Fern (TV series)

Fern
Genre	Entertainment
Presented by	Fern Britton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Production location(s)	The London Studios
Running time	60 mins (inc. advertisements)
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV)
Original release	28 March – 22 April 2011
Chronology
Related shows	The Paul O'Grady Show The 5 O'Clock Show This Morning
External links
Website

Fern is a British chat show hosted by Fern Britton which aired on Channel 4 on weekdays at 5:00pm in March and April 2011. The format is a teatime chat show featuring real-life stories, a mix of gossip and entertainment. The studio had a sofa area for interviewing celebrity guests, a kitchen area, two smaller areas for interviewing other guests and an audience. Britton interviewed a range of guests on the show including actors Alan Cumming, Richard Wilson and Richard E. Grant, singer Coleen Nolan, disc-jockeys Chris Evans and Chris Moyles, musician Brian May, comedians Alan Carr and Miranda Hart and charity fundraiser Jack Henderson.

Fern received lower ratings than expected, and was axed after its four-week trial run. Britton is said to be discussing alternative formats with Channel 4 and her chat show may be revived at a later date in a different format.

External links

• 'Fern' at channel4.com