Star Portraits with Rolf Harris
2004 British TV series or programme
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Star Portraits with Rolf Harris is a BBC television series that ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2007. The show features three artists who each paint a picture of a celebrity, and then the celebrity gets to choose which paintings to keep.It was invented by Simon Broadley and was presented by Australian entertainer Rolf Harris.
| Star Portraits with Rolf Harris | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Rolf Harris |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 2004 – 2007 |
Episodes
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Series One (2004)
The episodes of Series One were watched by 5 million viewers, the most that any art programme has had in the United Kingdom. The celebrities painted were:
- Michael Parkinson, CBE, TV presenter[2]
- Charlie Dimmock, Gardening Expert and TV Presenter[3]
- David Dickinson, Antique Expert and TV Presenter[4]
- Meera Syal, Actress, Writer, Journalist
Series Two (2005)
- Cilla Black, Singer and Television Presenter
- Adrian Edmondson, Comedian and Writer
- Dr Mo Mowlam, Member of Parliament
- Richard Wilson, Actor
Series Three (2007)
- Dame Barbara Windsor, Actress
- Dame Kelly Holmes, Athlete
- Bill Oddie OBE, Comedian, Presenter and Conservationist
The exhibitions
After each series was over, the paintings went on a tour of Britain.[5]
