The Cube: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Cube is a triple BAFTA Award–winning British game show which first aired on ITV on 22 August 2009. Presented by Phillip Schofield, it offers contestants the chance to win a top prize of £250,000 by completing challenges from within a 4m × 4m × 4m Perspex cube. The show is based on the idea that even straightforward tasks become extremely challenging when confined and put under pressure in front of a large live studio audience. Once inside, contestants can feel both claustrophobic and disorientated. Using "state-of-the-art filming techniques", the show aims to demonstrate the intense anxiety which contestants undergo as they progress through each task. Colin McFarlane provides the disembodied voice of The Cube, who explains the rules of the games.

Series details

• Title: The Cube
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-08-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6472
• TVDB ID: 110861

Cast and credited roles

• Phillip Schofield — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-08-22; final listed air date 2009-10-03.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-09-19; final listed air date 2011-01-02.
• Season 3: premiered 2011-04-03; final listed air date 2011-06-11.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-10-30; final listed air date 2011-12-31.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-04-14; final listed air date 2012-07-21.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-03-02; final listed air date 2013-04-13.
• Season 7: premiered 2013-04-20; final listed air date 2013-05-18.
• Season 8: premiered 2014-03-01; final listed air date 2014-04-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 9: premiered 2015-06-03; final listed air date 2015-07-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 10: premiered 2020-10-19; final listed air date 2021-08-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 11: premiered 2021-09-11; final listed air date 2021-12-23.

Source and licence

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