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2007 Dutch goggle box reality bear witness

The Phone

Genre	Reality television
Created by	Park Lane TV
Presented by	Frederik Brom
State of origin	Netherlands
Original linguistic communication	Dutch
Production
Production location	Diverse
Running fourth dimension	40 minutes
Release
Original network	AVRO (Nederland 3)
Original release	July vi, 2007 (2007-07-06)

The Phone is a Dutch goggle box reality show, which is created past Willem Brom, Swain van Erven Dorens and Marc Bennink.

In each bear witness 2 cell phones volition be hidden at random places by the producers of the show. The phones volition get-go ringing and the people answering the calls are from that moment participants in the game. These two people now have a chance of winning €25,000 by collaborating in the chase for achievement of the given missions. The unique aspect of the show is that it's filmed as being a film rather than a reality evidence. It was inspired by movies similar Die Difficult with a Vengeance.

The first episode of The Phone was aired by Dutch public broadcaster AVRO on July 6, 2007. The prove has already been sold to 52 different countries.^{[ commendation needed ]}

It won the All-time Reality prize at the 2008 Rose d'Or anniversary.^[1]

Format [edit]

The ii contestants take only a limited time of 3 hours to consummate all assigned tasks, after which the prize, in a cursory case is removed.

In the earlier format, iii USB "pollex drives" are hidden at diverse points around the urban center. One commonly used site is i of the city'south cathedrals. Each drive holds clues to the whereabouts of the brief case and these are revealed in the penultimate stage of the game where the "thumb drives" are plugged into a especially synthetic display unit which is also on contact with the "Operator".

Any "pollex drives" not located inside the allotted fourth dimension incur a penalisation of €5,000 and less clues at the penultimate stage of the game. Final clues are given as images of the terrain close to where the brief case is physically located and locals of that urban center should be able to deduce the location from landmarks or other clues in the images. The fewer "thumb drives" establish the fewer image clues given.

Both contestants are given access to the brief example at the conclusion of the game and often the "Operator" is seen in a vehicle nearby.

Failure to find any of the "thumb drives" incurs a penalty of €15,000, but this still leaves €5,000 to each contestant for existence "run all over boondocks" for an afternoon.

One-time during the series run the format was altered in a number of means. The "pollex drives" were replaced by "S.I.M." cards the contestants had to insert into the one of the found 'phones in order to reveal the next prepare of clues.

Any tasks not completed in the allotted time resulted in a phone call from the operator with an offering to sell the contestants the answer or a inkling to the current job. They a given one minute to make up one's mind if they wish to "purchase" the answer or clue for €5,000 fatigued from the prize pool. In this manner it is possible for the contestants to use upwards the entire prize puddle.

At the penultimate stage of the game the two contestants are separated by being locked into separate spaces such as prison cells or aircraft containers. Each of these spaces has a particularly constructed electronic lock which is but unlocked upon receipt three right answers to questions with numerical respond the contestant must then enter into the "lock" by ways of a numerical keypad. The "lock" is too fitted with a small screen by which the operator interacts with the contestant. In the consequence of one contestant answering more questions correctly, they are released first to admission the brief example, which is placed in some location which can only be accessed by specific means. For example, on the reverse side of a canal and the contestant must use the dinghy provided.

This newer format which potentially allows one contestant earlier access to the prize brings out the psycho-social issue of whether that contestant will be selfish or philanthropic towards the other contestant, a construct which compels ane to picket.

Skills Required [edit]

Clues, riddles and bug are presented to the contestants throughout the whole three-hour game. Some problems are of a mathematical or cryptographic nature, some are of a geographical or geospatial nature and yet others are of a historical or local-knowledge based nature. Skills such every bit map reading and orienteering, pulling (rowing) a dinghy or climbing a rope ladder are required at various stages and are a mix of both mental and physical skills.

Legal Problems [edit]

The producers must have extensive insurance as quite a few potentially dangerous situations ascend during the course of the game. Most contestants seen in the aired show are immature and fit, in the 25 to 35-year-old age group and more often than not center-form. Every bit the contestants are chosen from the general population the simply "filter" is the producers' choice of where the 'phones are initially placed. They are usually placed in java shops or cafes frequented by the target age and socio-economic group.

Upon answering the ringing, plain lost 'phone, the contestant receives the response, "This is AVRO Dissemination, practice you lot wish to have a risk at winning €25,000, if then press "1" on this device, if not, just hang upwardly."

Viewers never go to see those who hang up but information technology is obvious that this is part of the screening process which filters out senior citizens, minors or other "unsuitable" people. The two 'phones are non used at the same fourth dimension, 1 contestant is secured before the other phone rings.

From an occupational health and safety angle, many workplace rules are broken, or announced to be. Contestants are frequently seen in workplaces such equally warehouses or docks where operating fork lift trucks are working or other industrial sites where heavy machinery is still in use.

International versions [edit]

Country	Proper name	Channel	Premiere	Presenter
Commonwealth of australia	The Telephone	FOX8	January 19, 2009	Justin Melvey
Brazil	The Phone – A Missão	Band	April 12, 2011	Sérgio Albert
Israel	הטלפון HaTelefon	Channel 2 (Reshet)	July two, 2009	Oded Leopold
Netherlands	The Phone	AVRO	July vi, 2007	Frederik Brom
Netherlands	The Phone	RTL 5	2010	Eddy Zoëy
Romania	Telefonul	Prima TV	Oct 8, 2009	TBA
Russia	Звонок Zvonok	CTC	September vii, 2007	Oleg Aksenov
Thailand	The Telephone ภารกิจเปลี่ยนชีวิต	ONE HD	November three, 2018	Willy McIntosh
United Arab Emirates	The Phone Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi TV	May xiii, 2010	Hamad Almazrooi
United States	The Phone	MTV	Apr 21, 2009	Emmett J. Scanlan