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2011 in British television
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This is a list of events that took place in 2011 related to British television.
Events
January
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 January | *Toonattik* after six years leaves CITV along with *Action Stations!*, which closes down after five years of broadcast. New Year's Day also sees the final appearance of *The Fluffy Club* on Mini CITV. |
| Cable channel Bravo closes down after 25 years of broadcasting with some of its programmes moving over to Sky1. Its sister channel Bravo 2 also closes down. | |
| 5 January | Avon and Somerset Police ban ITN from attending a press conference convened to give updates on the Joanna Yeates case after a report on the previous day's *ITV News* criticised their handling of the investigation. The ban is subsequently lifted. |
| 6 January | Samantha Womack is to leave her role in *EastEnders* as Ronnie Mitchell over the controversial baby swap plot. |
| 9 January | *EastEnders* viewers have complained in record numbers about the soap's "hurtful", "unrealistic" and "exploitative" cot death storyline involving the character Ronnie Mitchell. |
| 14 January | The S4C Authority confirms it has closed S4C2 due to budget cuts imposed on it by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. |
| 17 January | Barney Harwood becomes the new *Blue Peter* presenter taking over from Joel Defries. |
| 25 January | Reporter Andy Gray is dropped by Sky Sports following sexist comments made by himself and fellow presenter Richard Keys against female official Sian Massey in footage recorded the previous Saturday. Keys resigns the following day, in support of his colleague. |
February
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 February | The Sky HD swap is introduced giving HD channels more prominence. Sky also sees the launch of brand-new channel Sky Atlantic, and the Living channels are rebranded as Sky Living. Channel One closes down at 6 am, and is replaced on Freeview by Challenge. |
| 2 February | John Nettles appears in his final ever episode of *Midsomer Murders*, having starred in a total of 81 episodes since the series was launched in 1997. |
| Former BBC executive Craig Oliver is appointed as Prime Minister David Cameron's Director of Communications. | |
| 4 February | The BBC apologises for remarks about Mexicans made on its *Top Gear* television programme but defends the original remarks as well. |
| 14 February | Channel 5 reverts to its original name after almost a decade. |
| 16 February | BBC One airs a special hour-long episode of its daytime soap *Doctors* to celebrate the series 2000th episode. |
| 28 February | The ban on product placement in television programmes is lifted, allowing advertisers to pay for their goods to be seen on British TV. The first product to be displayed in this regard is a Nescafe coffee machine, which appears on *This Morning*. A year-long trial also begins allowing commercial television channels to show up to 12 minutes of adverts per hour during films and dramas, bringing them into line with soap operas where this is already permitted. |
March
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 March | Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation agrees to sell Sky News to be in a position to buy BSkyB without a Competition Commission inquiry. News Corp receives approval to buy out BSkyB the following day. |
| 16 March | Coleen Nolan announces her decision to quit ITV daytime panel show Loose Women after over 10 years as a panellist. |
| 19 March | BBC Three host a major live TV event, *Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds*. |
| 20 March | Gemma Collins makes her debut in the second series of ITV2 reality television series *The Only Way Is Essex*. |
| 26 March | British terrestrial television premiere of the James Bond film *Quantum of Solace* on ITV1 starring Daniel Craig. The film previously aired on Sky Movies in 2010. |
| 27 March | Sam Attwater and dancing partner Brianne Delcourt win the sixth series of *Dancing on Ice*. |
| 30 March – 13 April | Analogue signals are switched off in the Nottingham and Sandy Heath areas. |
April
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 April | Magdalen College, Oxford wins the 2010–11 series of *University Challenge*, beating the University of York 290–85. |
| 6 April | Channel 5 officially announces that it has bought the rights to show former Channel 4 reality series *Big Brother* from August 2011. |
| 6–20 April | Analogue signals are switched off in the Bromsgrove, Lark Stoke and Ridge Hill (Central and West) areas. |
| 7 April | *Top of the Pops* returns to television in its former Thursday evening slot as BBC Four begins airing old episodes from 1976, the point at which the broadcaster's full archive of shows begins. |
| 19 April | Helen Mirren apologises after swearing during an interview on the day's edition of *BBC Breakfast*. |
| 27 April | Tim Anderson wins the 2011 series of *MasterChef*. |
| 29 April | The royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton shown on BBC One and ITV. Audiences of around 24.5 million watch in the UK alone. |
May
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 – 25 May | Analogue signals are switched off in the Darvel and Rosneath (HP and VP) areas. |
| 5 May | It is confirmed that Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole will leave their positions as judges on *The X Factor* to concentrate on the American version of the programme. Cole is later dropped from the US version of the series. |
| 12 May | ITV axes the Scottish police drama *Taggart* after 28 years, citing poor viewing figures in other parts of the UK. |
| Dennis Tanner, played by Philip Lowrie, returns to *Coronation Street*, having last appeared in 1968. His break of 43 years is the longest of any actor in the soap's history. | |
