Little Big Shots (British TV series)

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Little Big Shots
Little Big Shots UK title screen.png
Also known asLittle Big Shots UK
Genre
Created by
Based on Little Big Shots
by Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey
Written by
  • Lee Stuart Evans
  • Alan Connor
Directed by
  • Liz Clare (1)
  • Ollie Bartlett (2)
Creative directorLiam Lunniss
Presented by Dawn French
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish Mandarin Chinese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers
  • Andy Rowe
  • Emma Taylor
Production location BBC Studioworks
Editors
  • Dominic Bell
  • Scott Edwards
  • Matt Pratt
  • Mike Brierly
Camera setupMultiple
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company Wall to Wall Warner Bros. International Television Production
Original release
Network ITV
Release1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) 
27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
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Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots (also known as Little Big Shots with Dawn French) is a British television talent show that premiered on ITV on 1 March 2017 and ended on 27 May 2018. The series is hosted by Dawn French and based on the American show of the same name created by Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey who was also the host of the original. [1] The series is produced by Wall to Wall. In June 2017, it was confirmed it would return for a second series, also with six episodes. [2]

Contents

Format

The show, unlike shows such as The X Factor , has no judges, winners or losers. In each episode, Dawn French talks to a 3– to 13-year-old child about their talent, before the child performs it in front of a studio audience. Some talents shown include singing, dancing, cooking and karate. [3]

Transmissions

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 61 March 2017 (2017-03-01)12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)
2 622 April 2018 (2018-04-22)27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)

Series 1 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"Episode #1.1"1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)101
22"Episode #1.2"8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)102
33"Episode #1.3"15 March 2017 (2017-03-15)103
44"Episode #1.4"29 March 2017 (2017-03-29)104
55"Episode #1.5"5 April 2017 (2017-04-05)105
66"Episode #1.6"12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)106

Series 2 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
71"Episode #2.1"22 April 2018 (2018-04-22)201
82"Episode #2.2"28 April 2018 (2018-04-28)202
93"Episode #2.3"6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)203
104"Episode #2.4"13 May 2018 (2018-05-13)204
115"Episode #2.5"20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)205
126"Episode #2.6"27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)206

Reception

Little Big Shots received mixed reviews. Viewers said that the show "lifted the spirit" and "[was a] ray of sunshine". [4] Tim Dowling from The Guardian said "Little Big Shots appears to be the kind of cheap and cheerful fare designed to be broken into viral chunks and slapped up on YouTube afterwards: heartwarming moments from a sickly-sweet box of delights." [5]

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References

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