1000 Heartbeats

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1000 Heartbeats
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Genre Game show
Created by Paul Farrer
Presented by Vernon Kay
Starring
  • The Quartet
  • Sarah Chapman
  • Catriona Parker
  • Hayley Pomfrett
  • Llinos Richards
Voices ofDilly Barlow
Composer Paul Farrer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes55
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company Hungry Bear Media
Original release
Network ITV
Release23 February 2015 (2015-02-23) 
15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)

1000 Heartbeats is a 2015 British daytime game show that aired on ITV, hosted by Vernon Kay. [1] It aired from 23 February 2015 to 15 January 2016. A reboot has been ordered, but more is yet to be confirmed. [2]

Contents

Format

Wearing an electronic heart-rate counter and standing on a lighted circular platform known as "The Plate," a single contestant answers questions in order to win money over a total of seven rounds. While a round is in progress, the contestant's heartbeats are continuously counted and deducted from an initial total of 1,000 (in Series 2, the count does not begin until the words "Play" are spoken) If the total reaches zero, the game ends immediately, the contestant is defeated and leaves empty-handed. During gameplay, the contestant's heart rate is displayed on a monitor and relayed to a live string quartet playing the show's musical score; they adjust their tempo (beats per minute) to match the heart rate and maximise tension.

The contestant must give seven correct answers to complete Round 1, and the required number decreases by one for each subsequent round (six in Round 2, five in Round 3, etc.). Each incorrect answer deducts 25 heartbeats. The contestant may change out a question by stepping off the Plate, at a cost of 100 beats (50 in Series 1). Any correct answers given prior to stepping off are counted toward the number required to complete each round once play resumes.

Each completed round increases the contestant's winnings to as follows:

At the start of each new round, the contestant is shown an example of the game to be played and may choose to "Cash Out" with the money banked to that point rather than play on. In order to win the money, they must complete one final "Cashout Round", which requires five consecutive true or false questions answered correctly.

Games

Round 1 – £250
Round 2 – £500
Round 3 – £1,000
Round 4 – £2,500
Round 5 – £5,000
Round 6 – £10,000
Round 7 – £25,000
Cashout

The contestant must correctly answer five consecutive true or false statements in order to keep the money in their bank. Each incorrect answer breaks the chain and deducts 25 heartbeats; the contestant cannot step off the Plate during this round.

A contestant who successfully cashes out at the £10,000 level may be given a chance to play Recall unofficially, using the remaining heartbeats on the counter, and see if they would have been able to win the full £25,000.

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
123 February 201527 March 201525
223 November 201515 January 201630

International versions

CountryLocal titleChannelPresenter(s)Premiere date
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 1000 Heartbeats: Pintig Pinoy TV5
Viva
Sari-Sari Channel
Xian Lim and Chad Kinis March 20, 2021

References

  1. Tate, Gabriel (21 February 2015). "WHAT TO WATCH: MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY". The Daily Telegraph. ProQuest   1656540345 . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/1000heartbeats-itvquiz-rebootrep1