"Celebrity Big Brother" (2001) TV series 2001-

Director:

Simon Hepworth

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

9 March 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Plot:

A version of the hit show Big Brother, in which a group of celebrities spend a week in the infamous house.

Plot Keywords:

Camera | Punishment | Diary Room | Shopping Budget | Broken Rule

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Marcus Bentley

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Narrator / ... (174 episodes, 2006-2013)

Series Directed by
Alex Scott		(3 episodes, 2012-2013)
Ben Hardy		(2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Simon Hepworth		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Lisa Wellsted	....	series editor (33 episodes, 2010)
Paul Osborne	....	executive producer (30 episodes, 2007)
Ruth Mills	....	producer (10 episodes, 2013)
Rachael Parker	....	series editor / senior producer (5 episodes, 2009-2010)
Adam Barry	....	series editor (4 episodes, 2010)
Shirley Jones	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2010)
Alex Dundas	....	producer (unknown episodes, 2005)
Laura J. Gibson	....	assistant producer (unknown episodes)
Lee Hupfield	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Simon Urwin	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Krajewski		(1 episode, 2012)

Series Film Editing by
James Seddon-Brown		(30 episodes, 2007)
Tom Jarvis		(23 episodes, 2006)
Nick Mabbett		(17 episodes, 2001-2012)

Series Production Design by
Patrick Watson		(1 episode, 2009)

Series Art Direction by
Beatrice Christie		(1 episode, 2009)
Andy Stockley		(1 episode, 2009)

Series Makeup Department
Emily Jane Williams	....	special makeup (1 episode, 2012)

Series Production Management
Marnie Sirota	....	production manager (58 episodes, 2007-2009)
Heather Greenwood	....	assistant production manager (30 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Jo White	....	art department assistant (47 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Sound Department
Iain Ross	....	sound (1 episode, 2009)
Gary Stewart	....	sound (1 episode, 2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Anthony Smith	....	digital compositor: opening title sequence (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Riaz Hamm-Gordon	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2009)
Phil Britton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cara Stevens	....	costumer (1 episode, 2001)

Series Editorial Department
Simon Laight	....	off-line editor (106 episodes, 2010-2013)
Steve Turnbull	....	on-line editor (8 episodes, 2012-2013)
Adam Barry	....	series editor (7 episodes, 2010)

Series Music Department
Grant Buckerfield	....	composer: additional music (56 episodes, 2001-2007)

Series Other crew
Alex Scott	....	house director (52 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chaz Johnson	....	head runner (30 episodes, 2007)
Jacob Niblett	....	production assistant (23 episodes, 2006)
Emma Nisbet	....	head runner (12 episodes, 2007)
Liam Nolan	....	runner (12 episodes, 2010)
Ash Greenwood	....	live runner (8 episodes, 2013)
Riaz Hamm-Gordon	....	live runner (5 episodes, 2009)
Jen Lambert	....	medical advisor (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Rob Walsh	....	production team (2 episodes, 2012-2013)
Marc Butler	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
John MacKenzie	....	house director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Bazal
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2001-2010)
• Channel 5 Television (2011-)
• Comic Relief

Distributors

• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2001-2010) (UK) (TV)
• Channel 5 Television (2011-) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Bazal

Trivia:

Series winners: - Series one: Jack Dee - Series two: Mark Owen - Series three: Mark 'Bez' Berry - Series four: Chantelle Houghton - Series five: Shilpa Shetty

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.170" (2012)

The pits of 'celebrity' 'reality' shows

There is an awful lot of competition for the above accolade, but this programme is definitely one of the worst around. This series three people have already walked out (as of writing) which shows how much the producers have lost it in recent series in trying to make the very dull antics of the house-mates more interesting. The decreasing viewing figures can hardly make up for the low production values any more.

There are very few house-mates you could term as being famous. Last year it was won by an unknown, Chantelle who has proceeded to unleash a dire show of her own on the unsuspecting public, but at least we have the consolation that it probably won't be long before viewers get sick of her. The other contestant from that series that springs to mind is George Galloway who with the biggest expense bill of all the MPs last year should be serving his voters, not pretending to be a cat in one of the most cringe-worthy moments of TV in recent years.

My major problem with the show (as I can just not watch it) is that it is an excuse for most of the most popular newspapers in Britain to devote pages and pages to these wannabes and has-beens in the place of any real news or indeed anything interesting.

The other thing of course like all so-called 'celebrity' shows is that nobody actually famous or currently successful is going to want to appear on the show and be made to look foolish. Every series the producers 'accidentally' leak names of real celebrities who are supposed to be appearing (but who wouldn't dream of demeaning themselves like this), so that people watch the launch show and go "who the hell is that?" at the entry of half the contestants.

Please cancel this rubbish now and produce some real entertainment. Please?