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Seasons:
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Release Date:
14 July 2000 (UK) more
Tagline:
Who's watching you? more
Plot:
Big Brother is the UK's biggest reality TV show and is one of the most popular talked-about shows in British TV history... more
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Awards:
13 wins & 6 nominations more
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Cast

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Marcus Bentley ... Narrator / ... (22 episodes, 2000-2008)
Nikki Grahame ... Herself (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Davina McCall ... Herself - Presenter / ... (14 episodes, 2001-2008)
Grace Adams-Short ... Herself (14 episodes, 2006)
Pete Bennett ... Himself (14 episodes, 2006)
Mikey Dalton ... Himself (14 episodes, 2006)
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace ... Herself (14 episodes, 2006)
Lisa Huo ... Herself (14 episodes, 2006)
Richard Newman ... Himself (14 episodes, 2006)
Imogen Thomas ... Herself (14 episodes, 2006)
Lea Walker ... Herself (14 episodes, 2006)
Glyn Wise ... Himself (13 episodes, 2006)
Sezer Yurtseven ... Himself (13 episodes, 2006)
George Askew ... Himself (12 episodes, 2006)
Bonnie Holt ... Herself (10 episodes, 2006)
Dawn Blake ... Herself (9 episodes, 2006)
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Also Known As:
Big Brother 2 (UK) (second season title)
Big Brother 3 (UK) (third season title)
Big Brother 4 (UK) (fourth season title)
Big Brother 5 (UK) (fifth season title)
Big Brother 6 (UK) (sixth season title)
Big Brother 7 (UK) (seventh season title)
Big Brother Live (UK) (longer version)
Big Brother: UK (International: English title)
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60 min (including commercials)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The Big Brother 7 eye was released to the public on May 2, 16 days before the official launch. more
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Nikki Grahame: Whatever tickles your pickle... more
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For some reason it takes the nation by storm...., 15 March 2003



Big Brother. Sure, so the concept has been sold to practically every country on the planet, (much like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire). And each time it's shown it takes the nation by storm. Everyone seems to be able to pick a member of the house with which they can identify with, and who they root for until, inevitably, they're voted out.

The first series was historical. It had every Brit watching in awe as a group of people feed chickens and talk about their lives. It was, for most, compulsive viewing. The 'inmates' became national celebrities and icons who were forgotten within six months, but were, for the summer they were in the house, heralded as heroes.

Some guy has commented, saying it's merely a copy of the American format, which to my knowledge, is quite untrue. The series was created and broadcast in a European country (Probably the Netherlands) and then sold worldwide. The British and American versions were screened at the same time, but that's not what this is about.

The thing with Big Brother, here in the UK, is this; If you watch it you wonder why you feel the need to view other people's lives (It's Blumner and Katz voyeuristic entertainment theory) and if you don't watch it you're catergorized as a pariah because no conversation is complete without a mention of the latest going-ons inside the Big Brother house.

As I've said before, the first series was classic, with the memorable 'Nasty' Nick Bateman, who scammed and cheated his way through until the house-mates caught on to his actions. This really was compulsive viewing, and yet the other two series failed to make a connection with myself, personally. Maybe I just crave the sheer drama.

In ending, you can't escape this show, no matter where you are in the country. The antics are front-page news and everyone's talking about it. And you know, there really is something in watching people in a house they are locked in. And then there's the chicken....

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