Britain's Next Top Model series 6
Britain's Next Top Model series 6 | |
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![]() Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 6 of Britain's Next Top Model | |
Created by | Tyra Banks |
Starring | Elle Macpherson Julien MacDonald Grace Woodward Charley Speed |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 14 |
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Producer | Elle Macpherson |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Living |
Release | 5 July 4 October 2010 | –
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 was the sixth cycle of Britain's Next Top Model, and the sixth cycle to air on Living. It premiered on 5 July 2010. This cycle featured a completely revamped judging panel. Host Lisa Snowdon was replaced by supermodel Elle Macpherson. The new judging panel consisted of fashion designer Julien MacDonald, fashion stylist Grace Woodward, and former model Charley Speed. The winner was 18-year old Tiffany Pisani, from the island of Malta, after she outvoted Alisha White and Joy Mclaren in a public vote live finale. She won a modelling contract with Models 1 agency, a six-page fashion editorial, along with an appearance on the cover of Company (magazine), and a £100,000 contract with Revlon cosmetics, which included a photoshoot for the company's "Colorburst Lipstick" and campaigns posing as the face of Revlon's Autumn/Winter 2010 trend collection launching in the UK in November.
Production
Living have advertised Britain's Next Top Model under the slogan "when it comes to top models, it takes one to find one" heavily from 1 June 2010, advertising the new host Elle Macpherson. Also with an increased budget Cycle 6 claims to be "bigger, better and more high-fashion than ever before." It was confirmed on 18 June that series 6 would finish with a 90 minute live finale, where the public would get to choose the winner. Mark Sammon, head of commissioning for Virgin Media TV, said updating the format would give a shot-in-the-arm to the series.
“Living’s audience never shies from telling us what they think, so I cannot think of a more discerning panel of judges to finally decide who truly deserves to be Britain’s Next Top Model,” said Sammon.[1]
Judges
This cycle saw major changes in the show. Macpherson took over hosting duties and became the new executive producer, and there were three new judges: fashion designer Julien MacDonald OBE, Vogue's fashion stylist of the year Grace Woodward, and model Charley Speed.
Contestants
This series featured a boot-camp stage, with 25 semi-finalists starting the competition in the cycle premiere, the largest amount of girls that the show started with. Girls were eliminated in the first episode, and the number of finalists was reduced, with the rest moving into the Britain's Next Top Model Mansion, in London.
Like Cycle 5, the public could choose one girl out of four to make the final 25 who could then possibly make it to the final 13. On 11 February, 20-year-old Emma Williams won the vote and became part of the final 25, but ultimately did not progress to the Top Model house.
International Destination
There were three international destinations this cycle; Spain, Norway and Malaysia.
In episode 6, the remaining 9 girls traveled to Alicante, Spain. Then, in episode 8, the remaining 7 girls went to Hardanger, Norway. Finally, in episode 11, the 5 remaining girls traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur become the first Asian destination in the series.
