Directed by Various Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 22 May 2006 Language English | Original language(s) English Final episode date 29 June 2009 | |
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No. of seasons 4 (series 5 commissioned) Similar Trade Your Way to the USA, Comic Relief Does The, Best of Friends, Game show, Brain‑Jitsu |
Beat the boss best episode
Beat the Boss was a business gameshow broadcast in the United Kingdom as part of the BBC's children-oriented programming, CBBC. It was presented by Cameron Johnson and originally Saira Khan. The format features two teams, one team of children named "The Bright Sparks", and one team of adults named "The Big Shots", creating a product that will appeal to the children's market. At the end of each episode, a panel of children vote for their favourite product and the team with the most votes wins a limousine ride home while the losers take the bus.
Contents
- Beat the boss best episode
- Bbc beat the boss series 5 crisps part 1
- Fruit Drink
- Portable pooch pack
- Ultimate Leisure Inflatable
- Dream Sleepover Kit
- Practical Joke Product
- Comic Relief does Beat the Boss
- Board Game
- Ice cream
- Cycling Product
- Hair Styling Product
- Football Training kit
- Chill out chair
- Breakfast Cereal
- Pet product
- Outdoor Game
- Swimming product
- Reptiles
- Toy rocket
- Bed
- Hand Luggage
- Tent
- Birthday Cake
- Series 4 Beat the Boss USA
- Dog Outfit
- Cheesecake
- Outdoor Craze
- All Purpose Sauce
- Street Wear
- Go Kart and Suit
- Secret Den
- Inflatable Beach Game
- Luxury Cat Pad
- Wet Weather Gear
- Crisps
- Other versions
- References
Bbc beat the boss series 5 crisps part 1
Fruit Drink
- Aired: Monday 22 May 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner:
Portable pooch pack
- Aired: Monday 29 May 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Big Shots
Ultimate Leisure Inflatable
- Aired: Monday 5 June 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Dream Sleepover Kit
- Aired: Monday 12 June 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Practical Joke Product
- Aired: Monday 19 June 2006
- Filmed: 2005
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Comic Relief does Beat the Boss
A special version of Beat the Boss was shown before Red Nose Day 2007. It involved The Bright Sparks and a celebrity team of The Big Shots composed of Joe Pasquale, Duncan Bannatyne and Chantelle Preston. The teams had to design a suit for Lenny Henry to wear on the night. Viewers were asked to phone in and vote for their favourite. During Red Nose Day 2007, Saira Khan and the two teams were on the stage, and Saira Khan announced that the winners were "The Bright Sparks", Lenny Henry came from backstage wearing the designed suit.
Board Game
- Aired: Monday 21 May 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Ice cream
- Aired: Monday 23 April 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks: Bethany, Luke & Dani
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots: Jonathan, Doug & Lydia
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Big Shots
Part1:
Part2:
Part3:
Cycling Product
- Aired: Monday 4 June 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Hair Styling Product
- Aired: Monday 11 June 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Football Training kit
- Aired: Monday 18 June 2007
- Filmed: 2006
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Big Shots
Chill out chair
- Aired: Monday 10 September 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Breakfast Cereal
- Aired: Monday 17 September 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Brief:
- Bright Sparks:
- Bright Sparks product:
- Big Shots:
- Big Shots product:
- Winner: The Big Shots
Pet product
- Aired: Monday 24 September 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Outdoor Game
- Aired: Monday 1 October 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Swimming product
- Aired: Monday 8 October 2007
- Filmed: 2007
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Reptiles
- Aired: Monday 20 May 2008
- Filmed: 2007 - 2008
Toy rocket
- Aired: Monday 27 May 2008
- Filmed: 2007
Bed
- Aired: Monday 2 June 2008
- Filmed: 2007
Hand Luggage
- Aired: Monday 9 June 2008
- Filmed: 2007
Tent
- Aired: Monday 16 June 2008
- Filmed: 2007
Birthday Cake
- Aired: Monday 23 June 2008
- Filmed: 2008
Series 4 & Beat the Boss USA
Series 4 was partly filmed in America, with an American presenter (Cameron Johnson from Oprah's Big Give), American Big Shots, and one of the three Bright Sparks was also American. It was filmed during the Summer of 2008 and aired beginning January 2009. The first five episodes are called "Beat the Boss USA".
Dog Outfit
- Aired: Thursday 8 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
Cheesecake
- Aired: Thursday 15 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
Outdoor Craze
- Aired: Thursday 22 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
All Purpose Sauce
- Aired: Thursday 29 January 2009
- Filmed: 2008
Street Wear
- Aired: Thursday 5 February 2009
- Filmed: 2008
Go-Kart and Suit
- Aired: Monday 1 June 2009
- Filmed: 2009
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Secret Den
- Aired: Monday 8 June 2009
- Filmed: 2009
- Winner: The Big Shots
Inflatable Beach Game
- Aired: Monday 15 June 2009
- Filmed: 2009
- Winner: The Big Shots
Luxury Cat Pad
- Aired: Monday 22 June 2009
- Filmed: 2009
- Winner: The Bright Sparks
Wet Weather Gear
- Aired: Monday 29 June 2009
- Filmed: 2009
- Winner: The Big Shots
Crisps
- Aired:
- Filmed:
Other versions
In September 2008, an Irish version of the show in Irish language started on BBC Northern Ireland. Hosted by Céara Ní Choinn, it is titled Gaisce Gnó (Be the Business). In this version, the Big Shots appear to come more from the visual media world than from big business. The first challenge was to create a board game.