| 14 May | Azerbaijan's Ell & Nikki win the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest (staged in Düsseldorf) with "Running Scared". |
| Dannii Minogue announces she will not be appearing on the next series of *The X Factor*. | |
| 19 May | A special edition of the BBC's political debate programme *Question Time* is recorded at Wormwood Scrubbs Prison in London. |
| *BBC World News America* presenter Matt Frei is recruited by *Channel 4 News* to become their Washington correspondent, while *Newsnight* correspondent Jackie Long will become *Channel 4 News*s social affairs editor. Cathy Newman will become the first new presenter to join the in-studio team at Channel 4 for 13 years. | |
| 24 May | *Broadcast* magazine reports that ITV is preparing to launch a new investigative series titled *Exposure*, thirteen years after it axed the award-winning *World in Action*. |
| 25 May | It is announced that Jeff Stelling is to leave *Countdown* after two years to concentrate on Sky Sports. |
| 30 May | After six and a half years, *Emmerdale* saw a new sequence to the opening titles of the series, with a new theme music, with new generic shots alongside a Range Rover driving through the woods, cuts sideways to a woman stroking a man's leg with her foot: a couple running upstairs in Home Farm, a dog in The Dingles' living room; then finally finishing on a new CGI image of the village, angled at Main Street which ends with the new logo fading on to the screen. |
| ITV confirms that Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland will join Louis Walsh as judges for series 8 of *The X Factor*. |
June
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1–15 June | Analogue signals are switched off in the Craigkelly area. |
| 4 June | Scottish singer Jai McDowall wins the fifth series of *Britain's Got Talent*. |
| 6 June | The BBC announces that the national variations of BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Scotland and BBC One Wales will become available in high definition in 2012. |
| ITV children's gadget show *Cool Stuff Collective* is criticised by Ofcom for "product placement" over the way featured items are reviewed by the programme. | |
| *The Sun* reports that the BBC's *So You Think You Can Dance* will not return for a third series. | |
| 9 June | Mandy Salter will be returning to *EastEnders* as Nicola Stapleton is set to reprise the role for the first time since 1994. |
| 11 June | Matt Flint wins series two of *So You Think You Can Dance*. |
| 13 June | BBC Two airs the controversial documentary *Choosing to Die*, a film presented by Terry Pratchett which examines the topic of assisted suicide. |
| The BBC announces that its landmark Television Centre is up for sale. | |
| 17 June | Viewers of the BBC News Channel claim to have been distracted when newsreaders Martine Croxall and Carrie Gracie appear on screen to read the morning's news wearing similar outfits that are an identical colour. |
| 22 June | The last analogue television services are switched off in Scotland, making it the second part of the UK to have a fully digital service. |
| ITV recruits BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg to be its new business editor. She will take up the role from September, and will also front editions of the *Tonight* programme. | |
| 30 June | ITV confirms that *Coronation Street* will return to its traditional 19:30 timeslot on a Wednesday evening from September 2012. |
July
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6–20 July | Analogue signals are switched off in the Sudbury area. |
| 8 July | The BBC announces that Pam St. Clement is to leave *EastEnders* after 25 years. |
| 10 July | ITV confirms it has sacked daytime presenters Kate Thornton and Zoe Tyler in a bid to boost flagging ratings for daytime show *Loose Women*. |
| 13 July | Rupert Murdoch announces that News Corporation is withdrawing its proposal to take full control of the subscription television broadcaster BSkyB due to concerns over the phone hacking scandal. |
| 17 July | Inventor Tom Pellereau wins the seventh series of *The Apprentice*, and a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar, who will become his business partner in exchange for the investment. |
| July | UKTV does a deal with BSkyB to provide on-demand content available to Sky customers via Sky Anytime. |
August
| Date | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Really launches on Freeview. | |||
| 3 August | *ITV News* hires former BBC and *[5 News](5-news)* presenter Natasha Kaplinsky to cover for Nina Hossain while the latter is on maternity leave. She will present on *London Tonight* and national bulletins. | |||
| 3–17 August | Analogue signals are switched off in the Belmont and Olivers Mount areas. | |||
| 10–24 August | Analogue signals are switched off in the Chesterfield and Sheffield areas. | |||
| 11 August | BBC One airs a special edition of the political discussion show *Question Time* following the [recent outbreak of rioting](2011-england-riots). | |||
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| 16 August | BBC Magazines agrees a £12m deal to sell the *Radio Times* – together with ten other titles – to Exponent, owner of thetrainline.com. | |||
| 17–31 August | Analogue signals are switched off in the Waltham area. | |||
| 18 August | *Celebrity Big Brother* 2011 launches on Channel 5 marking the first series of *Celebrity Big Brother* to air on the channel. | |||
| The BBC airs a special edition of its *Crimewatch* programme aimed at identifying people involved in the [2011 England riots](2011-england-riots). | ||||
| 25 August | Teesside comedian Patrick Monahan wins the live final of ITV's *Show Me the Funny*, in which stand-up comedians competed to win £100,000, a 12-date nationwide tour and a DVD release. | |||
| 26 August | Channel 4 airs its last episode of *Friends*, "The One Where Paul's the Man" after 16 years. |
September
