The Perfect Gift

[Mr+Ripley]

  Has anyone else noticed this on their EPG next week? It's a 5-minute programme called The Perfect Gift. It's on next Wednesday at 8 pm on ITV 1, ITV 2, & ITV 3. 

  Here's the synopsis: "In this Christmas romantic comedy, an everyman has given up on love - a chance encounter at the cheese counter with the woman of his dreams could change everything. " 

  Seems a bit odd this, in that ITV don't usually do 5-minute programmes at peak time, and that they are screening it on three of their channels at the same time. A Google search doesn't offer up any clues about it as far as I can see. Keep getting hits for films of the same name.

[BenJoBanjo]

Most likely some form of advertising. Either a large company has paid for a longer slot to show an extended edit of their big Christmas ad, or it's ITV themselves showing off their Christmas schedule promo. 

[lettice]

Sounds similar to The Perfect Gift (2023)

Mind, as you say seems odd to have it at that time.

Seems, whatever it is, a late addition to the epg, as it's not in any of the TV mags for that week that I read online via Pressreader/Borrowbox;

Radio Times, TV Times, TV & Satellite and What's TV.

[Mr+Ripley]

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@BenJoBanjo wrote:

Most likely some form of advertising. Either a large company has paid for a longer slot to show an extended edit of their big Christmas ad, or it's ITV themselves showing off their Christmas schedule promo. 

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  Yeah, I did think that as well later on, after I had posted. I think most big stores have shown their ads already.

[Mr+Ripley]

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@lettice wrote:

Sounds similar to The Perfect Gift (2023)

Mind, as you say seems odd to have it at that time.

Seems, whatever it is, a late addition to the epg, as it's not in any of the TV mags for that week that I read online via Pressreader/Borrowbox;

Radio Times, TV Times, TV & Satellite and What's TV.

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  I saw it on the online EPG I now use, mytelly.co.uk, it's also showing on Sky's EPG on SkyQ.

[BenJoBanjo]

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@Mr+Ripley wrote:

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@lettice wrote:

Sounds similar to The Perfect Gift (2023)

Mind, as you say seems odd to have it at that time.

Seems, whatever it is, a late addition to the epg, as it's not in any of the TV mags for that week that I read online via Pressreader/Borrowbox;

Radio Times, TV Times, TV & Satellite and What's TV.

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  I saw it on the online EPG I now use, mytelly.co.uk, it's also showing on Sky's EPG on SkyQ.

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Also on the Freeview EPG so it's been a late addition that went out after the print deadline for the listings magazines.