Big Brother (British TV series)

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GenreReality competition
Based onBig Brother
by John de Mol
Narrated byMarcus Bentley
Opening theme"Big Brother UK TV Theme"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of episodes1468
Production
Production location(s)
Release
Original release18 July 2000 (2000-07-18) –
10 September 2010 (2010-09-10)
Chronology
Related showsCelebrity Big Brother
Other websites
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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.

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
N/A
E4
Ultimate Big Brother
24 August 2010
10 September 2010
18
14
Brian Dowling
Channel 4

Big Brother (British TV Series) Media

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