Episode Guide
Episode 1
Original Airdate: 5 July 2010
Twenty-five girls from all over the U.K arrived to the Elle McPherson "Model Academy" in order to narrow down the top 13 finalists. The girls met two of the new judges, stylist Grace Woodward and model Charley Speed. They then changed into the top model uniforms that were left out for them in a waiting room. The girls ultimately met Elle McPherson, and had their head shot taken for the first time. After that, the semi- finalists tested their abilities on the catwalk as Charlie Speed gave them tips on how to improve their runway walks and Simone falls out. Following their introduction to the catwalk, the girls had one-on-one interviews with the judges. They were particularly impressed with a handful of the girls- most notably Tiffany, Olivia, Amba, and Kirsty among others. The judges quickly deliberated, and they eliminated five girls on the spot : Alize, Chloe, Francesca, Suzanne, and Emma (who had been the winner of the public vote). The remaining girls took part in a "St Trinian's" themed photo shoot with photographer Nicky Johnston in the following groups:
Group Title | Contestants |
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Geeks | Alisha, Delita, Jennifer, Kirsty, Marie |
Preps | Amba, Joy, Kadian, Sophie, Susan |
Cool Girls | Amelia, Harleen, Nicola, Samira, Tiffany |
Sports Team | Charlotte, Hannah, Olivia, Rachelle, Simone |
The judges then deliberated over the girls performances and finally decided on their the final 13 girls. After all thirteen girls were called, Elle spoke up. Initially, Alisha had been called out as the last contestant to join the finalists, but Elle then revealed that a spot had been opened in the competition in order to house Susan Loughnane from Dublin, Ireland - as the fourteenth girl to join the cast of Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 6
Episode 2
Original Airdate: 12 July 2010
For the lingerie themed photoshoot, the contestants pose with male models in the following pairs:
Pairs |
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Alisha & Olivia |
Amba & Susan |
Amelia & Hannah |
Charlotte & Rachelle |
Delita & Tiffany |
Harleen & Nicola |
Joy & Kirsty |
At elimination, the judges were very pleased with most of the girls performances, but they were not being won over by Delita's lack of presence during panel. Elle said Delita's was good but not powerful, but it did not meet the quality that the judges expected from her. Delita and Hannah ultimately landed in the bottom two, and as Elle was about to reveal the eliminee - Hannah expressed she no longer wanted to remain in the running due to self doubts about her place in the competition. Hannah's decision to quit at panel, automatically saved Delita from being eliminated, and Hannah became the first girl to leave. It was revealed in an interview on hangbag.com that Delita would have been eliminated had Hannah decided to stay in the competition.
- First call-out: Joy McLaren
- Bottom Two: Delita Cole & Hannah Goodeve
- Quit: Hannah Goodeve
- Featured Photographer: Shane Woodward
- Special Guests: Victoria Holt, Sarah Murray
Episode 3
Original Airdate: 19 July 2010
The girls had to model expensive jewellery whilst holding a light stick. Nicola excelled, as did Charlotte, Alisha and Tiffany (despite her being distressed from her drastic haircut) Delita had a quiet comeback after being in the bottom two the week before, and the judges were displeased with Olivia's attitude at panel. Harleen and Amelia began to struggle for the first time in the competition, but it was Rachelle and Olivia who landed in the bottom two. Rachelle for not taking direction well and her repetitive facial expressions, and Olivia for failing to taking the competition more seriously. It was finally decided that Olivia possessed more modeling potential, and she was spared over Rachelle, who was asked to leave the competition.
- First call-out: Nicola Wright
- Bottom Two: Olivia Oldham Stevens & Rachelle Harry
- Eliminated: Rachelle Harry
- Featured Photographer: Pete Pedonomou
- Special Guests: Miquita Oliver, James Galvin, Louise Galvin, Kim Johnson, Elizabeth Galton, Noemie Lenoir
Episode 4
Original Airdate: 26 July 2010
This week's photoshoot involved the girls taking photos for an anti-bullying campaign. Some of the girls shone and produced great photos, including Alisha, Joy and Charlotte. Other girls struggled greatly with the task, those being Amelia, Harleen, Amba and particularly Delita, the last who claimed she struggled with the task and failed to relate to it because she had never been bullied and didn't know what it was like. However, despite another lackluster photo from Delita and Charley's doubting if her time in the competition was up, she progressed to the next week.
Memorable comments on the girls photo this week included: Charley on Delita's photo: "You look like you're watching a mildly interesting programme on the TV." Julien on Nicola's photo: "It looks like you're waiting for your long lost love!"
- Eliminated Outside of Judging Panel: Susan Loughnane
- First call-out: Alisha White
- Bottom Two: Harleen Kaur Nottay & Amelia Thomas
- Eliminated: Harleen Kaur Nottay
- Featured Photographer: Adam Lawrence (challenge); David Fairweather (photoshoot)
- Special Guests: Nicola Roberts, Fraser Belk, Julien Miachon, Daniele Sismondi, William Tempest, Seb Bishop, Sherry Adhami,
Episode 5
Original Airdate: 2 August 2010
The girls shot a TV ad for Beyoncé's new fragrance for the challenge. Kirsty won the challenge and a night out and chose Nicola and Amelia to join her. Charlotte seemed disappointed by this, but didn't act upon her disappointment. The girls then took part in a photoshoot, covered in chocolate, almost completely nude for a body product shop campaign. Nicola's photo was the favourite of the company director, thus earning her the first call-out. Delita and Tiffany were announced as the bottom two, Delita for producing her only good photograph, but overall the weakest film, and Tiffany for what seemed to be a lack of versatility. Tiffany's previous strong performances spared her and an unsurprised Delita was sent home.
