Big Star's Little Star
Big Star's Little Star is a British game show that has aired on ITV since 4 September 2013 and is presented by Stephen Mulhern. The show sees three celebrity contestants and their children or grandchildren answering questions about each other to win up to £15,000 for a charity of their choice.[1]
| Big Star's Little Star | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Stephen Mulhern |
| Voices of | Jonathan Gould |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 33 (inc. 1 special) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | 12 Yard |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | HDTV: 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 4 September 2013 – present |
Format
Round 1
The celebrities (known as the 'Big Stars') are asked the same multiple choice questions as their children or grandchildren (known as the 'Little Stars') with the aim being to answer the same. Each of the celebrities is given three questions in turn with the children's or grandchildren's answers pre-recorded and shown on-screen.
Round 2
The celebrities watch a series of clips of their children or grandchildren describing several everyday items with the aim being to identify what their children or grandchildren are describing. They are awarded two points if they can identify the items after the first clue and one point after the second clue has been given.
Round 3
The celebrities and their children or grandchildren are given three pictures. They will then be asked a question about either the celebrity or their child/grandchild/children/grandchildren and both of them must answer A, B or C with the objective being that they will answer the same, despite not being able to see each other. At the end of the round, two celebrity pairs leave the show with £1,000 for their chosen charity, leaving the winning pair to play in the fourth and final round.
Round 4
The winning celebrity and their child/grandchild/children/grandchildren play for £15,000 for charity. As they have already made it through to the final, they automatically win £5,000. In the final round, they are given 10 pairs of images that mean something to the family that are hidden behind 20 squares on the screen. The images are displayed on the screen for five seconds and then, they must work together to match up as many pairs as they can before time runs out. Every pair that they match will earn them an extra £1,000 for their charity. If all 10 are matched, the team win £15,000 for their charity.
Transmissions
Series
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2013 | 9 October 2013 | 6 |
| 2 | 26 March 2014 | 14 May 2014 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 March 2015 | 8 April 2015 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 March 2016 | 6 April 2016 | 6 |
| 5 | 28 July 2018 | 1 September 2018 | 6 |
Special
| Date aired | Title |
|---|---|
| 30 December 2015 | Christmas Special |
Episodes
Series 1
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Little Star(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2013 | Nina Wadia | Aidan |
| Will Mellor | Renee | ||
| Jamelia | Tiani | ||
| 2 | 11 September 2013 | Sinitta | Magdelena |
| Robbie Savage | Freddie | ||
| Duncan James | Tianie-Finn | ||
| 3 | 18 September 2013 | John Barnes | Isy |
| Claire Richards | Charlie | ||
| Edwina Currie | Zoe | ||
| 4 | 25 September 2013 | Lucy Pargeter | Lola |
| Andrew Whyment | Thomas | ||
| Rosemary Shrager | Freddie | ||
| 5 | 2 October 2013 | Tina Hobley | Olivia |
| Jim Moir | Nell and Lizzie | ||
| Jenny Frost | Caspar | ||
| 6 | 9 October 2013 | Sally Bercow | Jemima |
| Diarmuid Gavin | Eppie | ||
| Suzanne Shaw | Corey |
Series 2
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Little Star(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2014 | Ben Cohen | Isabelle and Harriet |
| Denise Lewis | Ryan | ||
| Neil Ruddock | Pebbles | ||
| 2 | 2 April 2014 | Gary Lucy | India |
| Kaye Adams | Bonnie | ||
| Neil Fox | Martha | ||
| 3 | 9 April 2014 | Sam Bailey | Tommy |
| Shane Lynch | Billie Rae | ||
| Alison Hammond | Aiden | ||
| 4 | 16 April 2014 | David Dickinson | Finley |
| Samantha Womack | Lili-Rose | ||
| Michael Owen | James | ||
| 5 | 23 April 2014 | Simon Gregson | Alfie |
| Paula Radcliffe | Isla | ||
| Natasha Hamilton | Harry | ||
| 6 | 30 April 2014 | Alex James | Artie and Gally |
| Michaela Strachan | Oliver | ||
| Aldo Zilli | Twiggy | ||
| 7 | 7 May 2014 | Jake Wood | Buster |
| Austin Healey | Betsy and Bibi-Dee | ||
| Sunetra Sarker | Noah | ||
| 8 | 14 May 2014 | Nicky Byrne | Jay and Rocco |
| Joe Absolom | Lyla | ||
| Rachel Allen | Scarlett | ||
Series 3
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Little Star(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 March 2015 | Joe Swash | Harry |
| Sharron Davies | Finley | ||
| Duncan Bannatyne | Ava | ||
| 2 | 11 March 2015 | Ronan Keating | Ali |
| Sheree Murphy | Matilda | ||
| Carl Froch | Rocco | ||
| 3 | 18 March 2015 | Peter Andre | Princess |
| Saira Khan | Zac | ||
| Danny Dyer | Sunnie | ||
| 4 | 25 March 2015 | Jimmy Bullard | Archie |
| Tricia Penrose | Freddy | ||
| Martin Offiah | Tyler | ||
| 5 | 1 April 2015 | Mo Farah | Rhianna |
| Rita Simons | Maiya and Jaimee | ||
| John Prescott | Ava Grace | ||
| 6 | 8 April 2015 | Jo Whiley | Coco |
| Dominic Brunt | Danny | ||
