I’ll be honest and say I don’t watch too much TV these days. I’m either busy working or I’m being Dad Taxi, ferrying the boys around. But I started watching Celebrity Hunted on Channel 4 last week, and it’s so bad I’ve had to keep watching!
Firstly, let me say that it’s for charity, and a very important one at that: Cancer Research UK and their Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) campaign.
And I understand it’s just a TV show and I shouldn’t be getting so wound up about it, but it’s got beyond a joke now.
“Celebrity” pairs are given a head start and then have to remain “fugitives” for 14 days while a team of “Hunters” tries to locate and capture them.
The six “celebrity” pairs are:
• Amy Dowden & Carlos Gu — Strictly Come Dancing dancers
• Brian Conley & Lucy Conley — comedian and his actress daughter
• Chris Taylor & Toby Aromolaran — Love Island contestants
• JJ Chalmers & Sophie Morgan — a TV presenter, former Royal Marine and Invictus Games medalist, and a prominent TV presenter and disability advocate
• Scarlette & Stuart Douglas — brother and sister, known for their work as property experts, television presenters and developers
• Jen Brister & Laura Smyth — comedians
The so-called “Hunters” are apparently former and current police, military and intelligence personnel, plus cyber and OSINT specialists.
I do worry that if these guys were, or still are, in charge of the police, military and intelligence services, the country would be in a real mess. Some might say it already is, but if you put these guys in charge of catching real criminals, we wouldn’t have a prison overcrowding problem because they’d never catch anyone!
In the two episodes I’ve seen so far, we are four days in and nobody has been caught yet.
Now, we’re not dealing with serious criminal minds here. These guys haven’t got too much on the intelligence front (no offence!), but so far they are managing to avoid detection. And when they are identified, it’s like watching the Keystone Cops – now there’s an old analogy!
Put it this way: you get the distinct impression that a well-trained Border Collie could have had all twelve of them rounded up before the first ad break.
I won’t give too much away because, to be honest, there isn’t much to give away and you can see that the production company are trying desperately to fill eight episodes.
I’ll keep shouting mindlessly at the TV, but I also want to remind you that here in Mallorca we have an amazing cancer support network.
Cancer Support Group Mallorca (CSG) is a registered association supporting the international community in Mallorca. Their mission is to help patients, carers and anyone affected by cancer by:
• Reducing stress
• Empowering people with a sense of control
• Enhancing self-esteem
• Combating loneliness through connection
• Providing practical assistance
Rebecca, Bronwen and their team of volunteers do an outstanding job supporting people affected by cancer on the island.
If you or a loved one is facing cancer, please reach out — they’re here to help.
For more information, please visit https://www.cancersupportmallorca.com or call 0034 659 887 455.
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