i t v  television  "SIMPLY THE BEST"

Are you squash and sport mad?
Do you like a challenge? Are you at the peak of your physical fitness?

Dear Squash Player

ITV Have asked England Squash to help inform Men and Women Squash players
who are in peak condition, competitive enough and have the personality to be
part of an all new Saturday evening show to be screened over the summer
period.

Below you will find John Henshaw's e-mail which outlines the programme and
an attachment with the Hot Line address and an application form.

Please pass on the message to other Squash Players that you think can 'Cut
the Mustard' as we can't have Squash not represented.

Peter A. Hirst
Performance Director
England Squash


Dear Peter,

Following our recent telephone conversation earlier today about the new
ITV1 prime time show. As promised here is a little bit more about the
show.

ITV has commissioned a two-hour prime time entertainment show based on
a French format. Our working title is "Simply The Best", and will be
presented by Phil Tufnell and Kirsty Gallagher. The show will be filmed
in Jersey throughout the month of July and will be broadcast from July
to September, with the first show being broadcast on Saturday July 17th.

This is ITV's most ambitious programme for years, never before has
ITV scheduled a two-hour slot for a series of entertainment programmes
dominating Saturday night viewing.

Mixing celebrities and contestants together in a showdown at sunset
filmed in a specially built arena, and watched live by an audience of
1,500, Simply The Best will be a summertime extravaganza, a clash of the
titans from 14 of the biggest uk cities.

Each week two of the teams, each made up of six athletes from different
sport discipline, the kind you have seen in shows like Gladiators, will
battle it out for a position in the finals through a series of obstacle
courses, physical and mental games, and quizzes. Interspersed in each
episode will be live music from bands in the current chart, and each
team will be supported by four celebrities who have ties to the city,
producing an eclectic mix of challenging physical events, live music and
stylish quizzes, bringing together celebrities and city folk alike.

The athletes do not need to be professional, however the types of
people we would like to be involved are normal people, with everyday
jobs, who have a passion for their sport, and take part in amateur
competitions and are keen to keep up their level of fitness. We want
these people to take on this challenge, be competitive and really give
it a go and prove they can be 'simply the best'.

The show will be a fantastic opportunity for publicity for the cities
involved as well as the sporting discipline, with a short video package
being made for each contestant, showing their everyday life as well as
their sport they are passionate about.

As mentioned previously we are looking for people at the peak of their
fitness to represent Squash. We are going to be travelling around the
country in May to hold open auditions to find our contestants. We hope
you will give us your full support and help us find the right people to
represent Squash.

These cities will be: Cardiff, Bristol, Sheffield, Manchester,
Newcastle, Belfast, Portsmouth, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Leeds,
Birmingham, Leicester & London.

We have a special contestant hotline for people to contact us on: 0901
488 01 01

We also have an email address that they can forward their details to:
contestant@itv.com

As you mentioned, please do advertise this in as many ways as you can
(websites, newsletter etc). I have included an advert in a word document
that you can use within your advertising.

You also mentioned  hat you maybe able to contact people directly that
you think will be suitable for the show. If this is at all possible to
do then I would be eternally grateful. As we only want the best
representatives from each of the sporting discipline. This way we can
ensure that we have those people and book them in for an audition slot
as soon as possible. Please give those people my direct line: 020 7612
7320 or call me with their details.

If you need to contact me about any of the above then please do not
hesitate to contact me on the number above.

Thank you so much for this, I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind Regards

John
email us at: contestant@itv.com or click on the link below to print out an application form

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