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 September | E4 airs its last episode of *Friends*, *The Last One* after 16 years. |
| 7–21 September | Analogue signals are switched off in the Fenton, Sutton Coldfield and Emley Moor areas. |
| 8 September | Paddy Doherty wins *Celebrity Big Brother* 2011 and becomes Channel 5's first *Celebrity Big Brother* winner. |
| 9 September | *Big Brother* 2011 launches on Channel 5 marking the first series of *Big Brother* to air on the channel. |
| 9 September – 23 October | ITV airs coverage of the [2011 Rugby World Cup](2011-rugby-world-cup) from New Zealand. |
| 14 September | Cartoon Network launches in HD. |
| 26 September | Jade Thompson wins Cycle 7 of *Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model* (formerly *Britain's Next Top Model*). |
| 27 September | Labour Party leader Ed Miliband's keynote conference speech is blacked out for five-minute after all media communications are lost by a power outage at the conference centre. |
October
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 October | Joanne Wheatley wins the second series of *The Great British Bake Off*. |
| 6 October | BBC Director General Mark Thompson announces that BBC HD will close to be replaced by a high definition simulcast of BBC Two. This *BBC Two HD* will work much the same way as BBC One HD. This move allows the corporation to save £2.1 million, used to count towards their budget deficit following the freezing of the license fee and the additional financial responsibility of addition services. |
| 14 October | CBeebies airs the final re-run of *Numberjacks* series 1. Re-runs of the second series continued until 2015. |
| 15 October | Helen Flanagan, who plays Rosie Webster in *Coronation Street*, announces she is leaving the series after twelve years. She will film her final scenes at Christmas and be seen on screen until February 2012. |
| 18 October | ITV plc buys the Channel Islands franchise Channel Television from the Yattendon Group plc. |
| 22 October | Rugby player Phil Vickery wins the 2011 series of *Celebrity MasterChef*. |
| October | High definition versions of Dave and Watch are launched by UKTV. |
| 31 October | Channel 4 air the first episode of *Top Boy*, a four-part British crime drama series, written by Ronan Bennett and starring UK rappers Ashley Walters and Kano, about gang culture and drug dealing on a council estate in Hackney, East London. The series premiere is watched by 1.1 million viewers. |
November
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 November | Jill Evans, a Welsh MEP is fined £575 after refusing to pay her TV licence fee in protest over changes to the Welsh-language channel S4C. |
| 8 November | ITN confirms it has secured a five-year contract to resume production of *[5 News](5-news)* from early 2012. The broadcaster lost the programme to Sky News in 2005. Part of the new deal will see the 7:00 pm bulletin move to an earlier 6:30 pm timeslot. |
| 9–23 November | Analogue signals are switched off in the Tacolneston area. |
| 11 November | Aaron Allard-Morgan wins *Big Brother* 2011 and becomes Channel 5's first *Big Brother* winner. |
| 13 November | TV bosses are forced to apologise after the results of a phone vote for the previous evening's *The X Factor* appeared online before the lines had closed. The episode was also delayed for fifteen minutes by a technical glitch. |
| 14 November | *Coronation Street* becomes the first prime time British television programme to use product placement after signing a deal with Nationwide Building Society. A Nationwide cash machine is seen in the episode. |
| 16 November | Nick Hewer, one of Alan Sugar's advisers on *The Apprentice* is revealed as the latest host of *Countdown*. He takes over from outgoing presenter Jeff Stelling from January 2012. |
| 19 November | Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC seeks leave to prosecute Sky News for contempt of court over its reporting of the kidnapping of Paul and Rachel Chandler after the channel allegedly breached an injunction preventing the disclosure of the couple's welfare. |
December
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 December | The BBC has received over 31,000 complaints about comments made by Jeremy Clarkson on the previous evening's *The One Show* in which he said he would "execute" striking public sector workers. |
| 3 December | Pop star Dougie Poynter wins the eleventh series of *I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!*. |
| 7 December | Matthew Wright, host of *The Wright Stuff*, apologises for remarks he made on 6 December edition of the show concerning a murder in the Western Isles. A scheduled BBC *Newsnight* investigation which would have exposed the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal two months after the presenter's death is cancelled. The BBC broadcasts two tributes to Savile over Christmas and it will not be until an October 2012 ITV documentary that the allegations become public. |
| 10 December | After 25 years *Casualty* airs its last episode to be filmed in Bristol. Subsequent episodes are filmed in Cardiff. |
| 11 December | Little Mix (originally named Rhythmix) win the eighth series of *The X Factor*, making them the first group to emerge as winners. Two missing episodes from the 1960s *Doctor Who* series *Air Lock* and *The Underwater Menace – Episode 2* are returned to the BBC Archives by the private collector Terry Burnett. |
| 12 December | Student Zara Brownlees wins the second series of *Young Apprentice*. |
| 15 December | Ash Mair wins the fourth series of *MasterChef: The Professionals*. |
| 17 December | McFly drummer Harry Judd and his dancing partner Aliona Vilani win the ninth series of *Strictly Come Dancing*. |
| 22 December | Cyclist Mark Cavendish is named this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year. |
Debuts
BBC
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| *The Magicians* | ||||||
