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Friday, 14 July, 2000, 16:06 GMT 17:06 UK
Big Brother starts watching
![]() There's no getting away from the show on Channel 4
Ten volunteers have been sealed off from the outside world as the Dutch TV sensation Big Brother comes to the UK.
The five men and five women arrived separately at the custom-built house in Bow, east London on Friday morning to take part in the internet and TV experiment which lasts for 64 days.
The show has been a huge hit in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain, where the contestants became household names. The UK volunteers had not met until Friday morning, and producers are only releasing selected details about them to protect their privacy. Among the contestants are Andrew, 23, "a self confessed ladies' man who loves to party" and 37-year-old Caroline, a keen saxophonist who once sold sex aids.
The contestants - all in their 20s and 30s - were led into the house each carrying a suitcase and a bag of possessions. CD players, mobile phones, radios, drugs, pens, paper, and calendars are banned. Each week, members of the household will nominate two of their number to be evicted, with viewers voting which one should be kicked out. The one remaining at the end wins £70,000. There is a small grocery budget, and the volunteers will have to grow their own vegetables and use eggs from a chicken run.
During the social experiment, tasks will be set by the producers to balance the mood of the situation in the house. A US version of the show started on CBS last week. The contestants are:
The first show, presented by Davina McCall, is on Tuesday at 2100 BST on Channel 4. |
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