Keep It in the Family (2014– ) User Reviews

Good fun for all the family

[studioAT · 7/10 · 11 August 2015]

Bradley Walsh is a talented guy who has all the traits you need to be a good game show/quiz host. The trouble is sometimes the format hasn't always suited him. He hit the jackpot with 'The Chase' but then popped up in the awful 'Play to the whistle'.

Here though he is on top form. This format allows him to be mixing with the public, he can make fun of them in a jokey way, he can entertain and also keep the ship on track.

And it works. This show is part Generation Game and part Saturday Night Takeaway. Most importantly though it's funny and it's entertaining, and in a summer where both the BBC and ITV have not made any attempt to entertain us then this is a welcome bit of sunshine on a Saturday night.

Well done Bradley, and thanks for the family entertainment.

An underrated ITV gem of ABSOLUTE CHAOS!

[LTPHarry · 8/10 · 27 September 2023]

ITV Studios' Keep It in the Family at first seems like your average family show... but when you get to see what it REALLY has to offer, that's when you find out how fun it is. And sadly, it only lasted two series - simply to provide hype for the Sunday X Factor results.

Bradley Walsh is your presenter, and considering how much he gets on in The Chase, you know this was a format made with him in mind. Well, if it was, then jokes on you. Bradders works really well with children, and considering this show puts the kids first - it's saying something. There's two teams of families pitted against each other with one hopefully winning the main prize, and as I just mentioned, the kids are the main focus - trying to make their parents look like complete fools on TV.

Then, the games. Oh my gosh, the games are an insane board of "What the heck is going on?!" territory. You have a multiple choice quiz where you answer questions... while dressed up in costumes (mainly related to pop-culture or other ITV shows) and trying to press a buzzer, You have a game where the adults are sent spinning crazy while pyrotechnics launch out, you have a game where the grannies get involved trying to answer modern pop-culture questions, and then of course, the main focus of why nobody's safe on this show...

The Trap Doors! That's right, six nervous celebrities have some fabulous prizes in their gift boxes. You could either win something awesome like a new car or a selection of electronics, or something even more great like a year's supply of sausages or pizza. But what you win is still awesome anyway, so cue the confetti.

And what does this show have? Well, if you wanted to shorten it, you have... Prizes, Jokes, Grannies, Humour, Bradders, Families, Celebrities, Trap Doors, Pyrotechnics, Confetti, and most importantly, FUN AND CHAOS ALL AROUND. I absolutely adore how fast-paced and hectic this show can really get, and Bradders' reactions are surely amazfamily. Yeah, that wasn't a word.

The flaws I could give out... The Grannies section is quite boring, padded and tries too hard to be hip and modern by making the grannies look like they don't know any better, because ageism is good, right? And yes there are some cheesy jokes and maybe selfies, but still.

Despite these minor flaws, it don't make or break this underrated ITV gem. It could have gone on for longer than two series, but still. It's what it is.