Star Spell

Star Spell
Presented by	Eamonn Holmes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	3 January (2005-01-03) – 15 October 2005 (2005-10-15)
Related
Hard Spell

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 . ^[1]

Episode list

The one-off pilot aired in January 2005 and the eventual title Star Spell Champion was awarded to Richard Whiteley. ^[2] After the success of the pilot a series aired in October 2005, and the title of Star Spell Champion was won by Vanessa Feltz.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Contestants	Winner	Original release date
1	–	Pilot	Jeremy Bowen Jo Brand Richard McCourt Penny Smith Richard Whiteley	Richard Whiteley	3 January 2005 (2005-01-03)
2	1	Episode 1	Fiona Bruce Vanessa Feltz Brian Turner Mark Lawrenson	Vanessa Feltz	10 October 2005 (2005-10-10)
3	2	Episode 2	Adam Best Arlene Phillips Phil Taylor Gary Waldhorn	Gary Waldhorn	11 October 2005 (2005-10-11)
4	3	Episode 3	David Grant Clive Swift Christopher Timothy Nina Wadia	Nina Wadia	12 October 2005 (2005-10-12)
5	4	Episode 4	Jennie Bond Jennie McAlpine Bernie Nolan David Spinx	Jennie Bond	13 October 2005 (2005-10-13)
6	5	Episode 5	Anton du Beke John Parrott Steve Rider Carol Smillie	Steve Rider	14 October 2005 (2005-10-14)
7	6	Finale	Jennie Bond Vanessa Feltz Steve Rider Nina Wadia Gary Waldhorn	Vanessa Feltz	15 October 2005 (2005-10-15)

References

1. McArthur, Rachel (21 September 2011). "Out of Many, One: Spelling Bees and the United States National Spelling Bee". The English Languages: History, Diaspora, Culture. 2. ISSN   1929-5855.
2. "TV star Richard in pneumonia battle". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2026.

External links

• Star Spell at BBC Online
• Star Spell at IMDb