TV's 50 Greatest Stars was a one-off British television awards show which invited the viewing public to vote for their favourite on-screen stars from a list compiled by the broadcaster
ITV.
Fifty actors, actresses, presenters and comedians, both alive and dead, were featured on the list, the number 50 being chosen to coincide with ITV's fiftieth birthday celebrations in September 2005 (although technically, there were 55 individuals on the list, due to partnerships such as
The Two Ronnies
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The usual format included sketches, solo se ...
and
Richard and Judy being counted as one entry).
The two-hour show, directed by Mark Robinson,
was hosted by ''
Coronation Street
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'' actor
Bradley Walsh, who ran through the stars in reverse order.
The order was determined by the public, who could vote, either online or in the ''
TV Times'',
for five (no more and no fewer) of their favourite celebrities.
Members of the public could also nominate other television celebrities who had not been included on the list.
Actor
David Jason
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won, with
Morecambe and Wise and
John Thaw
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coming in second and third place respectively; the majority of nominees were comedians, a fifth were deceased and men outnumbered women by almost five to one.
Walsh was quoted as saying "I'm delighted to be involved in this show. It will be a great celebration of some of the most fantastic stars from the last 50 years. It will be interesting to see who the viewers vote to come out on top."
The show was narrated by
Mel Giedroyc
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With Sue Perkins, she has co-hosted series including ''Light Lunch'' for Channel 4, '' The Great British Bake Off'' for the BBC an ...
.
Results
References
External links
TV's 50 Greatest Starsat IMDb
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ITV (TV network) original programming
2006 in British television