It was based on the British ITV show Dancing on Ice, which also featured Torvill and Dean, and is also roughly similar to an earlier Nine program Skating on Thin Ice, also hosted by Durie, in 2005.
The program was inspired by the British ITV show Dancing on Ice, featuring Torvill and Dean, and shares similarities with a prior Nine program called Skating on Thin Ice, also hosted by Durie, which aired in 2005.