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Playing It Straight

Playing It StraightSeason 2

★8.5(2)
April 8, 2005
→ February 27, 2012
48m
2 Seasons
14 Episodes
Reality
IMDb

Overview

The reality game show that throws down the ultimate gaydar gauntlet, with money at stake for the man who can 'play it straight'.

Seasons

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Season 1

6 Episodes

April 8, 2005

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Season 2

8 Episodes

January 9, 2012

Episodes

1
Episode 1January 9, 2012

Episode 1

48min

Eleven 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...

2
Episode 2January 16, 2012

Episode 2

48min

The 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.

3
Episode 3January 23, 2012

Episode 3

48min

The 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.

4
Episode 4January 30, 2012

Episode 4

48min

The 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.

5
Episode 5February 6, 2012

Episode 5

48min

After 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.

6
Episode 6February 13, 2012

Episode 6

48min

This 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.

7
Episode 7February 20, 2012

Episode 7

48min

The 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.

8
Episode 8February 27, 2012

Episode 8

48min

Jameela 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.

Cast

Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

Self - Presenter

Alan Carr

Alan Carr

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Cara Finnegan

Self

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Gary Albert Hughes

Self - Gerald the Troubadour (uncredited)

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Robert Castell

Self - Pablo the Troubadour (uncredited)

Key Crew

DirectorWill Innes
DirectorAbi Kelly