Star Spell is a BBC game show which put celebrities against each other in spelling related games, each one was subsequently eliminated until there was one Star Spell Champion. It was presented by Eamonn Holmes and was a spin-off from the BBC programme Hard Spell.
| Star Spell | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Eamonn Holmes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 1 January – 15 October 2005 |
| Related | |
| Hard Spell | |
Episode list
editThe one-off pilot aired in January 2005 and the eventual title Star Spell Champion was awarded to Richard Whiteley. After the success of the pilot a series aired in October 2005, and the title of Star Spell Champion was won by Vanessa Feltz.
| Episode | Contestants | Winner | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot (1) | Jeremy Bowen Jo Brand Richard McCourt Penny Smith Richard Whiteley |
Richard Whiteley | 1 January 2005 |
| 1 (2) | Fiona Bruce Vanessa Feltz Brian Turner Mark Lawrenson |
Vanessa Feltz | 10 October 2005 |
| 2 (3) | Adam Best Arlene Phillips Phil Taylor Gary Waldhorn |
Gary Waldhorn | 11 October 2005 |
| 3 (4) | David Grant Clive Swift Christopher Timothy Nina Wadia |
Nina Wadia | 12 October 2005 |
| 4 (5) | Jennie Bond Jennie McAlpine Bernie Nolan David Spinx |
Jennie Bond | 13 October 2005 |
| 5 (6) | Anton du Beke John Parrott Steve Rider Carol Smillie |
Steve Rider | 14 October 2005 |
| Finale (7) | Jennie Bond Vanessa Feltz Steve Rider Nina Wadia Gary Waldhorn |
Vanessa Feltz | 15 October 2005 |
External links
edit- Star Spell at BBC Online
- Star Spell at IMDb