StarringSam Nixon
Mark Rhodes Country of originUnited Kingdom No. of episodes65 Number of episodes56
Theme music composerGuy Rowland No. of series6 First episode date16 September 2011 Number of series6
Producer(s)Luke Boatright
Larissa Watson SimilarCopycats, Sam & Mark's TMi Friday, Friday Download, Hacker Time, The Dog Ate My Homework
Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up (also called Sam & Mark's Big Wind-Up for repeat compilations featuring just the pranks and Sam & Mark's Big Christmas Wind-Up for Christmas specials) is a British children's entertainment series aired on the CBBC Channel since 16 September 2011. It is presented by Sam & Mark. It is effectively the replacement for TMi (later known as Sam & Mark's TMi Friday). A fifth series started airing from 18 December 2015 A sixth series has been commissioned.
Each episode begins with Sam & Mark speaking to children in the audience who are said to have an embarrassing member of their family. They happen to bring out one of the audience member's mother/father and get them to do their embarrassing feat. They allow their children to get back at them by playing a game called 'Mum/Dad on a Wheel' which has been recently changed to 'Mum/Dad Pin Bowling'.
Another segment is 'In Yer House' which involves Sam & Mark having to put on a disguise and play-act towards a certain child/victim without being seen, and once they are, they are 'rumbled'. There are four rounds to this game.
Series 4 (2014-15)
Episode 1 was a Christmas special which aired over 1 month before the start of the main series (episodes 2 - 11)
Series 5 (2015-16)
Like the last series, episode 1 was a Christmas special which aired just under 1 month before the start of the main series (episodes 2 - 11)
Series 6 (2016-17)
Like the last two series, series 6 began with a Christmas episode in December followed by the rest of the series in January.
Accolades
Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up has been nominated for 6 British Academy Children's Awards and won three. It won twice for Best Presenter in 2013 and 2015 and won Best Entertainment in 2016.