| Copycats | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Sam Nixon Mark Rhodes |
| Voices of | Alan Dedicoat (series 2-4) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 182 (inc. 1 special) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Scotland |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 23 November 2009 – 13 December 2016 |
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Copycats is a children's game show which aired on CBBC and was presented by double act Sam & Mark (Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes). It involved two teams of friends and family, each of six contestants, battling against each other in a series of games. Each episode consists of a number of rounds. Three of the rounds were based on chinese whispers. These alternate with physical challenges, which varied from episode to episode.
On 17 January 2016, Sam & Mark announced on their Twitter that Copycats would return after a three-year absence. The new series was filmed in March.[1] The new series of "Copycats" had a brand new look with new opening titles, new logo, new games and new set.[2] A christmas special aired on 13 December 2016. In 2017, it was announced that the show had been cancelled. Repeats of the final series continued until 2018.