| Genre: | Comedy panel game |
| Director: | Peter Orton |
| Presenter: | Gabby Logan |
| Starring: | Frank Skinner Micky Flanagan Jamelia |
| Composer: | Chris Egan |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
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| Executive Producer: | Richard Allen-Turner Toby Stevens Jon Thoday |
| Producer: | Spencer Millman |
| Location: | Pinewood Studios |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | Avalon Television, Talpa and BBC Scotland |
| Channel: | BBC One |
| Related: | I Love My Country |
I Love My Country is a British television comedy panel game shown on BBC One which began airing on 3 August 2013 and finished on 28 September 2013. The show was originally going to be hosted by David Walliams, but after the pilot, he dropped out due to other commitments. Gabby Logan was chosen to host the full series.[1] Frank Skinner and Micky Flanagan act as the team captains, with four celebrities on each team on every episode. On 25 October 2013, it was announced that the show had been axed after the show had attracted largely negative press reviews and struggled in the ratings.[2]
The theme song for the show was "One Vision" by Queen.
The show is based on the Dutch Ik hou van Holland format by Talpa, which has been sold to several countries. Hosted by Gabby Logan, the show features two teams of four well-known celebrities, led by the team captains, Micky Flanagan and Frank Skinner. The aim of the game being to see how much they know about their country (the United Kingdom). Each team member takes part in a series of games and challenges. The team with the most points at the end of the show wins for that episode. The show features live music from a house band fronted by singer Jamelia.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
– indicates Frank's team won
– indicates Micky's team won
| Show | Frank's Team | Micky's Team | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susanna Reid, Tom Ellis and Charlotte Salt | 3 August 2013 | ||
| 2 | 10 August 2013 | |||
| 3 | 17 August 2013 | |||
| 4 | 24 August 2013 | |||
| 5 | 31 August 2013 | |||
| 6 | 14 September 2013 | |||
| 7 | 21 September 2013 | |||
| 8 | 28 September 2013 |
The show received mostly negative reviews from critics. It was described as "a shapeless shambles",[3] "idiot TV at its worst"[4] and "little short of treason". Due to these overwhelmingly negative reviews and bad ratings, the show was subsequently axed by the BBC.[5]