Partners in Rhyme
{{Short description|2017 British television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = LG's_Partners_in_Rhyme.png
| alt_name = Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme
| genre = Game show
| presenter = Len Goodman
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 12{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b092t076/episodes/guide | title=BBC One - Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme - Episode guide }}
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Panda TV
Accidentally On Purpose
| channel = BBC One
| first_aired = {{start date|2017|8|19|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2017|12|23|df=yes}}
}}
Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme is a British television series hosted by Len Goodman,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/len-goodman-gameshow|title=BBC - Len Goodman to host new family game show on BBC One - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-08-01}} which began airing on 19 August 2017 on BBC One. The show was created by Matt Edmondson and was made by Panda TV and AOP for the BBC.{{Cite web|url=http://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2017/07/07/russell-grant-excited-to-be-showcasing-the-music-of-richard-rodgers-at-the-2017-lichfield-festival/|title=Russell Grant excited to be showcasing the music of Richard Rodgers at the 2017 Lichfield Festival|date=2017-07-07|first=Victoria|last=Bennett-Salvador|website=Lichfield Live|access-date=2017-08-01}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/len-goodman-backs-his-terrific-strictly-replacement-shirley-ballas-35977053.html|title=Len Goodman backs his 'terrific' Strictly replacement Shirley Ballas - Independent.ie|work=Independent.ie|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en|first=Lucy|last=Mapstone}} The show involves guessing rhymes from animated scenes (by company Creative Nuts) shown to the contestants; the two contestants were paired up with two celebrities and whoever had the most points went through to the final round to win a holiday.
Reception
The show received generally poor reviews from critics. Stuart Heritage writing in The Guardian described it as "a terrible toddler's drawing of a show" and a "fermented kaleidoscope of dung".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/24/len-goodmans-partners-in-rhyme-toddlers-drawing|title=Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme: a terrible toddler's drawing of a show|first=Stuart|last=Heritage|date=24 August 2017|publisher=|newspaper=The Guardian}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=7268752|title=Partners in Rhyme}}
- {{BBC programme|b092t076}}
- {{UKGameshows|Partners_in_Rhyme}}
Category:2010s British game shows
Category:2017 British television series debuts
Category:2017 British television series endings
Category:BBC television game shows
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television series by All3Media
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