- First call-out: Nicola Wright
- Bottom Two: Delita Cole & Tiffany Pisani
- Eliminated: Delita Cole
- Featured Photographer: Rhys Frampton
- Special Guests: Beyoncé, Olivia Fletcher, Dave Berry, Karl Plewka, Lorraine Clough, Rachel Higgin, Rihanna
Episode 6
Original Airdate: 9 August 2010
The remaining girls arrived in Birmingham to be greeted by R'n'B singer Alesha Dixon with a challenge to sell her latest brand of jewellery live on TV. After an hour of practicing, the girls were thrown in the deep end and presented on GemsTV. Charlotte was initially nervous but Alesha stated she was a natural, Alisha used her energetic and bubbly personality to sell the products, Tiffany was extremely nervous at first but decided she wanted to smile and focus more on looking friendly than messing up. However, it was Joy who felt the full brunt of presenting on live TV and she sadly succumbed to nervousness and swore twice. The girls were then taken to Gatwick Airport to be greeted by Grace who gave them £500 each to shop around the airport before they were jetted off to Alicante, Spain for a swimsuit photoshoot. At judging, Amba and Nicola were in the bottom two. In the end, a shocked Amba was eliminated in a very emotional elimination.
- First call-out: Charlotte Holmes
- Bottom Two: Amba Hudson-Skye & Nicola Wright
- Eliminated: Amba Hudson-Skye
- Featured Photographer: Javier Galue
- Special Guests: Alesha Dixon, Angeline Davies, Melissa Odabash
Episode 7
Original Airdate: 16 August 2010
This week the girls went to the location and set of Hollyoaks for an acting challenge. Joy won and was given a speaking part in an episode and a night out with two cast members. She chose to take Alisha as well. The main photoshoot was a Horror-based Scream Queens shoot, featuring the girls in horror situations.
Model | Horror Theme |
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Alisha | Clasp by Zombies |
Amelia | Chased by a Serial Killer |
Charlotte | Possessed by Poltergeist |
Joy | Possessed by a Demon |
Kirsty | Stabbed Victim |
Nicola | Shower Victim |
Olivia | Man Eating Zombie |
Tiffany | Axe Welding Killer |
At Panel Most of the girls excelled, especially Olivia, gaining her first call-out. The judges felt that Nicola's photo was not as strong as her previous photos, even though it was a decent shot, and deemed Amelia's photo as 'super fake', and she was told to get real and to not just focus on her beauty at shoots. Despite the comments from the judges that seemed to imply that Amelia would be sent packing, Nicola was eliminated despite having 2 first call-outs. Amelia's levels of versatility, personality and modelling ability seemed to be ignored, a decision that many fans of the show disliked, and Nicola was sent home as she was deemed to be forgettable in the personality department and her photos were declining as the competition progressed.
- First call-out: Olivia Oldham Stevens
- Bottom Two: Amelia Thomas & Nicola Wright
- Eliminated: Nicola Wright
- Featured Photographer: Matthew Brindle
- Special Guests: Ricky Whittle, Bronagh Waugh, Hollie-Jay Bowes, Melissa Walton, Kevin Sacre, Paul Marquess, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jessica Fox, Rachel Hardy, Penny Shales and Stuart Russell.
Episode 8
Original Airdate: 23 August 2010
This week, the girls did a challenge on the high street. They had to pick clothes from a store and present them on camera. Charlotte won the challenge for a welcoming and friendly presenting skills. The judges of the challenge didn't like Olivia's choice of clothes because they were too revealing and risque.
When they arrived home, they were told they were going to Norway. Once they had arrived they embarked on a helicopter ride to a glacier which they did their photoshoots wearing outfits created from plastic bottles. The best photo would win a campaign with their photo.
