''God's Gift'' was a British

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that aired on

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from 4 January 1996 to 3 April 1998. The first series was presented by

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and

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hosted the second series. The show's title came from the phrase "God's gift to women", i.e. an

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description of a would-be

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Format

Each week, five male contestants would vie with each other to win the affections and votes of a female audience (or a male audience on "gay specials") by participating in a series of facetious games designed to "test" their

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. The winner's prize would be to take an audience member of his choice out on a date, which was then filmed for broadcast in the following week's show.

Broadcast

The series was broadcast in the early hours of a Thursday morning and was usually repeated in the early hours of Sunday morning on

, although not every region took the series. The second series was axed after fewer regions decided to broadcast it.

Series guide

*Series 1: 50 editions including 2 best of compilations, first shown from 3 January 1996 *Series 2: 25 editions, first shown from 26 July 1997

External links

* * 1996 British television series debuts 1998 British television series endings 1990s British game shows English-language television shows ITV game shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television {{UK-tv-prog-stub