''Star for a Night'' was a

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. 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

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. The judges were

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and Barbara Windsor.

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''Star for a Night''
at BFI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Star For A Night 1999 British television series debuts 2001 British television series endings BBC Television shows