Bigheads

{{Other uses|Bighead (disambiguation){{!}}Bighead}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = Bigheads titles.jpg

| caption =

| genre = Game show

| creator =

| creative_director =

| director = Richard van't Riet

| editor =

| writer =

| based_on =

| presenter = Jason Manford

| starring = {{Plainlist|

}}

| voices =

| judges =

| country = United Kingdom

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Adam Wood
Mat Steiner
Paul Wright

}}

| producer = Keith Cotton

| theme_music_composer = Nick Foster

| location = Elstree Studios

| runtime = 60 minutes (including adverts)

| company = Primal Media

| network = ITV

| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|4|23}}

| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2017|5|28}}

| related =

}}

Bigheads is a British television game show produced by Primal Media that aired on ITV From 23 April 2017 until 28 May 2017 and is hosted by Jason Manford with Jenny Powell and Kriss Akabusi as commentators. Contestants were dressed as celebrities with oversized heads that designed to be based from Spitting Image and Newzoids by competing in challenges and were eliminated until a winner was decided.

On 1 March 2018, the show was cancelled after one series.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/01/itv-ditches-underperforming-shows-nightly-show-fearless-bigheads-7351279/|title = ITV ditches the Nightly Show, Bigheads and Fearless for 'underperforming'|date = March 2018}}

Format

Contestants are dressed as celebrities with oversized heads and compete in various challenges until a winner is found. It has been described as "It's a Knockout meets Spitting Image".{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/bigheads-jason-manford-brucies-big-shoes-fill-465452/|title=Jason Manford: 'Brucie's are big shoes to fill, but he's in my head when I'm doing Bigheads'|date=22 April 2017}}

Series overview

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scope="col" | Series

! scope="col" | Start

! scope="col" | Finish

! scope="col" | Episodes

! scope="col" | Winner

! scope="col" | Winner's Celebrity 'Bighead'

scope="row" | 1

| {{nowrap|23 April 2017}}

| {{nowrap|28 May 2017}}

| {{centre|6}}

| Nathan Martin

| will.i.am

=Series 1 (2017)=

==Episode 1==

Episode 1 was broadcast on 23 April 2017.

class="wikitable"

! Contestant

! Age

! Occupation

! Celebrity 'Bighead'

! Status

Jess

| 19

| Politics student

| Theresa May

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 1st

Zoe

| 36

| Police investigator

| Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 2nd

Sid

| 45

| Ticket inspector

| Simon Cowell

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 3rd

Gloria

| 28

| Logistics manager

| Adele

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 4th

Danny

| 29

| Sales executive

| Donald Trump

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 5th

Jason

| 26

| Account executive

| Benedict Cumberbatch

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 6th

Brian

| 45

| Shift manager

| Albert Einstein

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 7th

Tando

| 23

| Marketing executive

| Sir Mo Farah

| style="background:gold;"|Finalist

==Episode 2==

Episode 2 was broadcast on 30 April 2017.

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! Contestant

! Age

! Occupation

! Celebrity 'Bighead'

! Status

Amy

| 28

| Finance administrator

| Queen Victoria

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 1st

Wil

| 38

| Marketing manager

| Ed Sheeran

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 2nd

Alex

| 27

| Gymnastics coach

| Vladimir Putin

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 3rd

Nicky

| 38

| Personal trainer

| Charles, Prince of Wales

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 4th

Tom

| 24

| Renewals sales rep

| David Beckham

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 5th

Charlie

| 28

| Sales assistant

| Taylor Swift

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 6th

Scott

| 24

| Fitness trainer

| William Shakespeare

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 7th

Aisha

| 33

| Print assistant

| Rihanna

| style="background:gold;"|Finalist

==Episode 3==

Episode 3 was broadcast on 7 May 2017.

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! Contestant

! Age

! Occupation

! Celebrity 'Bighead'

! Status

Kirsty

| 31

| Recruitment consultant

| Marilyn Monroe

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 1st

John

| 43

| IT support consultant

| Henry VIII of England

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 2nd

Darren

| 48

| Forklift truck driver

| Sir Elton John

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 3rd

Natalie

| 24

| Area fitness manager

| Victoria Beckham

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 4th

Angelo

| 37

| Firefighter

| Sir Winston Churchill

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 5th

John

| 30

| Farmfoods Worker

| Boris Johnson

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 6th

Ethan

| 20

| Film student

| Gordon Ramsay

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 7th

Nathan

| 32

| Personal trainer

| will.i.am

| style="background:gold;"|Finalist

==Episode 4==

Episode 4 was broadcast on 14 May 2017.

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! Contestant

! Age

! Occupation

! Celebrity 'Bighead'

! Status

Darragh

|Middle school student

| Marilyn Monroe

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 1st

Paula

| 49

| Senior hire controller

| Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 2nd

Martina

|50

| Hairdresser

| Adele

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 3rd

Nile

| 52

| Truck driver

| Simon Cowell

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 4th

Leanne

| 29

| Purchasing administrator

| Queen Victoria

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 5th

Marc

| 39

| Fitness instructor

| Prince Charles

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 6th

Cormac

| 16

| College student

| Vladimir Putin

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 7th

Stephen

| 32

| Cardiac nurse

| Russell Brand

| style="background:gold;"|Finalist

==Episode 5==

Episode 5 was broadcast on 21 May 2017.

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! Contestant

! Age

! Occupation

! Celebrity 'Bighead'

! Status

Scott

| 50

| Royal Air Force police officer

| Henry VIII of England

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 1st

Rachel

| 22

| Optical assistant

| Victoria Beckham

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 2nd

Kelly

| 35

| Teacher

| Taylor Swift

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 3rd

Karen

| 48

| Hairdresser

| Theresa May

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 4th

James

| 25

| Machine operator

| Donald Trump

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 5th

Craig

| 37

| Painter & decorator

| David Beckham

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 6th

Harry

| 28

| Financial broker

| Benedict Cumberbatch

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| Eliminated 7th

Pete

| 24

| Health & safety manager

| Sir Winston Churchill

| style="background:gold;"|Finalist

==Episode 6: Series Final==

Episode 6 was broadcast on 28 May 2017.

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! Contestant

! Episode won

! Celebrity 'Bighead'

! Status

Pete

| 5

| Sir Winston Churchill

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| 5th

Aisha

| 2

| Rihanna

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| 4th

Stephen

| 4

| Russell Brand

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"| 3rd

Bryan

| 1

| Sir Mo Farah

| style="background:silver;"| Second Placed Big Head

style="background:lavender;"|Nathan

| style="background:lavender;"|3

| style="background:lavender;"|will.i.am

| style="background:gold;"|Champion Of Big Heads 2017

Ratings

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Episode 1

| {{Start date|2017|4|23|df=y}}

| 2.80

Episode 2

| {{Start date|2017|4|30|df=y}}

| 2.44

Episode 3

| {{Start date|2017|5|7|df=y}}

| 2.30

Episode 4

| {{Start date|2017|5|14|df=y}}

| 1.90