The Door (TV series)

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The Door
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Genre Reality television
Presented by Amanda Holden
Chris Tarrant
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Production location The Maidstone Studios
Running time2 x 60 minutes
(including commercials)
Production company ITV Studios
Original release
Network ITV
Release2 April (2010-04-02) 
3 April 2010 (2010-04-03)
Related
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

The Door was a two-part celebrity series broadcast on the ITV Network in the United Kingdom and was hosted by Amanda Holden ( Wild at Heart ) and Chris Tarrant ( Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ).

Contents

Keith Duffy and Dean Gaffney made it to the final with Duffy winning the show with Gaffney as the runner-up.

Overview

Six celebrities pass through a series of doors and take on a number of tough challenges. The last star standing claims a cash prize for their chosen charity. The show has been compared to classic TV show The Crystal Maze .

Celebrities

CelebrityKnown forStatus
Frankie Sandford The Saturdays singerEliminated 1st
on 2 April 2010
Louisa Lytton Former EastEnders actressEliminated 2nd
on 2 April 2010
Jennie McAlpine Coronation Street actressEliminated 3rd
on 3 April 2010
Michael Underwood Television presenterEliminated 4th
on 3 April 2010
Dean Gaffney Former EastEnders actorRunner-up
on 3 April 2010
Keith Duffy Boyzone singerWinner
on 3 April 2010

Broadcast and reception

The series average, based on overnight ratings was 3.545m, equating to a 15.15% viewing share.

DateOvernight rating
(millions)
ShareOfficial rating
(millions) [1]
Weekly rankSource
Episode 12 April 20103.5914.4%3.9818th [2]
Episode 23 April 20103.5015.9%3.9719th [3]

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