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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'.
Status
Ended
Network
Channel 4, E4
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
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.
Episodes
Episode 1
June 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...
Episode 2
The eight boys play cowboy down at the corral as they try to escape the lasso in order to win a date with Zoe.
Episode 3
With 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.
Episode 4
Just 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.
Episode 5
The 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'.
Episode 6
Last 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.
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)