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| *The Bear Family & Me* | ||||||
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| *Dick and Dom's Funny Business* | ||||||
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| *Fast and Loose* | ||||||
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| *Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands* | ||||||
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ITV
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| *Injustice* | ||||||
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| 3 September | ||||||
| *The Jonathan Ross Show* | ||||||
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| 18 December |
Channel 4
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| *The People's Supermarket* | ||||||
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| 17 April | ||||||
| 9 May | ||||||
| *The Secret History of Eurovision* | ||||||
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| 12 December |
Five/Channel 5
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| 3 October |
Other channels
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| *Game of Thrones* | ||||||
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| *The Devil's Dinner Party* |
Channels
New channels
| Date | Channel |
|---|---|
| 11 January | ITV +1 (ITV1 +1/STV +1/UTV +1) |
| 1 February | Sky Atlantic |
| Sky Atlantic HD | |
| MTV Music | |
| 7 April | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Sony Entertainment Television +1 | |
| 15 June | Argos TV |
| 10 October | Dave HD |
| 12 October | Watch HD |
| 1 November | PBS UK |
Defunct channels
Main article: List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom#2011
| Date | Channel |
|---|---|
| 1 January | Bravo |
| Bravo +1 | |
| Bravo 2 | |
| Challenge Jackpot | |
| 1 February | Channel One |
| Channel One +1 | |
| MTV Shows | |
| 7 April | Film 24 |
| 23 May | TeleG |
Rebranded channels
| Date | Old Name | New Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Rocks TV | Gems TV Extra |
| 1 February | Living | Sky Living |
| Living +1 | Sky Living +1 | |
| Living HD | Sky Living HD | |
| Livingit | Sky Livingit | |
| Livingit +1 | Sky Livingit +1 | |
| Living Loves | Sky Living Loves | |
| Sky Box Office | Sky Movies Box Office | |
| 14 February | Five | Channel 5 |
| 28 February | Sky3 | Pick TV |
| Sky3 +1 | Pick TV +1 | |
| 7 March | Fiver | [5*](5) |
| Fiver +1 | 5* +1 | |
| Five USA | [5USA](5usa) | |
| Five USA +1 | 5USA +1 | |
| 26 April | Lava | Greatest Hits TV |
| 7 May | Playhouse Disney | Disney Junior |
| Playhouse Disney + | Disney Junior + |
Television shows
Changes of network affiliation
| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| *The Ricky Gervais Show (First Run Rights)* | Channel 4 | E4 |
| *Big Brother* | Channel 5 | |
| *Celebrity Big Brother* | ||
| *NewsRadio* | Comedy Central | *Sony Entertainment Television* |
| *Primeval* | ITV | Watch |
| *Beyblade: Metal Fusion* | Channel 5 | CITV |
| *TNA Impact!* | Bravo | Challenge |
| *Top of the Pops 2* | Yesterday | Dave |
| *Art Attack* | CITV | Disney Junior |
| *Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids* | Nickelodeon | |
| *Winx Club* | POP | |
| *Glee* | E4 | Sky1 |
| *The Weakest Link (Daytime version)* | BBC One | BBC Two |
| *QI* | ||
| *Pointless* | BBC Two | BBC One |
| *Friends* | Channel 4 **&** E4 | Comedy Central |
Returning this year after a break of one year or longer
| Programme | Date(s) of original removal | Original channel(s) | Date of return | New channel(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Art Attack* | 13 July 2007 | CITV | 6 June 2011 | Disney Junior |
| *Born to Be Different* | 2004 | |||
| 13 September 2007 | ||||
| 5 May 2009 | Channel 4 | 9 June 2011 | N/A (Same channel as original) | |
| *Celebrity Big Brother* | 29 January 2010 | 18 August 2011 | Channel 5 | |
| *Big Brother* | 10 September 2010 | 9 September 2011 | ||
| *Shipwrecked* | 19 December 2001 | |||
| 10 May 2009 | 23 October 2011 | E4 | ||
| *Young Dracula* | 8 February 2008 | CBBC | 31 October 2011 | N/A (Same channel as original) |
| *Absolutely Fabulous* | 7 November 1996 | |||
| 25 December 2004 | BBC One | 25 December 2011 |
Continuing television shows
1920s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| *BBC Wimbledon* | 1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present |
1930s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| Trooping the Colour | 1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present |
| The Boat Race | 1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present |
1950s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| *Panorama* | 1953–present |
| *The Sky at Night* | 1957–present |
| *Blue Peter* | 1958–present |
1960s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| *Coronation Street* | 1960–present |
| *Points of View* | 1961–present |
| *Songs of Praise* | |
| *University Challenge* | 1962–1987, 1994–present |
| *Doctor Who* | 1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present |
| *Top of the Pops* | 1964–present |
| *Match of the Day* | |
| *The Money Programme* | 1966–present |
1970s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| *Question of Sport* | 1970–present |
| *Film...* | 1971–present |
| *Upstairs, Downstairs* | 1971–1975, 2010–2012 |
| *Emmerdale* | 1972–present |
| *Mastermind* | |
| *Newsround* | |
| *Arena* | 1975–present |
| *One Man and His Dog* | 1976–present |
| *ITV News at 6:30* | |
| *Top Gear* | 1977–present |
| *Ski Sunday* | 1978–present |
| *Antiques Roadshow* | 1979–present |
| *Question Time* |
1980s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| *Children in Need* | 1980–present |
| *Timewatch* | 1982–present |
| *Taggart* | 1983–2011 |
| *Channel 4 Racing* | 1984–2016 |
| *Thomas & Friends* | 1984–present |
| *EastEnders* | 1985–present |
| *Neighbours* | |
