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.
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Genre | Reality competition |
Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol |
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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(s) | English |
No. of series | 19 |
No. of episodes | 1481 |
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Original release | Channel 4: 18 July 2000 – 10 September 2010 Channel 5: 9 September 2011 – 5 November 2018 ITV2: 8 October 2023 – present |
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Related shows | Celebrity Big Brother |
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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. In 2022, It was announced there will be another series shown on ITV2 and ITVX which will be shown in 2023.
Format change
A 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 change
Every year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".
Overview change
Series | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Prize money | Channel |
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1 | 18 July 2000 | 15 September 2000 | 64 |
11 |
Craig Phillips | £70,000 | Channel 4 |
2 | 25 May 2001 | 27 July 2001 | Brian Dowling | ||||
3 | 24 May 2002 | 26 July 2002 | 14 |
Kate Lawler | |||
4 | 23 May 2003 | 25 July 2003 | 13 |
Cameron Stout | |||
5 | 28 May 2004 | 6 August 2004 | 71 |
Nadia Almada | £63,500 | ||
6 | 27 May 2005 | 12 August 2005 | 78 |
16 |
Anthony Hutton | £50,000 | |
7 | 18 May 2006 | 18 August 2006 | 93 |
22 |
Pete Bennett | £100,000 | |
8 | 30 May 2007 | 31 August 2007 | 94 |
23 |
Brian Belo | ||
9 | 5 June 2008 | 5 September 2008 | 93 |
21 |
Rachel Rice | ||
10 | 4 June 2009 | 4 September 2009 | 22 |
Sophie Reade | £71,320 | ||
11 | 9 June 2010 | 24 August 2010 | 77 |
21 |
Josie Gibson | £100,000 | |
12 | 9 September 2011 | 11 November 2011 | 64 |
15 |
Aaron Allard-Morgan | £50,990 | Channel 5 |
13 | 5 June 2012 | 13 August 2012 | 70 |
17 |
Luke Anderson | £50,000 | |
14 | 13 June 2013 | 19 August 2013 | 68 |
14 |
Sam Evans | £100,000 | |
15 | 5 June 2014 | 15 August 2014 | 77 |
19 |
Helen Wood | ||
16 | 12 May 2015 | 16 July 2015 | 66 |
18 |
Chloe Wilburn | £116,100 | |
17 | 7 June 2016 | 26 July 2016 | 50 |
193 |
Jason Burrill | £70,000 | |
18 | 5 June 2017 | 28 July 2017 | 54 |
22 |
Isabelle Warburton | £65,000 | |
19 | 14 September 2018 | 5 November 2018 | 53 |
22 |
Cameron Cole | £100,000 | |
20 | 8 October 2023 | 17 November 2023 | 42 |
16 |
Jordan Sangha | ITV2 |
Specials change
Series | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Channel |
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Teen Big Brother | 13 October 2003 | 17 October 2003 | 10 |
8 |
Paul Brennan | Channel 4 |
Big Brother Panto | 20 December 2004 | 5 January 2005 | 11 |
10 |
— | E4 |
Ultimate Big Brother | 24 August 2010 | 10 September 2010 | 18 |
14 |
Brian Dowling | Channel 4 |
Other websites change
- Big Brother Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine at Channel5.com
- Big Brother at Channel4.com (inactive)
- Big Brother on IMDb