In 2001, six celebrities entered the Big Brother house in honour of Comic Relief. It was eight days that had the nation hooked and helped raise millions of pounds. 22 years on since the original broadcast, the original housemates take a look back at this extraordinary moment in television history. From dancing in underpants to Vanessa writing on the furniture and Jack Dee’s great escape, revisit where celebrity reality TV was born.

Marcus Bentley
Narrator (voice)

Jack Dee
Self (archive footage)

Claire Sweeney
Self (archive footage)

Keith Duffy
Self (archive footage)

Anthea Turner
Self (archive footage)

Vanessa Feltz
Self (archive footage)

Chris Eubank
Self (archive footage)

Davina McCall
Self (archive footage)
The Cheshire Murders65%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
McQueen74%
The Class of ‘9271%
Love, Marilyn66%
Love, Antosha74%
56 Up72%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
My Mom Jayne80%
WHAM!73%
Public Speaking70%
The Menendez Brothers72%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
A Plastic Ocean75%
LA Originals69%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Bad 2572%
American Symphony66%
Harmontown66%
Night Will Fall76%