Janet Ellis

Acting

Janet Ellis

Born

1955-09-16 (71)

Place of birth

Chatham, Kent, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

28 titles

Janet Michell Ellis, MBE is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook and How It Was.

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Doctor Who poster
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The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

Doctor Who

1963

Ready, Steady, Cook poster
8.0

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994

Blue Peter poster
7.5

A fun-packed and informative magazine show for younger viewers with information and reports from around the world.

Blue Peter

1958

Waking the Dead poster
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A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

Waking the Dead

2001

Come Dine with Me poster
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Amateur chefs compete against each other by hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.

Come Dine with Me

2005

House of Games poster
6.1

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

House of Games

2017

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4.5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently airs on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals.

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007

The Sweeney poster
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Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

The Sweeney

1975

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster
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Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

Celebrity Gogglebox poster
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A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their opinions on what they have been watching during the week.

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019

Celebrity Masterchef poster
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Celebrities scramble to compete in the kitchen. What culinary triumphs will they whisk up?

Celebrity Masterchef

2006

Blankety Blank poster
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Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.

Blankety Blank

1979

Let's Dance for Comic Relief poster
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Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Comic Relief appeal, with viewers voting for their favourites.

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

2009

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NR

Every year, Blue Peter used to visit a country during the Summer. The highlights of this trip were shown during the last episode before its summer break, the period of time Blue Peter used to not broadcast. These trips happened almost every year from 1965 to 2010 and then 2012.

Blue Peter Flies the World

1971

Jigsaw poster
10.0

Jigsaw is a Children's BBC show aimed at children between the ages of 4 and 7 that combines elements of puzzle solving and entertainment, which was broadcast from 16 July 1979 until 24 May 1984.

Jigsaw

1979

Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening poster
1.0

Celebrities will be teaming up with their daughters, sons, mums or dads in the show where it doesn’t matter what you know, it’s what your mother and father think you know.

Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening

2024

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Two teams of celebrities search for antique bargains and put them up for auction, with the help of two antiques experts.

Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

2008

The 1970s: Those Were the Days poster
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An affectionate look at life in 1970s Britain - the news, fads, fashions, music and more.

The 1970s: Those Were the Days

2024

Your Kitchen: 60 Years of Fads and Gadgets poster
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How our kitchens have evolved over the years, reflecting changing tastes and styles.

Your Kitchen: 60 Years of Fads and Gadgets

2024