''Simply the Best'' is a British
sports
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game show
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that ran from 17 July to 4 September 2004 on
ITV
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ITV
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. It is hosted by
Phil Tufnell
Philip Clive Roderick Tufnell (born 29 April 1966) is a former English international cricketer and current television and radio personality. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler (cricket), bowler, he played in 42 Test cricket, Test matches and ...
and
Kirsty Gallacher
Kirsty Jane Gallacher (born 20 January 1976) is a Scottish television presenter and model. She began her career at Sky Sports News in 1998 and hosted '' Kirsty's Home Videos'', '' RI:SE'' and '' Simply the Best'' before returning to Sky Sports ...
.
Format
Each week two teams from cities across the UK competed in a series of madcap games to go forward to a final, where the eventual prize was £50,000 for local community projects.
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2004 British television series debuts
2004 British television series endings
2000s British game shows
English-language television shows
ITV game shows
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows produced by Channel Television
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