Live from Studio Five 

A live, early evening magazine show dealing with the latest news, celebrity gossip and everything in between.

Stars:

Kate Walsh, Ian Wright, Polly Whitehouse

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kate Walsh	...	Herself - Presenter / ... 142 episodes, 2009-2010
Ian Wright	...	Himself - Presenter / ... 135 episodes, 2009-2010
Polly Whitehouse	...	Herself - Newsreader 125 episodes, 2009-2010
Melinda Messenger	...	Herself - Presenter 97 episodes, 2009-2010
Minnie Stephenson	...	Herself / ... 72 episodes, 2009-2010

Storyline

A live, early evening magazine show dealing with the latest news, celebrity gossip and everything in between.

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Plot Keywords:

celebrity | four word title | non fiction | number in title | 

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Genres:

News | Talk-Show

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

Studio Five

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sky News / News International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In April 2010, Emma Willis became a permanent co-presenter of the programme, alongside original presenters Ian Wright and Kate Walsh. Before her appointment, she had served, along with other people, as a guest presenter while show bosses decided whom to choose as a replacement for Melinda Messenger, who left at the beginning of 2010.

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #11.21 (2009)

User Reviews

Vacuous to an absurd degree

In the 1990s, Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish presented a comedy sketch show called "The Adam and Joe Show". One sketch involved them pretending to be television presenters for a vapid mid afternoon show called "people places". In this show the presenters would go to public places such as shopping centres, and coerce members of the public into performing absurd tasks (talent competitions and so forth). The presenters yapped very quickly and every event seemed to be a rush for a sound bite, with no real substance.

And now, several years later, we have a full one hour version!

At least, that's what I think this is. The alternative, that this is a serious attempt at a news programme, is just too terrifying. The presenters' "buddy buddy" atmosphere is transparently insincere. The content lineup tackles news issues such as rugby players' new line of pasta sauces, or sections asking members of the public called 'Madge' to send in their photos.

This show is perfect for those of you who found loose women too high brow and intellectual.