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From 23 April 2017 until 28 May 2017 and is hosted by

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with

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and

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as commentators. Contestants were dressed as celebrities with oversized heads that designed to be based from

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by competing in challenges and were eliminated until a winner was decided. In March 2018, the show was cancelled after one series.

Format

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'' meets ''

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Series overview

Series 1 (2017)

Episode 1

Episode 1 was broadcast on 23 April 2017.

Episode 2

Episode 2 was broadcast on 30 April 2017.

Episode 3

Episode 3 was broadcast on 7 May 2017.

Episode 4

Episode 4 was broadcast on 14 May 2017.

Episode 5

Episode 5 was broadcast on 21 May 2017.

Episode 6: Series Final

Episode 6 was broadcast on 28 May 2017.

Ratings

References

External links

* *{{UKGameshow, Bigheads 2017 British television series debuts 2017 British television series endings 2010s British game shows ITV game shows Television series by Sony Pictures Television English-language television shows Television shows shot at Elstree Film Studios