Big Brother (British TV series)
Big Brother (also called Big Brother UK) is a reality television series in the United Kingdom which began in 2000. It is a version of the Big Brother franchise. Contestants must complete challenges while living in a house full of cameras.
Big Brother | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol |
Presented by |
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Narrated by | Marcus Bentley |
Theme music composer | Elementfour |
Opening theme | "Big Brother UK TV Theme" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 20 |
No. of episodes | 1468 |
Production | |
Production locations |
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Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 18 July 2000 10 September 2010 | –
Network | Channel 5 |
Release | 9 September 2011 5 November 2018 | –
Network | ITV2 |
Release | 8 October 2023 present | –
Related | |
Celebrity Big Brother |
In some series the house is in London; in some series it is in Hertfordshire. In some series, the housemates are celebrities. From 2000-2010, it was shown on Channel 4 and was presented by Davina McCall; from 2011-2018, it was shown on Channel 5 and was presented by Emma Willis. from 2023, it is shown on ITV2, ITV1 and ITVX and is presented by AJ Odudu and Will Best.
Format
changeA group of contestants who don't know each other move into a house full of cameras. They are watched every day and are set challenges by a fictional character named "Big Brother". The contestants can speak to Big Brother privately in a room called the "diary room". They are not allowed to have contact with the outside world. Throughout the series, the public vote for who they want to evict and the last one remaining is the winner.
Eye
changeEvery year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".
Overview
changeSeries | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Prize money | Channel |
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18 July 2000 |
15 September 2000 |
64 |
11 |
£70,000 |
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25 May 2001 |
27 July 2001 |
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24 May 2002 |
26 July 2002 |
14 |
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23 May 2003 |
25 July 2003 |
13 |
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28 May 2004 |
6 August 2004 |
71 |
£63,500
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27 May 2005 |
12 August 2005 |
78 |
16 |
£50,000
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18 May 2006 |
18 August 2006 |
93 |
22 |
£100,000
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30 May 2007 |
31 August 2007 |
94 |
23 |
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5 June 2008 |
5 September 2008 |
93 |
21 |
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4 June 2009 |
4 September 2009 |
22 |
£71,320
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9 June 2010 |
24 August 2010 |
77 |
21 |
£100,000
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9 September 2011 |
11 November 2011 |
64 |
15 |
£50,990 |
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5 June 2012 |
13 August 2012 |
70 |
17 |
£50,000
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13 June 2013 |
19 August 2013 |
68 |
14 |
£100,000
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5 June 2014 |
15 August 2014 |
77 |
19 |
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12 May 2015 |
16 July 2015 |
66 |
18 |
£116,100
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7 June 2016 |
26 July 2016 |
50 |
193 |
£70,000
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5 June 2017 |
28 July 2017 |
54 |
22 |
£65,000
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14 September 2018 |
5 November 2018 |
53 |
22 |
£100,000
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8 October 2023 |
17 November 2023 |
42 |
16 |
Specials
changeSeries | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Channel |
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13 October 2003 |
17 October 2003 |
10 |
8 |
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20 December 2004 |
5 January 2005 |
11 |
10 |
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24 August 2010 |
10 September 2010 |
18 |
14 |
Other websites
change- Big Brother at ITVX
- Big Brother Archived 12 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Channel5.com
- Big Brother at Channel4.com (inactive)
- Big Brother on IMDb