It Happened Here - FORMAT
Click here to screen
Synopsis
Three historians. Three days.Three fascinating stories

Small local towns can seem boring, remote places where nothing interesting ever happens. That is until this new factual format comes shake things up and prove that… It Happened Here. One leading and much-loved national TV presenter, aided by a team of three curious, passionate historians, will surprise a new town each week by showing locals just how exciting their past actually is. These historians will compete over three days to dig deep into the town’s past and unearth their own stories. There will be twists, turns and dead ends before they must individually reveal their fascinating findings to the community at an emotional event in the town square.

The townspeople go on to vote for their favourite story, which is then immortalised through the naming of a local landmark in its honour.

Duration
4 x 60'
Definition
SD
Genre
Formats
Subgenre
Lifestyle
Producer
n/a
Production Year
2013
Ratings

It Happened Here peaked at a massive 1.03 million viewers (29.2% share) when broadcast on SVT1 (Sweden). The series averaged a strong 24.5% average - surpassing the slot average of 22%.