TV series
The Big Spell
2017 · 1 season
A gentle, upbeat spelling contest where kids tackle tricky words while backstage banter keeps things light and encouraging.
- Genres
- Family, Reality
- Starring
- Sue Perkins, Joe Lycett, Moira Stuart
- Overview
- Sue Perkins hosts as the country's brightest spellers aged between nine and 13 compete in a series of word-related games and challenges, displaying a combination of speed, skill and brains to deconstruct words many have never even heard of, let alone spelled, before. Comedian Joe Lycett reports from backstage, where the youngster and their parents are making last-minute preparations, while newsreader Moira Stuart officiates as the show's pronouncer
- How it feels
- Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Education, family, ambition
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Family, Reality
- Starring
- Sue Perkins, Joe Lycett, Moira Stuart
