| Castaway 2000 | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Developed by | Lion Television |
| Presented by | Julia Bradbury (later episodes) |
| Starring | The Castaways |
| Narrated by | Robert Lindsay |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 (broadcast in parts) |
| No. of episodes | 32 (inc. specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeremy Mills (as Jerry Mills) Colin Cameron |
| Producer | Chris Kelly |
| Production locations | Taransay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland |
| Running time | 10–60 minutes |
| Production companies | Lion Television and BBC Scotland (2000–01) BBC Bristol (2008) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 18 January 2000 – 21 January 2001 |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 28 July – 1 August 2008 |
| Related | |
| L&K Castaway (junior series) Castaway 2007 (revived series) Eden (2016) | |
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Castaway 2000 is a reality TV programme broadcast on BBC One throughout 2000. The programme followed a group of thirty-six men, women, and children who were tasked with building a community on the Scottish island of Taransay, 1+7⁄8 miles (3 kilometres) off the west coast of Harris, Outer Hebrides.
Described as a pioneering early form of the new genre of reality TV, while a ratings success it nonetheless featured a number of issues during filming, leading to bad publicity and even a legal dispute. It launched the television career of participant Ben Fogle but, according to the Radio Times, the show is probably "remembered for little else."[1]
Seven years later the BBC resurrected the show for Castaway 2007. In 2016 Channel 4 began airing a similar show, Eden, which drew many comparisons to and lessons from Castaway.
- ^ "Eden turns reality TV on its head as 23 strangers try to survive in remote Scotland". Radio Times. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.