The Neighbourhood, an 11-part series on ITV, sees six households move into a specially built street where they take part in challenges for a £250,000 prize, according to multiple reports. Graham Norton, 63 according to reports, hosts the show, which was filmed around the clock for three weeks in the Peak District last year. Producers encouraged cut-throat behaviour, with contestants secretly voting rivals out by placing a 'For Sale' sign outside the house of the person they wish to evict.
The show is tipped to rival Claudia Winkleman's The Traitors, according to multiple reports. Ed Daggett, Development Executive at Lifted Entertainment, expressed hopes that the show could rival The Traitors. "The Traitors has been absolutely phenomenal in terms of the way it's attracted reality fans and people who may not normally come to reality shows," Daggett said. "Of course, we would want to come close to that sort of success."
We always say we don’t want our every day to look the same. I feel like when the opportunity came up we were like, ‘Of course’.
Norton oversees events and stirs the pot via the group WhatsApp chat. At a press conference, Norton said: "Welcome to The Neighbourhood. Where you are now - this is Keep Your Enemies Close, and this is the hub of the show where all the drama, tensions and laughs will unfold right here." He added: "You are the first people in the world to get a sneak peek at The Neighbourhood, and it's a show that I'm really excited to be at the helm of." Norton described being initially reluctant but was hooked by the combination of big challenges and 24/7 filming. "It has that combination of big challenges and also all the behind-the-scenes, behind-the-doors 24/7 filming, combining those with a life-changing prize of £250,000, and I was hooked," he said.
The six households competing are The Scouse Haus, The Bradons, The Kandolas & Samra, The Lozman Sturrocks, The Pescuds and The Uni Boys. Among the contestants are twins Lyndsey and Louise, 25, from Liverpool, who have over 90,000 followers on TikTok and previously appeared on Channel 4's Taskmaster. Lyndsey's girlfriend Rosie is also participating. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Lyndsey described the opportunity as something they couldn't pass up, while Louise said they wanted to take their ill mother on holiday and use the prize for their business. Rosie told the same outlet that the money would be life-changing, allowing her to put a deposit on a house and consider IVF treatment.
We’ve got to do it. What other chance would you get to do something as mad as this? Let’s do it.
Norton noted the heartwarming bonds formed between households. "One of the loveliest things about the show is seeing households who would never meet in real life, not only meeting but forming proper bonds of friendship," he said. "There are a few moments in the show that really do bring a tear to my eye because it's just so genuine, so lovely and properly heartwarming."
Where I am now in my life, I’m hitting dead ends and that money would be life changing for me.
I'd be able to put a deposit down on a house, and think about getting IVF treatment to have a baby at some point in my life. And getting married would be a possibility because where I’m at now, it’s not.
Me and Lyndsey want to take our mum on holiday. She’s a bit ill, so we wanted to take her on holiday and let her see places and make memories and also use it for our business.