IAN HYLAND

On last night’s telly

Over on ITV last night, Pip Schofield was making all sorts of wild claims about the new big-money version of his hi-tech gameshow.

“I promise you, you won’t want to miss a second,” Pip shrieked. And while I won’t deny this show has the odd exciting moment, there are a number of seconds I would happily miss. Such as:

The slow motion bits that try to make his glorified rainy day games appear more exciting than they actually are.

The awkward chats that Pip has with the contestants and their families to try to make us care about whether they win or not. And the

chats the contestants have with each other as they decide on tactics.

I can appreciate how all this overblown filler might add to the magic for fans of the show.

It’s never grabbed me though.

I like playing pointless games and undertaking daft challenges as much as the next bored parent.

I just can’t get too excited about watching other people do it.

On the evidence so far, adding a million-pound prize to the mix has not added any appeal.

ITV has simply turned

Pip’s fancy greenhouse into Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? without the questions.

Sadly, unlike Millionaire – and more recently, Beat The Chaser – it rarely gives you the feeling you are playing along with the contestants.

However, just as with those two week-long shows, I’m willing to bet no one will get a sniff of the big money until Friday night.

But then again, I could be wrong.

Those two NHS doctors were looking pretty handy last night.

I’m willing to bet no one gets a sniff of the big money until Friday

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