At the photoshoot, it was -5 degrees. Alisha and Kirsty worried about the cold. This then led to Alisha struggling with the cold in her photoshoot. Tiffany also struggled with the cold and it proved a big challenge for everyone. the photographer was disappointed with Tiffany who seemed to have the attitude that she wanted to just get it over with.
At panel, Charlotte is told she won the campaign and there is praise for Amelia. Tiffany's attitude comes up at panel. Olivia and Joy don't do well. The judges feel Kirsty is constantly producing only amateur photos. The judges thought Alisha's body and her face just weren't working together.
During elimination, Alisha and Kirsty find themselves in the bottom two. Kirsty is eliminated.
- First call-out: Charlotte Holmes
- Bottom Two: Alisha White & Kirsty Parsons
- Eliminated: Kirsty Parsons
- Featured Photographer: Ole Marius Fossen
Episode 9
Original Airdate: 30 August 2010
The girls have to do a beauty shot for Revlon which piles on the pressure as the show's eventual winner will be given a Revlon campaign. Then the girls are reaching new heights as they perform in a falling photo shoot for Galaxy Ripple which pushes some girls, especially Amelia and Olivia, to the limit. After Amelia received injury taking part in the shoot, Olivia became scared and could not do the jump, resulting in the decision that she should not take part in the shoot. Ultimately, she was eliminated for this.
- First call-out: Alisha White
- Bottom Two: Olivia Oldham Stevens & Tiffany Pisani
- Eliminated: Olivia Oldham Stevens
- Featured Photographer: Hugh O'Malley (challenge); Neale Haynes (photoshoot)
- Special Guests: Sarah Harper, Jim Dowdall,
Episode 10
Original Airdate: 6 September 2010
The tables turn on the final five when Nicky Johnston sets them a challenge to be the photographer on a shoot based in their model house. Then the girls have to perform a relaxed yet sexy photo shoot with George Lamb, before being photographed with a rugby team by legendary Terry O'Neill. At elimination, Elle says for Charlotte and Joy to both pack their bags, because they (as well as the other three girls) are going overseas to Malaysia, meaning that no one would be eliminated.
- First call-out: Alisha White
- Bottom Two: Charlotte Holmes & Joy McLaren
- Eliminated: None
- Featured Photographer: Simon Lipman (Company shoot) Terry O'Neill (Rugby shoot)
- Special Guests: Nicky Johnston, George Lamb, Victoria White, Kirsty Hathaway,
Episode 11
Original Airdate: 13 September 2010
The girls reach Kuala Lumpur and meet with famous designer Jimmy Choo. They then take part in a dancing challenge, followed by a roof top photo shoot for Baby G watches. One girl will be picked to represent the brand following the end of Pixie Lott's contract with the company.
- First call-out: Joy McLaren
- Bottom Two: Amelia Thomas & Charlotte Holmes
- Eliminated: Amelia Thomas
- Special Guests: Jimmy Choo, Datin Azanin Dato' Ahmad, Sarah Earlam, Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen
Episode 12
Original Airdate: 20 September 2010
The girls did a commercial for Tourism Malaysia introducing Durian and fish spa. The next day, they have their go-see challenge around Kuala Lumpur meeting three top Malaysian fashion designers. The girls shot this week's photo shoot in the heart of Bukit Cahaya, the shots will appear in a top high society magazine in Malaysia. Malaysian Fashion Designer Bernard Chandran joins panel this week, Elle announces that 3 girls will be walking in London Fashion Week 2010 in Bernard Chandran's design.
- First call-out: Tiffany Pisani
- Bottom Two: Alisha White & Charlotte Holmes
- Eliminated: Charlotte Holmes
- Featured Comercial Director: Juan Zainal
- Featured Photographer: Allan Casal
- Special Guests: Faisol Abdullah, Tom Abang Saufi, Carven Ong, Bernard Chandran
Episode 13
Original Airdate: 27 September 2010
The girls received an E-mail telling them to pack their bags for the following morning, where they were taken to Pulau Pangkor Laut. There, they were treated to massages and a sunset cruise before meeting with Elle the next morning. She gave each girl an iconic photo from her archive which they would have to reproduce for their last photoshoot. Upon returning to Kuala Lumpur, the girls then had to prepare for their catwalk finale in Dato Bernard Chandran's fashion show. During judging, Elle mentioned that she could not choose and revealed to the girls that they would be participating in a show-first, a live finale back in Britain.
