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Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE (born 2 February 1949) [1] is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, and property. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den. He was appointed an OBE for his contribution to charity ...
The multi character aspect of the show was a departure from Murray's previous television comedy work, as the sole character The Pub Landlord. The show ran from 27 February to 12 April 2009, airing in the Friday night prime time slot on ITV (ITV1 & UTV). STV in Scotland did not broadcast the programme. It was commissioned on 4 June 2008. [1]
As of December 2023, Bannatyne has 69 health clubs, 45 spas and three hotels across the UK. [6] On 9 August 2006, Bannatyne Fitness Ltd acquired the LivingWell Premier Health club chain from the Hilton Hotel UK Group. [7] The company also bought Clarice House and Xpect Leisure in 2015, growing its membership by 14% over the year to 186,456. [2]
Dragons' Den is a British reality television business programme, presented by Evan Davis and based upon the original Japanese series.The show allows several entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their varying business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, the "Dragons" of the show's title, and pitch for financial investment while offering a stake of the company in return.
Jones is the sole remaining original Dragon on the BBC's Dragons' Den, which started in January 2005 and has continued with a new series approximately yearly.Jones had regular conflicts in the Den with former Dragon Duncan Bannatyne, who appeared on the show from 2005 to 2014.
In March 2015, an open casting call was announced for the characters of Chloe Josephe Archie & Sammy who was in the DG for 3 episodes. The requirements for Chloe were for the actress to be a genuine wheelchair user aged between 10 and 14 years old, who could pass for 11 to 13 years old. [10] Hannah Moncur was cast in the role.
Duncan Bannatyne Unclear [note 1] Active [102] [103] Episode 1 14 July 2010 Kirsty Henshaw Worthenshaw's (rebranded as Kirsty's) 65,000 30 A frozen dessert which is a dairy-free healthy alternative to ice cream Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones Signed [note 2] Active [104] [105] Episode 2 21 July 2010 Angela Newman Vintage Patisserie 100,000 39
Through the Keyhole originally started as a segment on TV-am, first being broadcast on its launch day on 1 February 1983. [4] The idea was created by Kevin Sim as a chance to look around some of the most influential homes with Grossman at the helm as the tour presenter.