Chute! (television programme)

Chute!
Presented by	Ross Lee
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Release
Original network	CBBC
Original release	27 September (2007-09-27) – 20 December 2007 (2007-12-20)

Chute! was a British children's television series broadcast on CBBC and presented by Ross Lee. It was originally broadcast between September and December 2007 and was cancelled after its first series. Lee played a version of himself trapped inside a rubbish tip at BBC Television Centre containing approximately 83,000 video cassettes covering the floor of the room.

Trapped in a rubbish tip with approximately 83,000 video cassettes, Lee's sole purpose seems to be to sort through the videos and share them with whoever comes to visit him (the viewer in this case - the episode's are shown through their point of view). According to the series' title theme, the person holding the camera fell down the chute while taking part in a tour of the BBC Television Centre. Down in the rubbish tip is also a monster who, at the end of every episode, drags away the viewer. Although the monster can not be seen directly a green tentacle with purple spots is draped over the side of the camera to indicate the monster's presence.

Footage shown in the series varies, from clips of other BBC programmes, numerous unusual news stories as reported by BBC News, to even several viral videos that were popular at the time. In the Sarah Jane episode, The Mysterious Ticking Noise from The Potter Puppet Pals was shown, marking its first broadcast on television.

Programmes and clips that made frequent appearances on the show included:

In total 13 episodes were produced and broadcast.

Comedians Paul and Barry Chuckle are the guests in the chute. Ross is found doing silly impressions of them, and a giant moustache monster chases after them all, nearly eating Barry.

Throughout the show there are gags which are featured in every or most shows:

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