| Nick Hewer | Theo |
Special
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Little Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Special | 30 December 2015 | Michael Vaughan | Archie |
| Fiona O'Carroll | Felix | ||
| Robbie Fowler | Jacob | ||
Series 4
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Little Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 March 2016 | Lee Ryan | Rayn |
| Nitin Ganatra | Sameer | ||
| Samantha Giles | Eve | ||
| 2 | 9 March 2016 | Harry Redknapp | Bobby |
| Vincent Simone | Luca | ||
| Debra Stephenson | Zoe | ||
| 3 | 16 March 2016 | Kym Marsh | Polly |
| Vince Cable | Charlie | ||
| Elliott Wright | Olivia | ||
| 4 | 23 March 2016 | Shaun Ryder | Pearl |
| Diane Parish | Kaya | ||
| Mikey Graham | Sienna | ||
| 5 | 30 March 2016 | Jamie Theakston | Sidney |
| Shappi Khorsandi | Cassius | ||
| James Anderson | Lola | ||
| 6 | 6 April 2016 | Matthew Wolfenden | Buster |
| Nina Hossain | Clara | ||
| David Haye | Cassius | ||
Series 5
A fifth series was confirmed and filming took place during the summer of 2017.[2]
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Little Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 July 2018 | Stacey Solomon | Zachary |
| John Thomson | Sophia | ||
| Jenny Powell | Pollyanna | ||
| 2 | 4 August 2018 | Sally Phillips | Tom |
| Samia Ghadie | Freya | ||
| Kian Egan | Koa | ||
| 3 | 11 August 2018 | Abbey Clancy | Sophia |
| Tristan Gemmill | Wilfred | ||
| Sarah Beeny | Rafferty | ||
| 4 | 18 August 2018 | Ken Bruce | Charlie |
| Faye Tozer | Benjamin | ||
| Jodie Kidd | Indio | ||
| 5 | 25 August 2018 | James Cracknell | Kiki |
| Karen Blick | Ruby | ||
| Vernie Bennett | Avery | ||
| 6 | 1 September 2018 | Una Foden | Aoife |
| Kate Silverton | Clemency | ||
| Kriss Akabusi | Alanam |
Big Star's Bigger Star
| Big Star's Bigger Star | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Stephen Mulhern |
| Voices of | Jonathan Gould |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 (inc. 1 special) |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | 12 Yard |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | HDTV: 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 18 December 2015 – present |
In 2015, the series was reversioned as Big Star's Bigger Star for a Text Santa special with celebrities and their parents. A four-part series, for which filming took place during summer 2017, premiered on 15 December 2018.[2]
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special | 18 December 2015 | 1 | |
| 1 | 15 December 2018[3] | 30 December 2018 | 4 |
Special
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Bigger Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text Santa Special[fn 1] | 18 December 2015 | Emma Willis | Billy |
| Jennie McAlpine | Tom | ||
| George Shelley | Toni | ||
Series 1
| Episode | Date aired | Big Star | Bigger Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 December 2018 | Adam Thomas | Dougie |
| Frankie Bridge | Viv | ||
| Joel Dommett | Penny | ||
| 2 | 22 December 2018 | Kym Marsh | Pauline |
| Harry Judd | Emma | ||
| Simon Webbe | Marlene | ||
| 3 | 29 December 2018 | Emma Willis | Cathy |
| Andrew Whyment | Fred | ||
| Andrea McLean | Jack | ||
| 4 | 30 December 2018 | Roman Kemp | Martin Kemp |
| George Lamb | Larry Lamb | ||
| Jess Wright | Carol Wright |
International versions
| Country/language | Local title | Host | Channel | Date aired/premiered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium[4] |
Grote Ster, Kleine Ster (Big Star, Little Star) |
Koen Wauters | vtm | 3 September 2014 |
 Romania[5] |
Aici eu sunt vedeta! (Here I am the star!) |
Cosmin Seleşi | Antena 1 | 12 October 2017 |
 Russia[6] |
Большая маленькая звезда (Bolshaya Malegnkaya zvezda, Big Little Star) |
Nikolay Baskov | STS | 12 September 2015 |
 Spain[7] |
Jugando con las estrellas (Playing with the Stars) |
Jaime Cantizano | La 1 | 11 March 2017 |
 USA[8][9] |
Big Star Little Star | Cat Deeley | USA Network Universal Kids |
31 May 2017 10 February 2018 |
Awards and nominations
In 2018, Big Star's Little Star made the longlist for the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award at the 2019 National Television Awards.[10] However, the programme did not end up making the shortlist.
Footnotes
- During the broadcast, Caroline Flack surprised Mulhern with an appearance by his father, Christopher.
References
- "Stephen Mulhern to host new ITV show 'Big Star's Little Star'". Digital Spy.
- "Big Star's Little Star gets spin-off... with parents". 2 June 2017.
- "Big Star's Bigger Star Episode 1". Press Centre.
- "Nieuw bij VTM. Grote Ster, Kleine Ster". Medialaan. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- "Aici eu sunt vedeta". a1.ro. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- "Шоу "Большая маленькая звезда" на СТС". ctc.ru. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Jaime Cantizano presentará el nuevo programa de La 1 'Jugando con las estrellas'". RTVE.es. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Cat Deeley to Host Celebrity Game Show for USA Network".
- "Big Star Little Star". usanetwork.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- BigStar'sLittleStar (18 October 2018). "Big Star's Little Star is nominated for the best Entertainment Show at the National Television Awards!". Twitter.