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House Gift

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House Gift
Logo from the opening titles.
StarringLaurence Llewellyn-Bowen
Philip Chklar
Stephen Collins
Anita Kaushal
Tom Keane
Gillian Anderson-Price
Danielle Proud
Narrated byPip Torrens
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes56
Production
Running time60 minutes
(including advertisements)
Production companyITV Studios
Original release
NetworkITV
Release31 August 2009 (2009-08-31) –
18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)
Related
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House Gift is a lifestyle game show created by ITV.

Show overview

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Three interior designers set out to find the perfect gift for a house. The gift they'll choose must complement the home, and also appeal to the homeowner's tastes. Each designers must buy an item in four hours with different amounts of money: one getting £200, one getting £500 and one getting £1,000. The homeowners at the end of the show must pick one of the three gifts chosen by the designers, having no idea how much the items cost. In early series, the amounts were slightly different, with the lowest being £80, the middle amount being £300 and the highest being £1,000.

Interior designers

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Three designers try to impress the homeowner each day. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is always one of the designers, along with an antiques expert and another female designer, usually Danielle Proud.

A list of interior designers who appear listed in order of frequency:

Designers Appearances
Everyday
Tom Keane
Often
Danielle Proud
often
Gillian Anderson-Price
Occasionally
Philip Chklar
Occasionally
Stephen Collins
Occasionally
Anita Kaushal
Occasionally

Transmissions

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Original series

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Series Start date End date Episodes
1 31 August 2009 4 September 2009 5
2 25 January 2010 12 February 2010 15
3 29 November 2010 17 December 2010 15
4 21 February 2011 18 March 2011 20

Special

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Date Entitle
20 December 2010 Christmas special
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