Beat the Boss
Beat the Boss Title Card
GenreBusiness
Gameshow
Directed byVarious
Presented bySaira Khan (2006–2009)
Cameron Johnson (2009)
Opening themeClub Foot
ComposersThomas Meighan, Sergio Pizzorno
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes36
Production
Executive producerGillian Scothern
ProducerMoray London
EditorVarious
Camera setupVarious
Running time28 minutes
Production companyCBBC Production
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release22 May 2006 (2006-05-22) –
15 September 2009 (2009-09-15)

Beat the Boss is a business gameshow broadcast in the United Kingdom as part of the BBC's children-oriented programming, CBBC. It was presented by Cameron Johnson and originally Saira Khan. The format features two teams, one team of children named "The Bright Sparks", and one team of adults named "The Big Shots", creating a product that will appeal to the children's market. At the end of each episode, a panel of children vote for their favourite product and the team with the most votes wins the Beat the Boss trophy and a limousine ride home, while the losing team has to take the bus.

Series 1

Fruit Drink

  1. Aired: Monday 22 May 2006
  2. Filmed: 2005

Dog Backpack

  1. Aired: Monday 29 May 2006
  2. Filmed: 2005

Practical Joke

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Inflatable

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Sleepover Experience

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Comic Relief does Beat the Boss

A special version of Beat the Boss was shown before Red Nose Day 2007. It involved The Bright Sparks and a celebrity team of The Big Shots composed of Joe Pasquale, Duncan Bannatyne and Chantelle Preston. The teams had to design a suit for Lenny Henry to wear on the night. Viewers were asked to phone in and vote for their favourite. During Red Nose Day 2007, Saira Khan and the two teams were on the stage, and Saira Khan announced that the winners were "The Bright Sparks", Lenny Henry came from backstage wearing the designed suit.

Series 2

Swim

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Board Game

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Ice

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Bike

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Hair

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Football

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Chair

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Cereal

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Pets

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Outdoor Games

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Series 3

Tent

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Rocket

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Bed

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Hand Luggage

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Reptiles

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Cake

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Series 4 & Beat the Boss USA

Series 4 was partly filmed in America, with an American presenter (Cameron Johnson from Oprah's Big Give), American Big Shots, and one of the three Bright Sparks was also American. It was filmed during the Summer of 2008 and aired beginning January 2009. The first five episodes are called "Beat the Boss USA".

Dog Outfit

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Cheesecake

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Outdoor Craze

  1. Aired: January 2009
  2. Filmed: August 2008 in San Francisco, Santa Cruz Beach, and Emeryville, California.

All Purpose Sauce

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Street Wear

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Karting

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Den

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Beach Inflatable

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Luxury Cat Pad

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Wet Weather Gear

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Series 5

Cricket

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Bike

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Fashion

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Recycling

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Crisps

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Other versions

In September 2008, an Irish version of the show in Irish language started on BBC Northern Ireland. Hosted by Céara Ní Choinn, it is titled Gaisce Gnó (Be the Business). In this version, the Big Shots appear to come more from the visual media world than from big business. The first challenge was to create a board game.

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