Big Brother UK

Big Brother
Eye logo of upcoming series
GenreReality competition
Based onBig Brother
by John de Mol
Presented by
Narrated byMarcus Bentley
Theme music composerElementfour
Opening theme"Big Brother UK TV Theme"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series19
No. of episodes1481
Production company(s)
  • 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)
Release
Original network
Original releaseChannel 4:
18 July 2000 (2000-07-18) – 10 September 2010
Channel 5:
9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) – 5 November 2018
ITV2:
8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) – present
Chronology
Related showsCelebrity Big Brother
Other websites
Website

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. In 2022, It was announced there will be another series shown on ITV2 and ITVX which will be shown in 2023.

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

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