Star for a Night (British TV series)

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Star for a Night
GenreTalent show
Presented by Jane McDonald
Judges Nigel Martin-Smith
Barbara Windsor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes24 (inc. pilot and 1 special)
Production
Running time50 minutes
100 minutes (Final)
Production company Mentorn
Original release
Network BBC One
Release8 January 2000 (2000-01-08) –
20 October 2001 (2001-10-20)

Star for a Night was a British television talent show. It was originally commissioned as a one-off special on 26 June 1999, but was soon commissioned as a series and ran from 8 January 2000 to 20 October 2001. It was presented by Jane McDonald. The judges were Nigel Martin-Smith and Barbara Windsor.

Contents

Overview

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
Pilot26 June 1999 [1] 1
18 January 2000 [2] 21 October 2000 [3] 11
23 March 2001 [4] 20 October 2001 [5] 13

Special

DateEntitle
20 January 2001 [6] Junior Star for a Night

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References

  1. ↑ "Star for a Night Special – BBC One London – 26 June 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Star for a Night – BBC One London – 8 January 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Star for a Night Final – BBC One London – 21 October 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Star for a Night – BBC One London – 3 March 2001". BBC Genome Project. 3 March 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Star for a Night Final – BBC One London – 20 October 2001". BBC Genome Project. 20 October 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Junior Star for a Night – BBC One London – 20 January 2001". BBC Genome Project. 20 January 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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