| *Comic Relief* | |
| *Watchdog* | |
| *Casualty* | 1986–present |
| *Fireman Sam* | 1987–1994, 2005–2013 |
| *This Morning* | 1988–present |
| *Home and Away* | |
| *Red Dwarf* | 1988–1999, 2009, 2012–present |
| *Agatha Christie's Poirot* | 1989–2013 |
| *The Simpsons* | 1989–present |
1990s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| *Have I Got News for You* | 1990–present |
| *MasterChef* | 1990–2001, 2005–present |
| *BBC World News* | 1991–present |
| *Meridian Tonight* | 1993–present |
| *Time Team* | 1994–2013 |
| *Junior MasterChef* | 1994, 2010–present |
| *The National Lottery Draws* | 1994–2017 |
| *Top of the Pops 2* | 1994–present |
| *Hollyoaks* | 1995–present |
| *Soccer AM* | |
| *Never Mind the Buzzcocks* | 1996–2015 |
| *Silent Witness* | 1996–present |
| *Midsomer Murders* | 1997–present |
| *Bob the Builder* | 1998–present |
| *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?* | 1998–2014 |
| *British Soap Awards* | 1999–2019, 2022–present |
| *DIY SOS* | 1999–present |
| *G@mers* | 1999–2006, 2010–present |
| *Holby City* | 1999–2022 |
| *Loose Women* | 1999–present |
| *Newsnight Scotland* | 1999–2014 |
| *Tonight* | 1999–present |
2000s
| Programme | Date | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Bargain Hunt* | 2000–present | ||||||||||
| *BBC Breakfast* | |||||||||||
| *Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids* | 2000–2006, 2011–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Big Brother* | 2000–2018 | ||||||||||
| *Click* | 2000–present | ||||||||||
| *Doctors* | |||||||||||
| *My Family* | 2000–2011 | ||||||||||
| *A Place in the Sun* | 2000–present | ||||||||||
| *Shipwrecked* | 2000–2002, 2006–2009, 2011–2012 | ||||||||||
| *The Unforgettable* | 2000–present | ||||||||||
| *Unreported World* | |||||||||||
| *Waking the Dead* | 2000–2011 | ||||||||||
| *The Weakest Link* | 2000–2012, 2017–present | ||||||||||
| *The Wright Stuff* | 2000–2018 | ||||||||||
| *Celebrity Big Brother* | 2001–2002, 2005–2007, 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *BBC South East Today* | 2001–present | ||||||||||
| *Football Focus* | |||||||||||
| *Real Crime* | |||||||||||
| *Rogue Traders* | |||||||||||
| *Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps* | 2001–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Property Ladder* | 2001–present | ||||||||||
| *Cash in the Attic* | 2002–present | ||||||||||
| *Escape to the Country* | |||||||||||
| *Fifth Gear* | |||||||||||
| *Flog It!* | |||||||||||
| *Foyle's War* | 2002–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Harry Hill's TV Burp* | 2002–2012 | ||||||||||
| *High Hopes* | 2002–present | ||||||||||
| *I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!* | |||||||||||
| *In It to Win It* | |||||||||||
| *Inside Out* | |||||||||||
| *Outtake TV* | |||||||||||
| *River City* | |||||||||||
| *Saturday Kitchen* | |||||||||||
| *Serious* | |||||||||||
| *Spooks* | 2002–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Sport Relief* | 2002–present | ||||||||||
| *The Story Makers* | |||||||||||
| *Tikkabilla* | |||||||||||
| *Celebrity Mastermind* | 2003–present | ||||||||||
| *Daily Politics* | |||||||||||
| *Eggheads* | |||||||||||
| *Extraordinary People* | |||||||||||
| *Grumpy Old Men* | |||||||||||
| *Homes Under the Hammer* | |||||||||||
| *New Tricks* | 2003–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Peep Show* | |||||||||||
| *QI* | 2003–present | ||||||||||
| *The Politics Show* | |||||||||||
| *The Royal* | 2003–2011 | ||||||||||
| *This Week* | 2003–present | ||||||||||
| *Traffic Cops* | |||||||||||
| *[10 Years Younger](10-years-younger-uk)* | 2004–present | ||||||||||
| *[60 Minute Makeover](60-minute-makeover)* | |||||||||||
| *Agatha Christie's Marple* | 2004–2013 | ||||||||||
| *The Big Fat Quiz of the Year* | 2004–present | ||||||||||
| *Car Booty* | |||||||||||
| *The Culture Show* | |||||||||||
| *Doc Martin* | 2004–2019 | ||||||||||
| *Football First* | 2004–present | ||||||||||
| *Funky Valley* | |||||||||||
| *The Gadget Show* | |||||||||||
| *Haunted Homes* | |||||||||||
| *Hustle* | 2004–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Jimmy's Farm* | 2004–present | ||||||||||
| *Live at the Apollo* | |||||||||||
| *Match of the Day 2* | |||||||||||
| *NewsWatch* | |||||||||||
| *Peppa Pig* | |||||||||||
| *Shameless* | 2004–2013 | ||||||||||
| *Strictly Come Dancing* | 2004–present | ||||||||||
| *Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two* | |||||||||||
| *Supernanny* | 2004–2008, 2010–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Who Do You Think You Are?* | 2004–present | ||||||||||
| *The X Factor* | 2004–2018 | ||||||||||
| *[8 out of 10 Cats](8-out-of-10-cats)* | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| *The Adventure Show* | |||||||||||
| *The Andrew Marr Show* | |||||||||||
| *The Apprentice* | |||||||||||
| *The Biggest Loser* | |||||||||||
| *Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model* | 2005–2013 | ||||||||||
| *Coach Trip* | 2005–2006, 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Coast* | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| *Come Dine with Me* | |||||||||||
| *It's Me or the Dog* | 2005–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Deal or No Deal* | 2005–2016 | ||||||||||
| *Doctor Who Confidential* | 2005–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Dragons' Den* | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| *The F Word* | 2005–2010 | ||||||||||
| *Fifi and the Flowertots* | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| *The Hotel Inspector* | |||||||||||
| *Ideal* | 2005–2011 | ||||||||||
| *The Jeremy Kyle Show* | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| *Ladette to Lady* | |||||||||||
| *Missing Live* | |||||||||||
| *Mock the Week* | |||||||||||
| *Quizmania* | |||||||||||
| *Springwatch* | |||||||||||
