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
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	Big Brother by John de Mol
Presented by	Davina McCall MBE Brian Dowling Emma Willis AJ Odudu Will Best
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	3 Mills Studios, Bow, London (2000–2001) Elstree Studios, Borehamwood (2002–2018) Garden Studios, Park Royal, London (2023–present)
Production companies	Bazal (series 1–2) Endemol UK Productions (series 3–6, Teen) Endemol West (Panto) Brighter Pictures (series 7–10) Remarkable Television (series 11, Ultimate) Initial (series 12–present)
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	18 July 2000 (2000-07-18) – 10 September 2010 (2010-09-10)
Network	Channel 5
Release	9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) – 5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)
Network	ITV2
Release	8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) – 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

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

Every year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".

Overview

Series	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Prize money	Channel
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

Series	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Channel
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

• 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