Streetmate

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Streetmate
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Genre Reality dating game show
Presented by Davina McCall (1998–2001, 2016)
Holly Willoughby (2007)
Scarlett Moffatt (2017)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes61 (inc. 2 specials)
Production
Running time30 minutes (Channel 4)
60 minutes (ITV2)
Production company Tiger Aspect Productions
Release
Original network Channel 4 (1998–2001, 2016–17)
ITV2 (2007)
Picture format 4:3 (1998–2001)
16:9 (2007, 2016–17)
Audio format Stereo
Original release30 October 1998 (1998-10-30) 
8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)

Streetmate is a reality dating game show that first aired on Channel 4 from 30 October 1998 to 9 March 2001, hosted by Davina McCall, and then aired on ITV2 from 27 September to 29 November 2007, this time hosted by Holly Willoughby. The series returned to Channel 4 in 2017, instead hosted by Scarlett Moffatt. [1]

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History

A spin-off version called Beachmate aired for 5 episodes in 2001 hosted by Tania Strecker.

Two special editions of the show have aired for charity: the first was a celebrity episode with Emma Bunton and Brian Dowling for Comic Relief on 14 March 2003; [2] the second was for Stand Up to Cancer UK on 21 October 2016. This mini episode featured First Dates star Fred Sirieix. [3]

Format

The host picks an eligible male or female from the streets, and then with their help, they approach equally eligible members of the opposite/same sex for a date. The couple will then go on a date and then report if it was a success or a failure.

However, for the 2017 series, the first person looking for a partner was already chosen.

Transmissions

Original

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesChannelPresenter
130 October 199829 January 199910 Channel 4 Davina McCall
21 September 199920 January 200014
35 January 20019 March 200110
427 September 200729 November 200710 ITV2 Holly Willoughby
521 August 20178 September 201715 Channel 4 Scarlett Moffatt

Beachmate

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesChannelPresenter
113 April 200111 May 20015 Channel 4 Tania Strecker

Specials

DateEntitleChannelPresenter
14 March 2003Comic Relief Special [2] BBC One Davina McCall
21 October 2016Stand Up to Cancer Special [3] Channel 4

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