jersey: Philippa & Kristin *7. The McKinnons – France Treehouse: Sam & Josh *8. Davina and Jade – Extreme: Jade *9. The Tates – Florida Ranch: Daena & Kealan *10. The Browns – New Forest: Rosie & Elizabeth *11. The Brays – Wales: Jack & Emily *12. Gray Family: Elle & Georgia *13. Brook Family: Joseph, Daniel & Jacob

Series 2

*1. Hoyles – Morocco: Grace & Jackson *2. Pearson – Wales: Molly & Louis *3. Shaw – Catalonia: Matt & Jono *4. Sandhu – Scotland: Simran, Parminder & Moneeka *5. Hudson – Sweden: Billy *6. Evan-Lainchbury – Isles of Scilly: Carys & Megan *7. Hassall – Portugal: Ellie & Matt *8. Davies – Cotswolds: Gwyndaf & Dewi *9. Mullaney – Turks and Caicos: Hannah, Louise & Matthew *10. Latham – Sardinia: Jazz & Joe *11. Bishop – Lake District: Conor & Evie *12. Marshall – Finland: Jack & Tom *13. Vasudevan – Switzerland: Olivia, Millie & Martha

Series 3

*1. Trivedi Family: Cheyan & Jenna *2. Britner Family: Jake & Laila *3. Williams Family: Candace & Clarke *4. Harris-Willis Family: Callum & Jack *5. Prince-Tappe Family: Aran & Alice *6. Lucas Family: Rachel *7. Scaife Family: Molly & Ally *8. Sims Family: Alannah & Marissa *9. Anderson Family: Lucy, Ellie & William *10. Field Family: Max, Molly & Katie *11. Meeson Family: Alfie & Jesse *12. Perks Family: Beth & Megan *13. Campbell Family: Kaitlyn & Callie

Series guide

External links

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