| *The Thick of It* | 2005–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Ukwia* | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| *The Album Chart Show* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *Animal Spies!* | |||||||||||
| *The Apprentice: You're Fired!* | |||||||||||
| *Banged Up Abroad* | 2006–2013 | ||||||||||
| *Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *Codex* | |||||||||||
| *...Cooks!* | |||||||||||
| *Cricket AM* | |||||||||||
| *Dancing on Ice* | 2006–2014) | ||||||||||
| *Dickinson's Real Deal* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *Don't Get Done, Get Dom* | |||||||||||
| *Fonejacker* | 2006–2008 | ||||||||||
| *Freshly Squeezed* | 2006–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Ghosthunting With...* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *How to Look Good Naked* | |||||||||||
| *The IT Crowd* | 2006–2013 | ||||||||||
| *The Large Family* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *Lead Balloon* | 2006–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Lewis* | 2006–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Little Princess* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies* | |||||||||||
| *That Mitchell and Webb Look* | |||||||||||
| *Monkey Life* | |||||||||||
| *Most Annoying People* | |||||||||||
| *Numberjacks* | 2006–2009 | ||||||||||
| *The One Show* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *People & Power* | |||||||||||
| *Peschardt's People* | |||||||||||
| *The Real Hustle* | |||||||||||
| *Secret Millionaire* | |||||||||||
| *The Slammer* | 2006–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Soccer Aid* | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| *Something for the Weekend* | 2006–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Torchwood* | 2006–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Waterloo Road* | 2006–2015, 2023–present | ||||||||||
| *Wild at Heart* | 2006–2012 | ||||||||||
| *World Business* | 2006–2011 | ||||||||||
| *The Alan Titchmarsh Show* | 2007–2014 | ||||||||||
| *The Armstrong and Miller Show* | 2007–2010 | ||||||||||
| *Benidorm* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *The Big Questions* | |||||||||||
| *Britain's Best Dish* | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Britain's Got Talent* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *Coming of Age* | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Daybreak Scotland* | 2007–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Diddy Dick and Dom* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *Don't Tell the Bride* | |||||||||||
| *Embarrassing Bodies* | |||||||||||
| *Escape from Scorpion Island* | |||||||||||
| *Game60* | |||||||||||
| *The Graham Norton Show* | |||||||||||
| *Harry & Paul* | |||||||||||
| *Heir Hunters* | |||||||||||
| *Helicopter Heroes* | |||||||||||
| *Inside Sport* | |||||||||||
| *Inspector George Gently* | |||||||||||
| *An Island Parish* | |||||||||||
| *Jeff Randall Live* | |||||||||||
| *London Ink* | |||||||||||
| *M.I. High* | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Mary Queen of Shops* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *Mister Maker* | |||||||||||
| *Outnumbered* | 2007–2014 | ||||||||||
| *Postcode Challenge* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *Primeval* | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Rapal* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *The Real MacKay* | |||||||||||
| *Real Rescues* | |||||||||||
| *The Sarah Jane Adventures* | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Secret Diary of a Call Girl* | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Shrink Rap* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *Skins* | |||||||||||
| *Trapped* | |||||||||||
| *The Tudors* | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Wanted Down Under* | 2007–present | ||||||||||
| *What the Dickens* | |||||||||||
| *Who Dares Wins* | |||||||||||
| *Would I Lie To You?* | |||||||||||
| *An Là* | 2008–present | ||||||||||
| *Are You an Egghead?* | |||||||||||
| *Argumental* | |||||||||||
| *Basil's Swap Shop* | |||||||||||
| *Battle of the Brains* | |||||||||||
| *Being Human* | |||||||||||
| *Big & Small* | |||||||||||
| *Bizarre ER* | |||||||||||
| *CCTV Cities* | |||||||||||
| *Celebrity Juice* | |||||||||||
| *Chinese Food Made Easy* | |||||||||||
| *Chop Socky Chooks* | |||||||||||
| *Chuggington* | |||||||||||
| *Country House Rescue* | |||||||||||
| *Dani's House* | |||||||||||
| *The Family* | |||||||||||
| *Famous 5: On the Case* | |||||||||||
| *Gimme a Break* | |||||||||||
| *The Hot Desk* | |||||||||||
| *House Guest* | |||||||||||
| *The Inbetweeners* | |||||||||||
| *It Pays to Watch!* | |||||||||||
| *Kerwhizz* | 2008–2009, 2011 | ||||||||||
| *Lark Rise to Candleford* | 2008–2011 | ||||||||||
| *The Live Desk* | 2008–present | ||||||||||
| *Lunch Monkeys* | 2008–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Marvo the Wonder Chicken* | 2008–present | ||||||||||
| *Merlin* | 2008–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Nightwatch with Steve Scott* | 2008–present | ||||||||||
| *Only Connect* | |||||||||||
| *Police Interceptors* | |||||||||||
| *Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is* | 2008–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections* | 2008–present | ||||||||||
| *Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure* | |||||||||||
| *Rubbernecker* | |||||||||||
| *Rude Tube* | |||||||||||
| *Scallywagga* | |||||||||||
| *Seachd Là* | |||||||||||
| *Sesame Tree* | |||||||||||
| *Snog Marry Avoid?* | 2008–2013 | ||||||||||
| *Supersize vs Superskinny* | 2008–2014 | ||||||||||
| *The Supersizers...* | 2008–present | ||||||||||
| *UK Border Force* | |||||||||||
| *Unbreakable* | |||||||||||
| *Wallander* | 2008–2016 | ||||||||||
| *Wogan's Perfect Recall* | 2008–present | ||||||||||
| *The World's Strictest Parents* | |||||||||||
| *Alan Carr: Chatty Man* | 2009–2016 | ||||||||||
