Tuesday 27 October 2020 UKTVs award-winning entertainment channel Dave, will again team up with the former Worlds Strongest Man, Eddie The Beast Hall and North One Television for a new series. Eddie Eats Christmas (4x30) will see the towering 6ft 3in, 26st colossus take on eating challenges featuring traditional Christmas foods from a variety of communities based around the UK in each episode. These include the 12 Dishes of Christmas, beloved of Polish families the world over, a colossal South American barbecue meat-feast and a famed three-kilo naan bread challenge at one of Bradfords finest curry houses. Eddie will also burn off the calories he has consumed with a festive-themed physical challenge - taking on tests involving yule-logs, Santa-van pushes and even good old Christmas trees.
Eddie Eats America
The new Christmas specials follow the UKTV Original series, Eddie Eats America, which saw the strongman from Stoke-on-Trent go Stateside to attempt a series of eating and physical challenges. The series had an impressive consolidated average of 412k viewers, as well as drawing a strong 16-34 audience profile. Despite launching in November 2019, Eddie Eats America powered its way into Daves top ten performing series on UKTV Play by the end of the year.
Eddie Eats Christmas is commissioned for UKTV by head of comedy entertainment, Iain Coyle and ordered for Dave by Luke Hales, Dave channel director. Richard Watsham is UKTVs director of commissioning, and Steve North is genre general manager, comedy and entertainment. The series is executive produced by John Quinn for North One Television, with Chris Amess producing and directing. The series will be distributed by All3Media International.
UKTVs Iain Coyle said,
Im delighted that Eddies appetite is large enough to attempt another series with us. Im really looking forward to seeing him chomp his way through some massive, culturally diverse, festive dinners.
John Quinn, executive producer for North One Television said,
Eddies back in really serious training again - up to three hours a day - so were fully expecting him to have an even bigger appetite than last time - hes certainly going to need it, with the gargantuan international feasts coming his way.
Dave channel director, Luke Hales, added,
Dave viewers love a character, and they literally dont come much bigger than Eddie! Its great to see Eddie taking on more food and physical challenges for the channel and its a real pleasure to be working with him and North One again.
Eddie Eats Christmas is filming now, in-line with all COVID-related guidelines, and will TX on Dave later this year and will also be available alongside Eddie Eats America on UKTV Play. The new series follows the recent announcement of two specials for Big Zuus Big Eats and a new two-part Christmas special for Meet The Richardsons also to air on Dave later this year.
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Dave Barnsby, Senior Publicity Manager, UKTV
Ali Laurie, Network Communications Executive, UKTV
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