Don't Tell the Bride (British TV series)

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Don't Tell the Bride
Narrated by
Composers
Warner Bros. Television Productions UK[1]
Original release
Network
Release8 November 2007 (2007-11-08) –
16 March 2020 (2020-03-16)

Don't Tell the Bride is a British

wedding ceremony; however, every aspect of the ceremony must be organised by the groom, with no contact with the bride. On 29 September 2023, it was announced there were no plans for the series to return.[2]

Broadcast history

The series first premiered on

Sky 1.[6][7][8] In 2017, it moved to E4 where it would broadcast a new 18-episode series later that year.[9]

Reruns of the show, including the BBC and Sky One series are currently broadcast on E4 Extra.

Format

The show's format consists of a couple who are given £12,000 (£14,000 in the BBC One and E4 versions) to spend on their wedding. However, they must spend three weeks apart with no contact, and the groom must organise every aspect of the event and attire, including the wedding dress, wedding cake, as well as the hen and stag parties, surprising the bride.[10]

Although the series mostly features

civil partnership.[11]

Controversy

In 2019, the show’s producers cancelled a wedding following suspicions as to whether the bride had been in contact with the groom. After a full investigation, the production team summoned the groom to meet up at the bride’s parents house to discuss the outcome. The bride admitted that she had received regular emails from the groom informing her on plans for the wedding day. This constituted a breach of the show’s rules which stated that the bride is not supposed to know anything until the wedding day. It was highlighted that the wedding day needed to be planned by the groom and the best man, with the bridesmaids and the bride’s parents are the only ones who can speak to the groom whilst the bride can only speak to the best man.

Reception

Transmissions

BBC Three
Series Start date End date Episodes
1 8 November 2007 20 December 2007 6
2 26 August 2008 30 September 2008 6
3 1 September 2009 10 November 2009 11
4 17 August 2010 2 November 2010 12
5 6 September 2011 29 November 2011 12
6 14 August 2012 30 October 2012 12
7 20 August 2013 5 November 2013 12
8 5 August 2014 21 October 2014 12
9 5 August 2015 21 October 2015 12
10 28 October 2015 15 December 2015 8
BBC One
Series Start date End date Episodes
11 24 June 2015 29 July 2015 6
Sky 1
Series Start date End date Episodes
12 21 July 2016 6 October 2016 12
E4
Series Start date End date Episodes
13 26 July 2017[12] 31 January 2018 18[13]
14 15 August 2018 16 March 2020 30

Specials

Title Air date Host
Most Memorable Moments 12 January 2016 Stacey Dooley
Bridezillas & Bromances 5 January 2016
Mad, Bad & Dangerous 29 December 2015
Christmas Special Clip Show 22 December 2015
Let it Snow 22 December 2014 —
Christmas on the Slopes 19 December 2013 Rebekah Staton
Christmas on Ice 18 December 2012 —
Christmas Revenge 2012 11 December 2012
Goes Global 6 November 2012 Ellie Taylor
Best Ever 14 August 2012 Scott Mills
Greatest Moments Cutdown 15 April–13 June 2012 Cherry Healey
Mother's Day 13 March 2012 —
Valentine's 13 February 2012
Don't Tell the Bride-to-be: The Proposals 13 February 2012
Christmas in Wonderland 20 December 2011
Christmas Revenge 13 December 2011
Live: Royal Wedding Special 29 April 2011 Cherry Healey
Greatest Moments 2011 28 April 2011
Greatest Moments 2010 23 November 2010 Patsy Palmer
The Brides' Revenge 21 April 2010 —

International versions

Internationally, the series has attracted a strong following, with broadcast deals spanning 120 territories.

As of 2012, twelve locally produced versions have aired around the world. They are:

TV4
), Turkey and United States. Various clips from some versions were shown in the 'Goes Global' special in 2012.

The UK version has also been picked up by Russian broadcaster TLC, Vivolta in France, NHK in Japan and RTL Nederland in the Netherlands, who has secured an option to produce a local version of the format.[14]

An

Living in New Zealand and on Really in the UK.[18]

In October 2011, the first series of the US version of Don't Tell The Bride was shown on

USD $25,000 to spend.[19] In 2013, the series is being produced by Shed Media US for the USA Network. Shed Media conducted casting for the series between 14 June 2013 through 19 July 2013.[20]

On 21 August 2012, an Australian version of

A$
25,000 to organise the entire wedding. It was cancelled after one season.

In November 2016, a similarly formatted Welsh-language reality television show titled Priodas Pum Mil premiered on S4C.

On 31 August 2020 the most watched channel in Portugal,

SIC, released their version of the show called "O Noivo é que Sabe [pt]" hosted by the actress Cláudia Vieira
.

References

  1. ^ "About the WarnerMedia Group". wbtvpuk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/channel-4-axe-show-after-27800716
  3. ^ "Life's Too Short up for Rose d'Or award". BBC News. 28 February 2012.
  4. ^ Jonathan Holmes. "Don't Tell the Bride to move to BBC One". RadioTimes.
  5. ^ "10 things we learned during episode one of the new series of Don't Tell The Bride on BBC One". The Argus. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Don't Tell the Bride: You won't be able to see the new series if you don't have Sky 1". Newsbeat. 1 December 2015.
  7. ^ "After dumping Don't Tell the Bride can we really trust the BBC's long-term commitment to youth audiences?". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Don't Tell the Bride is moving to Sky 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Ents/Fact Ents/Features/Formats/Daytime/Music summer 2017 highligts (sic) - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com.
  10. ^ Frost, Vicky (24 September 2010). "Weddings and TV: a happy union?". The Guardian. London.
  11. ^ "Episode guide". BBC Three. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Don't Tell the Bride - S13 - Episode 1". Radio Times.
  13. ^ "E4 commissions new series of hit format Don't Tell The Bride - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com.
  14. ^ Michael Rosser (24 February 2011). "Don't Tell the Bride to be remade for German TV". Broadcast. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Don't Tell the Bride". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
  16. Evening Herald
    .
  17. ^ "Don't Tell the Bride back tonight". RTÉ Ten. 26 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Local brides visit Europe". C21Media. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  19. ^ "Don't Tell the Bride - OWN TV". Oprah.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  20. ^ "Shed Media US Casting - Don't Tell the Bride". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  21. ^ Kate Ritchie narrates Don’t Tell The Bride for TEN tvtonight.au, 19 July 2012

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