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Shows that ITV have 'copied' from the BBC

or vice versa (March 2006)

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WI
williamhanson
I was wondering how many shows ITV have altered from formats created by the BBC. For example: Strictly Come Dancing - Dancing on Ice.

I know there are more, just can't think what. Any help welcome.

Thanks.
LO
LONDON
It can be said that the Dancing on Ice was a complete copy of the Strictly Come Dancing spinoff Strictly Ice Dancing.
OH
ohwhatanight Founding member
It can also be said that Fame Academy was a copy of the Pop Idol programme - but I don't want to say that as we have covered all this ground many a times and all channels 'copy' each other idea's and adapt certain ideas into new ideas.

It could even be said that Eastenders was a copy of Coronation Street - but I don't think we'll explore that one - it's endless. Everyone copies/feeds off existing programmes.......
AN
all new Phil
I think that ITV News was a blatent copy of BBC News.
PT
Put The Telly On
Ah, surely not. ITV is more 'tabloid'. Wink
DB
dbl
all new Phil posted:
I think that ITV News was a blatent copy of BBC News.

Not so..BBC News is broadsheet and ITV is bordering The Sun
RD
rdobbie
Vice-versa (BBC copying from ITV) I can think of a few of the more blatant carbon-copies, off the top of my head...

BBC1's Real Story = ITV's Tonight with Trev (a total rip-off, right down to the music, the style of graphics and the studio-based presenter at the beginning/end)
BBC1's Good Morning With Anne & Nick = ITV's This Morning
BBC1's Rogue Traders = ITV's House of Horrors

Also I vaguely recall ITV doing a one-off interactive "Test Your IQ" type show, hosted by Gaby Logan and some bland identikit male presenter (Mark Durden-Smith?) - it was an exact replica of BBC1's Test The Nation, but I can't remember which came first.
CW
Charlie Wells Moderator
Saturday Showndowns' 'Supermarket Sneak' = stolen from pre-filmed material for Dick and Dom (game title unknown)

Technically the entire Saturday Showdown could be seen as a copy of Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow. Kids invited into the place to take part in games to get points. Just change the presenters and then alter the set from being a bungalow to a basement flat.
JA
james2001 Founding member
rdobbie posted:
BBC1's Rogue Traders = ITV's House of Horrors


Wasn't Rogue Traders running beofre Hosue of horrors? And anyway, it's not really the exact same format anyway.
CW
Charlie Wells Moderator
Magpie = Blue Peter

If I recall it was later explained that it was called 'Magpie' because Magpies tended to steal things, and that was what they were doing (ie. stealing the format from Blue Peter).
JO
Jonathan
Suunday AM = Jonathan Dimbleby IMO.
NW
nwtv2003
News At Ten (1967) - Nine O'Clock News (1970)
TV-am (idea proposed 1980) - Breakfast Time (planned later, launched earlier)
Childrens ITV strand/IVC (1983) - Childrens BBC strand/IVC (1985)
Neighbours (regular Teatime programme that got alot of young viewers, 1986) - Home And Away (same thing, though about 1988 or 1989)

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