- Eliminated: No Elimination
- Featured Photographer: Aaron Lee
- Special Guests: Bernard Chandran, Andrew Tan
Live Finale
Original Airdate: 4 October 2010
The show came to a massive end, as the final three took to the final show. There were live performances from McFly, The Saturdays and Tinchy Stryder. After the first round of votes were counted, it was decided that Joy would finish in third.
- Final Three: Alisha White, Joy McLaren & Tiffany Pisani
- Eliminated: Joy McLaren
With Joy now eliminated, the final two, Tiffany and Alisha, took to a final, live runway, with alumni of previous cycles Britain's Next Top Model, including Cycle 1, 3, 4 and 5 winners, Lucy Ratcliffe, Lauren McAvoy, Alex Evans and Mecia Simson, as well as Cycle 5 runner ups, Sophie Sumner and Jade McSorley. After this, the final votes were counted, and Tiffany was revealed to be the winner of the competition.
- Final Two: Alisha White & Tiffany Pisani
- Britains Next Top Model: Tiffany Pisani
- Special Guests: Dave Berry, McFly, The Saturdays, Tinchy Stryder, Lucy Ratcliffe, Lauren McAvoy, Alex Evans, Mecia Simson, Sophie Sumner, Jade McSorley, Sarah Harper, Sharon White (Alisha's mum), Qwade White, (Alisha's brother), Alex (Joy's Boyfriend), Krystal McLaren (Joy's sister), Diane McLaren (Joy's mum), Peter & Jill Pisani (Tiffany's parents), Jeremy (Tiffany's boyfriend), Joanna Pisani (Tiffany's sister),
Contestants
(ages stated are at time of contest)
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Rank |
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Hannah Goodeve | 22 | Cheshire, England | 14th (Quit) |
Rachelle Harry | 20 | Surrey, England | 13th |
Susan Loughnane | 23 | Dublín, Ireland | 12th |
Harleen Kaur Nottay | 19 | Midlothian, Scotland | 11th |
Delita Cole | 18 | Liverpool, England | 10th |
Amba Hudson-Skye | 20 | Bournemouth, England | 9th |
Nicola Wright | 20 | Coventry, England | 8th |
Kirsty Parsons | 21 | Cardiff, Wales | 7th |
Olivia Oldham Stevens | 20 | London, England | 6th |
Amelia Thomas | 22 | Port Talbot, Wales | 5th |
Charlotte Holmes | 21 | Cornwall, Cornwall | 4th |
Joy McLaren | 20 | Leeds, Yorkshire | 3rd |
Alisha White | 18 | London, England | Runner-up |
Tiffany Pisani | 18 | Attard, Malta | Winner |
Summaries
Call out order
Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | ||||||
1 | Tiffany | Joy | Nicola | Alisha | Nicola | Charlotte | Olivia | Charlotte | Alisha | Alisha | Joy | Tiffany | Alisha | Tiffany | ||||
2 | Joy | Amelia | Amba | Charlotte | Charlotte | Olivia | Joy | Amelia | Charlotte | Tiffany | Tiffany | Joy | Tiffany | Alisha | ||||
3 | Amba | Kirsty | Kirsty | Tiffany | Alisha | Amelia | Tiffany | Joy | Amelia | Amelia | Alisha | Alisha | Joy | |||||
4 | Harleen | Harleen | Tiffany | Olivia | Kirsty | Tiffany | Charlotte | Tiffany | Joy | Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte | ||||||
5 | Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte | Nicola | Amba | Alisha | Kirsty | Olivia | Tiffany | Joy | Amelia | |||||||
6 | Amelia | Amba | Delita | Joy | Olivia | Joy | Alisha | Alisha | Olivia | |||||||||
7 | Rachelle | Susan | Alisha | Delita | Amelia | Kirsty | Amelia | Kirsty | ||||||||||
8 | Olivia | Alisha | Susan | Kirsty | Joy | Nicola | Nicola | |||||||||||
9 | Hannah | Olivia | Joy | Amba | Tiffany | Amba | ||||||||||||
10 | Delita | Tiffany | Harleen | Amelia | Delita | |||||||||||||
11 | Nicola | Nicola | Amelia | Harleen | ||||||||||||||
12 | Kirsty | Rachelle | Olivia | |||||||||||||||
13 | Alisha | Hannah | Rachelle | |||||||||||||||
14 | Susan | Delita |
- The contestant won the competition
- The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was the original eliminee but was saved due to a contestant that quit
- The contestant quit the competition
- In episode 1, Susan was added to the cast as the 14th finalist.
