6.6 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 2 Running time 60 minutes Final episode date 17 February 2015 Number of episodes 12 Language English | 6.6/10 IMDb Original language(s) English No. of episodes 12 First episode date 15 April 2014 Presented by Fern Britton Genre Game show | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judges Jim Buttress
Jonathan Moseley
Thane Prince Similar 1000 Heartbeats, The Great British Sewing B, The Great Interior Design C, Benchmark, Amazing Greys Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The big allotment challenge launch trailer bbc two
The Big Allotment Challenge is a British game show that has aired on BBC Two between 15 April 2014 and 17 February 2015. It is hosted by Fern Britton and is about gardening in Britain.
Contents
The three judges are Jim Buttress (for the "grow challenge", involving fruit and vegetables), Jonathan Moseley (for the "make challenge", involving flowers) and Thane Prince (for the "eat challenge", involving food).
Production
The series was announced on 22 August 2013 by Janice Hadlow, the BBC Two controller. The gardeners have four months in Oxfordshire to grow their fruits and vegetables.
Series 1 (2014)
In Oxfordshire, nine pairs of gardeners competed in The Big Allotment Challenge 2014. Only one team could win and after each episode, one team left the series.
Series 2 (2015)
In Oxfordshire, nine gardeners competed in The Big Allotment Challenge 2015. Only one gardener could win and after each episode, one gardener left the series.
The winner was Rob Smith, a 35-year old from Sheffield, who works as a cabin crew member for Virgin Atlantic.