Off the Rails (TV series)

Off the Rails
GenreReality television
Created byMary Curtis
Presented byLiz Bonnin
Fiona McShane
Pamela Flood
Caroline Morahan
Brendan Courtney
Sonya Lennon
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release27 September 2000 (2000-09-27)

Off the Rails is a fashion magazine show presented by Pamela Flood and Caroline Morahan shown on RTÉ One. The show was previously presented by Liz Bonnin and Fiona McShane, before Bonnin decided to leave. In 2005, RTÉ changed the format to "Beat the Stylist" where a friend or family member tried to get the person being made over to pick their clothes instead of the stylist's choice. In 2006, RTÉ reverted to the original format. In 2008, amid rumours of its axing, Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon took over as co-presenters.[1][2] Courtney co-produced and presented The Clothes Show in the UK and hosted RTÉ programmes including the channels 40th Anniversary Celebrations. He has since presented and produced with his UK based production company, Giant Film & TV of which he is Creative Director. He was previously Ireland's first openly gay presenter.[3] Lennon continues to present shows on RTÉ [4]

References

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  1. ^ "A stylish match". 13 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
  2. ^ Whitington, Paul (26 September 2009). "Off the Rails". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ "RTÉ's new Cilla is a gay man". Irish Independent. 13 August 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Sonya Lennon is back with a brand new show". RTE.ie. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.