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‘Do You Know Your Place?’ Debuts on BBC Two With Vernon Kay, Drawing Some Viewer Criticism

Paul Gorton replaced a booked on-location host who withdrew at short notice.

Overview

  • The series launched Monday in a weekday 6:30pm slot on BBC Two, pairing studio gameplay with on-location segments.
  • Vernon Kay hosts in studio while The TraitorsPaul Gorton acts as an ‘unreliable’ tour guide, presenting local facts for celebrities to judge as true or false.
  • Daily winners receive a souvenir from Gorton’s travels, with points carried across five episodes to a weekly champion who gets an “I Know My Place” sweatshirt.
  • Early celebrity contestants include Anneka Rice, Shane Todd and Remi Burgz, with others named such as Nitin Ganatra, Kate Bottley, Alex Gray, Susan Calman, Owain Wyn Evans and Max Fosh.
  • Some viewers on social media criticized the premiere’s format after episode one, according to reaction reported following the broadcast.