The Lie (game show)
The Lie | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Jonathan McCrea |
Country of origin | Ireland |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 49 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | STV Productions and Motion Content Group |
Original release | |
Network | TV3 STV S4C |
Release | 17 February 2014 2015 | –
The Lie is a quiz show co-produced by 3Studios, STV Productions and Motion Content Group.[1][2]
On the show a team of two people must decide which of the statements given is the lie in order to progress and win money.
Versions
[edit]The Irish version of the show is on TV3, hosted by Jonathan McCrea. The first show aired on 17 February 2014 at 20:00. Episodes air on Mondays and Fridays.[3] A second season premiered in January 2015 with 40 episodes and is now stripped with five episodes a week.
The Scottish version was shown on STV, presented by Scottish comedian Susan Calman. It first aired in the spring of 2014.[4]
A Welsh language version of the show premiered on S4C in January 2015 entitled Celwydd Noeth ("Bare-Faced Lie"), hosted by Nia Roberts.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "TV3, STV tell the Lie".
- ^ "TV3's brand new big money game show 'The Lie' hits screens on Monday". TV3 Press Release. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan McCrea to host 'The Lie'". TV3. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "STV Productions - SUSAN CALMAN PRESENTS NEW STV QUIZ SHOW, THE LIE". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014.
- ^ "I'm not gonna lie to you! Three Celtic companies join forces to produce a new quiz show for S4C". S4C Press Release. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.