- In episode 2, Hannah quit the competition when she was in the bottom two with Delita. Therefore, Delita was automatically saved from elimination.
- In episode 4, Susan was eliminated after performing the worst in the casting challenge and therefore was not present at panel for judging.
- In episode 6, Alisha's name was called but not shown.
- In episode 13 there was no actual call-out order, and the three girls who made it to panel were put through simultaneously by the judges.
- Episode 14 was the live final. Tiffany and Alisha were called through to the final two in no particular order.
Photo Shoot Guide
- Episode 1 Photoshoots: Natural Beauty Shots / St. Trinian's themed shoot in groups (Casting)
- Episode 2 Photoshoot: Fred & Ginger Lingerie in Pairs with Male Models
- Episode 3 Photoshoot: Links of London Couture using Lightsticks
- Episode 4 Photoshoot: Beat Bullying campaign
- Episode 5 Photoshoot: Nude Shots covered in chocolate
- Episode 6 Photoshoot: Melissa Odabash Swimwear in Spain
- Episode 7 Photoshoot: Horror Movie themed Photoshoot
- Episode 8 Photoshoot: Water-bottle Dresses in Norway
- Episode 9 Photoshoots: Revlon Beauty Shoot / Extreme Falling ad for Galaxy Ripple
- Episode 10 Photoshoots: Black & White Shoot with George Lamb / Posing with Wasp London Rugby Players
- Episode 11 Photoshoot: Baby G Watches on a Rooftop within Kuala Lumpur Skyline
- Episode 12 Photoshoot: Jungle Shoot at Bukit Cahaya Sri Alam Agricultural Park
- Episode 13 Photoshoot: Re-enacting famous Elle McPherson photos
Makeovers
- Rachelle: Long black hair weave
- Susan: Dyed vivid auburn with extra shine
- Harleen: Chin-length extensions
- Delita: Straightened and cut shorter
- Amba: Straightened and dyed dirty blonde
- Nicola: Trimmed and dyed jet black
- Kirsty: Trimmed, and bleached blonde highlights added
- Olivia: Straightened and long hair extensions added
- Amelia: Trimmed with extra shine
- Charlotte: Long hair extensions and blonde highlights added
- Joy: Bob cut
- Tiffany: Pixie cut
- Alisha: Hair weave removed and hair cut short
Ratings
Episode Viewing figures from BARB[2]
Episode | Date | Total Viewers | Living Weekly Ranking |
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1 | 5 July 2010 | 398,000 | 3 |
2 | 12 July 2010 | 387,000 | 3 |
3 | 19 July 2010 | 487,000 | 1 |
4 | 26 July 2010 | 378,000 | 2 |
5 | 2 August 2010 | 429,000 | 2 |
6 | 9 August 2010 | 365,000 | 3 |
7 | 16 August 2010 | 449,000 | 2 |
8 | 23 August 2010 | 364,000 | 2 |
9 | 30 August 2010 | 432,000 | 2 |
10 | 6 September 2010 | 463,000 | 2 |
11 | 13 September 2010 | 346,000 | 2 |
12 | 20 September 2010 | 346,000 | 2 |
13 | 27 September 2010 | 373,000 | 2 |
14 | 4 October 2010 | 419,000 | 1 |