Playing It Straight
Overview
The reality game show that throws down the ultimate gaydar gauntlet, with money at stake for the man who can 'play it straight'.
Key Crew
Director: Will Innes, Abi Kelly
Producer: Abi Kelly, Will Innes
Top Cast
Jameela Jamil
Herself - Presenter
Alan Carr
Narrator (voice)
Cara Finnegan
Herself (uncredited)
Gary Albert Hughes
Gerald the Troubadour (uncredited)
Robert Castell
Pablo the Troubadour (uncredited)
Seasons
Season 1 (2005)
One gorgeous girl - Zoe from Kent - finds herself in paradise when transported to a Mexican hacienda and presented with 11 drop-dead gorgeous men, all with the aim of winning her heart. But not all of them are who they seem... some of them are straight and some of them are gay. If Zoe picks a straight man at the end, the happy couple will split £100,000 prize money between them; but if a gay guy can play it straight, he'll win the whole £100,000 for himself.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The guy who shocked everyone.
2005-04-08June Sarpong presents the reality game show where one beautiful girl must pick her dream partner from 10 handsome, single men. The twist is that some of the men are gay...
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 2: The guy who accused Zoe.
2005-04-15The eight boys play cowboy down at the corral as they try to escape the lasso in order to win a date with Zoe.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 3: The guy who doesn't reveal a thing.
2005-04-22With two more boys gone from the hacienda, Zoe gets a chance to see just how rugged the rest are as they set off on horseback to camp under the stars.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 4: The guy who gets carted away.
2005-04-29Just six men are left standing, but how many of them are playing it straight? More tests take place, to help Zoe and steer her towards the prize.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 5: The guy who reveals him self gay.
2005-05-06The penultimate episode in the series with £50,000 up for grabs for Zoe, and the whole £100,000 available to the gay man who can 'play it straight'.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 6: The guy who Zoe chooses!
2005-05-13Last in the series of the reality game show that tests one girl's gaydar, with a huge cash prize at stake. After the tensions and revelations of last time, just three men are left.
Runtime: 48 minSeason 2 (2012)
Eleven boys and one girl arrive in Spain to participate in what they think is a show called Dream Date, until Jameela Jamil reveals that they're actually taking part in Playing It Straight...
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2012-01-09Eleven boys compete for the affections of single girl Cara. But Jameela reveals to Cara that, while some of the boys are straight, others are playing it straight and competing for a cash prize...
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
2012-01-16The boys are given a tour of a Catalan sausage museum and then take part in a cookery contest to secure a date with Cara while the losers face a good old pelting with rotten tomatoes.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 3: Episode 3
2012-01-23The remaining boys face three challenges - laughing Cara into bed, lingerie removal and a kissing challenge - before acting as models as Cara directs a cover shoot for a gay magazine.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 4: Episode 4
2012-01-30The action moves to the gay mecca of Sitges where the locals try to help Cara. Jameela delivers a surprise of two new beefy boys who join the show and then there's a fish-gutting task.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 5: Episode 5
2012-02-06After a trip to the Dali Museum the boys must draw two nude life models, the painter of the best picture wins a date with Cara. And Jameela announces a suprise elimination.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 6: Episode 6
2012-02-13This week is all about camping it up in the Pyrenees as the guys are put through their paces by extreme orienteering, serenading Cara around the campfire, and abseiling down a cliff.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 7: Episode 7
2012-02-20The theme of the semi-final is the 'modern man'. The boys are under pressure to be strong but sensitive and endure a series of challenges before a surprise double elimination.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 8: Episode 8
2012-02-27Jameela Jamil presents a tale of love and deceit in the Spanish sun. One beautiful girl must pick her dream partner from eleven boys. If she gets it right they both walk away with £25k each.
Runtime: 48 min