| *Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Bang Goes the Theory* | 2009–2014 | ||||||||||
| *Brain Box* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Campus* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Cast Offs* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Chris Moyles' Quiz Night* | |||||||||||
| *Copycats* | |||||||||||
| *Countrywise* | |||||||||||
| *Cowboy Trap* | |||||||||||
| *Crash* | |||||||||||
| *The Chase* | |||||||||||
| *The Cube* | 2009–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Dating in the Dark* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Fern Britton Meets...* | |||||||||||
| *Film Xtra* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *The Football League Show* | 2009–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Four Weddings* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Garrow's Law* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Getting On* | 2009–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Got to Dance* | 2009–2014 | ||||||||||
| *Grow Your Own Drugs* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Heston's Feasts* | |||||||||||
| *Horrible Histories* | |||||||||||
| *The Hour* | |||||||||||
| *How the Other Half Live* | |||||||||||
| *I Can Cook* | |||||||||||
| *The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson* | |||||||||||
| *Inside Nature's Giants* | |||||||||||
| *Katie* | |||||||||||
| *Land Girls* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Law & Order: UK* | 2009–2014 | ||||||||||
| *The Legend of Dick and Dom* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Let's Dance for Comic Relief* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Life of Riley* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Little Howard's Big Question* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Live from Studio Five* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Miranda* | 2009–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Misfits* | 2009–2013 | ||||||||||
| *Moving On* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Newswipe with Charlie Brooker* | |||||||||||
| *The Old Guys* | |||||||||||
| *Paradise Cafe* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *Peter Andre: The Next Chapter* | 2009–2013 | ||||||||||
| *PhoneShop* | 2009–2013 | ||||||||||
| *Piers Morgan's Life Stories* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Pointless* | |||||||||||
| *Psychoville* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *A Question of Genius* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Rip Off Britain* | |||||||||||
| *Russell Howard's Good News* | 2009–2015 | ||||||||||
| *Scoop* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Sea Patrol UK* | |||||||||||
| *Sport Nation* | |||||||||||
| *Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle* | 2009–2016 | ||||||||||
| *Strictly Money* | 2009–2011 | ||||||||||
| *STV News at Six* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Timmy Time* | |||||||||||
| *Tonight's the Night* | |||||||||||
| *Total Wipeout* | 2009–2012 | ||||||||||
| *Trusadh* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure* | |||||||||||
| *Undercover Boss* | |||||||||||
| *Walk on the Wild Side* | |||||||||||
| *We Need Answers* | |||||||||||
| *Whitechapel* | 2009–2013 | ||||||||||
| *You Have Been Watching* | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| *You're Nicked!* | |||||||||||
| *Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum* | 2009–2011 |
2010s
| Programme | Date |
|---|---|
| *[71 Degrees North](71-degrees-north)* | 2010–2011 |
| *Accused* | 2010–2012 |
| *Ant & Dec's Push the Button* | 2010–2011 |
| *Ask Rhod Gilbert* | |
| *Being... N-Dubz* | |
| *Being Victor* | 2010–present |
| *Come Fly with Me* | 2010–2011 |
| *A Comedy Roast* | |
| *Celebrity Coach Trip* | 2010–2012, 2019–present |
| *Dave's One Night Stand* | 2010–2012 |
| *Daybreak* | 2010–2014 |
| *DCI Banks* | 2010–2016 |
| *Dirty Sexy Funny* | 2010–present |
| *Downton Abbey* | 2010–2015 |
| *EastEnders: E20* | 2010–2011 |
| *Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers* | 2010–2014 |
| *Facejacker* | 2010–present |
| *Frank Skinner's Opinionated* | |
| *Gordon's Great Escape* | 2010–2011 |
| *The Great British Bake Off* | 2010–present |
| *Great British Railway Journeys* | |
| *Him & Her* | 2010–2013 |
| *Hotter Than My Daughter* | 2010–2011 |
| *An Idiot Abroad* | 2010–2012 |
| *James May's Man Lab* | 2010–2013 |
| *Junior Apprentice* | 2010–present |
| *Lip Service* | 2010–2013 |
| *Late Kick Off* | 2010–present |
| *A League of Their Own* | |
| *Lee Nelson's Well Good Show* | |
| *Little Crackers* | |
| *Lorraine* | |
| *Luther* | |
| *The Million Pound Drop* | 2010–2015 |
| *The Nightshift* | 2010–present |
| *Odd One In* | |
| *The Only Way Is Essex* | |
| *Paul O'Grady Live* | 2010–2011 |
| *Pen Talar* | 2010–present |
| *Penelope Princess of Pets* | |
| *Pete versus Life* | 2010–2011 |
| *Pocket tv* | 2010–present |
| *Popstar to Operastar* | 2010–2011 |
| *Rev.* | 2010–2014 |
| *Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club* | 2010–2011 |
| *The Rob Brydon Show* | 2010–2012 |
| *Rock and Chips* | 2010–2011 |
| *Roger & Val Have Just Got In* | 2010–2012 |
| *The Scheme* | 2010–2011 |
| *Scream! If You Know the Answer* | 2010–2012 |
| *Sherlock* | 2010–present |
| *So You Think You Can Dance* | 2010–2011 |
| *Stand Up for the Week* | 2010–2013 |
| *Strike-back* | 2010–present |
| *STV Sports Centre* | |
| *Sunday Morning Live* | |
| *Take Me Out* | 2010–2020 |
| *Tracy Beaker Returns* | 2010–2012 |
| *The Trip* | 2010–present |
| *Turn Back Time – The High Street* | |
| *The Zone* |
Ending this year
| Date | Programme | Channel | Debut(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | *Toonattik* | CITV | 2005 | ||||||
| *Action Stations! (TV programme)* | 2006 | ||||||||
| *The Fluffy Club* | 2009 | ||||||||
| 5 January | *The Bear Family & Me* | BBC Two | 2011 | ||||||
| 6 January | *Paradise Café* | CBBC | 2009 | ||||||
| 7 January | *Famous and Fearless* | Channel 4 | 2011 | ||||||
| 16 January | *Zen* | BBC One | |||||||
| 4 February | *Live from Studio Five* | Channel 5 | 2009 | ||||||
| 12 February | *Brain Box* | STV | |||||||
| 13 February | *Lark Rise to Candleford* | BBC One | 2008 | ||||||
| 11 March | *Strictly Money* | CNBC Europe | 2009 | ||||||
| 13 March | *Outcasts* | BBC One | 2011 | ||||||
| 21 March | *M.I. High* | CBBC | 2007 | ||||||
| 22 March | *Secret Diary of a Call Girl* | ITV2 | |||||||
| 26 March | *The Tudors* | BBC Two | |||||||
| 8 April | *Coming of Age* | BBC Three | |||||||
| 11 April | *Waking the Dead* | BBC One | 2000 | ||||||
| 19 April | *Candy Cabs* | 2011 | |||||||
| 22 April | *Fern* | Channel 4 | |||||||
| 28 April | *Rock and Chips* | BBC One | 2010 | ||||||
| 10 May | *Campus* | Channel 4 | 2011 | ||||||
| 12 May | *Lunch Monkeys* | BBC Three | 2008 | ||||||
| 18 May | *Vacation, Vacation, Vacation* | Channel 4 | 2011 | ||||||
| 24 May | *Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps* | BBC Three | 2001 | ||||||
| 30 May | *The Scheme* | BBC One | 2010 | ||||||
| 1 June | *Life of Riley* | 2009 | |||||||
| 6 June | *Psychoville* | BBC Two | |||||||
| 24 June | *Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is* | BBC One | 2008 | ||||||
| 30 June | *Ideal* | BBC Three | 2005 | ||||||
| 5 July | *Lead Balloon* | BBC Two | 2006 | ||||||
| 10 July | *Popstar to Operastar* | ITV | 2010 | ||||||
| 31 July | url= https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a310997/my-family-axe-confirmed-by-bbc.html | title= 'My Family' axe confirmed by BBC | work= Digital Spy | first= Ryan | last= Love | date= 25 March 2011 | accessdate= 19 April 2011}} | 2002 | |
| 2 August | *Sirens* | Channel 4 | 2011 | ||||||
| 12 August | *Sorry, I've Got No Head* | CBBC | 2008 | ||||||
| 2 September | *My Family* | BBC One | 2000 | ||||||
| 11 September | *Appropriate Adult* | ITV | 2011 | ||||||
| 12 September | *Shooting Stars* | BBC Two | 1995 | ||||||
| 15 September | *Torchwood* | BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC One | 2006 | ||||||
| 1 October | *Doctor Who Confidential* | BBC Three | 2005 | ||||||
| 18 October | *The Sarah Jane Adventures* | CBBC | 2007 | ||||||
| 21 October | *EastEnders: E20* | BBC Three | 2010 | ||||||
| 23 October | *Spooks* | BBC One | 2002 | ||||||
| 11 December | *The Politics Show* | 2003 | |||||||
| 14 December | *That's Britain!* | 2011 | |||||||
| 15 December | *The World's Strictest Parents* | BBC Three | 2008 | ||||||
| 16 December | *OK! TV* | Channel 5 | 2011 | ||||||
| 19 December | *Mongrels* | BBC Three | 2010 | ||||||
| 23 December | *Britain's Best Dish* | ITV | 2007 | ||||||
| 30 December | *Christmas Coach Trip* | Channel 4 | 2011 |
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Broadcast credibility | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Pete Postlethwaite | 64 | Actor | |||||||||||
| 5 January | Helene Palmer | 82 | Actress | |||||||||||
| 15 January | Susannah York | 72 | Actress (*Jane Eyre*, *Armchair Theatre*) | |||||||||||
| 2 February | Margaret John | 84 | Actress | |||||||||||
| 22 February | Nicholas Courtney | 81 | Actor (*Doctor Who*) | |||||||||||
| 15 March | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/keith-fordyce-unflappable-host-of-lsquoready-steady-gorsquo-2255628.html# | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401040305/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/keith-fordyce-unflappable-host-of-lsquoready-steady-gorsquo-2255628.html | archive-date=2011-04-01 | url-access=subscription | title=Keith Fordyce: Unflappable host of 'Ready Steady Go!’ | publisher=Independent Print Limited | newspaper=The Independent | date=29 March 2011 | accessdate=4 March 2012 | location=London | first=Spencer | last=Leigh}} | 82 | Radio and television presenter (*Ready Steady Go!*) |
| 15 April | Trevor Bannister | 76 | Actor (*Are You Being Served?*, *Last of the Summer Wine*) | |||||||||||
| 19 April | Elisabeth Sladen | 65 | Actress (*Doctor Who*, *The Sarah Jane Adventures*) | |||||||||||
| 22 April | John Sullivan | 64 | Scriptwriter (*Only Fools and Horses*, *Citizen Smith*) | |||||||||||
| 23 April | James Casey | 88 | Comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (*The Clitheroe Kid*) | |||||||||||
| 26 May | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture//music/music-news/8545936/Pans-People-co-founder-Flick-Colby-dies-age-65.html | title=Pan's People co-founder Flick Colby dies aged 65 | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=29 May 2011 | accessdate=13 November 2011}} | 65 | Dancer and choreographer (co-founder/creator of the *Top of the Pops* dance troupes Pan's People, Ruby Flipper, Legs & Co., and Zoo; *The Two Ronnies*) | |||||||
| 27 May | Janet Brown | 87 | Actress and comedian | |||||||||||
| 4 June | Donald Hewlett | 90 | Actor (*It Ain't Half Hot Mum*, *You Rang, M'Lord?*) | |||||||||||
| 8 June | Roy Skelton | 79 | Actor (*Doctor Who*, *Rainbow*) | |||||||||||
| 25 June | Margaret Tyzack | Actress (*The Forsyte Saga*) | ||||||||||||
| 2 August | Richard Pearson | 93 | Actor | |||||||||||
| 22 August | John Howard Davies | 72 | Child actor and comedy director (*Fawlty Towers*) | |||||||||||
| 11 September | Andy Whitfield | 39 | Actor and model (*Spartacus: Blood and Sand*) | |||||||||||
| 27 September | David Croft | 89 | Television producer | |||||||||||
| 15 October | Betty Driver | 91 | Actress (Coronation Street) aka Betty Williams | |||||||||||
| 29 October | Jimmy Savile | 84 | DJ and television presenter (*Top of the Pops*, *Jim'll Fix It*) | |||||||||||
| 20 November | Angie Dowds | 42 | Personal trainer (*The Biggest Loser*) | |||||||||||
| 18 December | Ronald Wolfe | 89 | Writer (*On The Buses*, *The Rag Trade*) |
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