5x1 - LIVE Launch Show

May 28, 2004

In this, the totally LIVE Launch Programme of Big Brother 5, Davina introduces us to all 12 brand new contestants. And it couldn't be a more controversial list. A transsexual, a lesbian, an ex-stripper and an outrageously camp gay, to name just a few. In part one, a brief explanation of the application process (accompanied by all new footage) and a tour of the brand new house, lead by Davina. From here on out, the show is dedicated to the new arrivals. One by one, all 12 housemates enter the building that could be their home for up to 10 weeks. There arrivals are accompanied by a short video that shows some of their more memorable audition moments and introduces them to the viewing public. When all 12 have begun their Reality TV journey, Davina announces plans for the following days task and in an added twist, the contestant that loses will not receive their suitcase, containing everything they wanted to take into the house, for as long as they remain in the game.

5x2 - LIVE Task

May 29, 2004

The 12 new contestants face their first task, live. And to their surprise, just two days into the show the housemates made their first votes. All of them voted for the person they wanted to see go without their suitcase for the duration of their stay in the house. Loose cannon Kitten, who refused to enter the house initially on launch night, continued her rebellious ways and refused to go to the diary room when asked to do so by Big Brother. The votes were counted, and it was Kitten who the housemates decided should go without her case. Back in the studio, Davina looked through her suitcase to see what she would be missing. In addition, she revealed the first eviction would happen on Day 8 of the show. She also announced some shocking plans for the eviction.

5x3 - Day 1/2 Highlights

May 30, 2004

An hour long highlights programme, airing the most memorable moments from the first two days in the house. They include the contestant's entering their new home and their first night, in which they found the 'surprise' of having less beds than people, meaning that some would have to share. Marco speaks frankly to Kitten and says he thinks that one of the females, well, isn't. Brief clips from the task are also shown and after he 'protest', Victor promptly chats in the diary room, revealing that he 'doesn't like that bitch [Kitten]'. Later the same evening, the contestants have a round of mud wrestling and there was mass debate as to if Nadia's breasts were natural or implants. Intelligent Conversation prevails, then.

5x4 - Day 3 Highlights

May 31, 2004

In the first of the half hour highlight shows in the series, a selection of the best moments from Day 3. They include extrovert Jason cooking the meal, with nothing but a chef's apron on and with his buttocks on full display, Kitten climbing the roof and looking at the surrounding area, despite Big Brother's rules and warnings. The housemates also set up a singing competition, with Jason and Vanessa acting as 'judges' for the occasion. Performances include Marco's unforgettable cover of a song from 'The Little Mermaid' movie and Nadia's rendition of 'Happy Birthday', for Big Brother.

5x5 - Day 4 Highlights

June 1, 2004

The housemates continued their attempted rebelling, when Stuart came up with the idea of nominating the two housemates at the time that was right for them. Kitten then went on to nominate Big Sister and a statue for eviction. Meanwhile, Jason's new tradition of cooking naked continued with Shellie cooking dinner for the housemates in the nude.

5x6 - Day 5 Highlights

June 2, 2004

Kitten continues to challenge Big Brother's authority when she pulls the alcohol fridge out from the kitchen and proceeds to try and remove the lock on it. Her actions result in a shocking and drastic statement to be made by Big Brother. It's the last straw for Victor and he doesn't hide his feelings of frustrations towards Kitten's increasingly childish actions. Meanwhile, Jason and Victor tell Ahmed he needs to ""Step Up"" or risk getting booted out of the house. Confused by what they mean, Jason explains to him how he needs to participate more in discussions and ""cause tension"" among his fellow contestants. No longer than 20 minutes after his advice, Ahmed follows through by confronting Marco and accusing him of being ""unfriendly"" towards him and declares that he didn't even greet him properly on the first night. Heavily effected by such comments, Marco visits the diary room in tears later the same evening.

5x7 - Day 6 Highlights

June 3, 2004

In an especially extended episode, to cover all of Day 6's incredible action, Big Brother makes a shocking announcement that none of the contestants wants to hear. After writing offensive phrases on the mirror's as a ""protest"", Kitten is given a third warning. As explained to the housemates the previous day, such action would mean that one of the contestants would be evicted, and true to their promise, a statement was released to the contestants informing them a contestant will be evicted because of Kitten's actions. When and Who was not revealed. The shocking announcement causes a huge rift, and Emma promptly tells Kitten how selfish she feels she is being, and how she needs to take responsibility for her actions. Her comments are met with fierce rivalry from Kitten and she tells Emma she is naive for 'playing into Big Brother's hands' by blaming her.

5x8 - LIVE Show: Day 7 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

June 4, 2004

After a night of fun and games, the housemates were reminded that Big Brother was in control. Big Brother had stated that one Housemate would be evicted because of Kitten's continuous rule breaking. And the evicted housemate was Kitten. But for the first time in Big Brother history, a housemate (Kitten) refused to leave the house, and Big Brother was forced to lower the Cash Price to £91,000 before she finally left the house. For Kitten's advantage, there was no crowd to greet her as she left the house, and was only forced to deal with the press.

5x9 - LIVE Show: Eviction

June 4, 2004

The Saturday Night Task featured the 11 Housemates taking part in a task that could cost them to loose up to £9,000 of their Cash Price. The housemates were told to choose the most intelligent housemate (Stuart) and the strongest housemate (Jason). The remaining housemates were placed on a roundabout that was situated in the garden. Jason then began to spin the roundabout until Stuart answered a question correctly, and Stuart continued to chose one housemate to leave the roundabout every time he answered a question correctly. By the end of the task, Marco was sick while on the roundabout, with Shellie on the edge of sickness. And the housemates lost another £5,000 of their Cash Price, which now leaves them with £86,000.

5x10 - Live Task

June 5, 2004

5x11 - Day 8/9 Highlights

June 6, 2004

Highlights from the second weekend in the Big Brother House. The build up to Kitten's eviction is profiled, including one of her last protests. Demanding more alcohol, better food and no eviction/nomination procedures, Kitten climbs onto the roof again. Vanessa, Daniel and Shell begin to air there feelings about Michelle and Stuart's romance in private to each other and all agree that they do not think Michelle's show of emotion and affection is genuine. "Part of her game plan", they suggest. An argument breaks out and sends a strong divide down the group when a party, provided for by Big Brother turns into a mass food fight amongst Stuart, Michelle, Emma, Marco and Nadia. Distinctly unimpressed by their antics, Daniel demands they clean up the mess, and along with Shell, Vanessa, Jason and Ahmed makes it clear he is angry at their "selfish and childlike" behaviour.

5x12 - Day 10 Highlights

June 7, 2004

The Drama continued in the Big Brother house with yet another outburst between two of the Housemates, by Emma walking in on Victor on the toilet. Meanwhile, a relationship between Vanessa and Jason is slowly developing, but Vanessa is not sure where she wants it to go. And the housemates have begun their weekly task, which involves them running a 24 hour Burger Bar, under the name of Big Bro.

5x13 - Day 11 Highlights

June 8, 2004

This Episode marked the Housemates first Nominations in the Big Brother House. But this week, Big Brother will create another twist, as the two housemates chosen to leave the house will go into a secret room and watch the housemates for 4 days, until they return back into the house. The housemates that are up for the 'Eviction with a twist' are, Ahmed, Emma and Michelle. Meanwhile, the housemates continued their Weekly Task at running a burger bar, and failed to deliver the correct order for the first time. As Michelle struggled to remember the order that Big Brother had given her. The housemates only have two more chances, before they fail the weekly task.

5x14 - Day 12 Highlights

June 9, 2004

The housemates are told the results of the first nominations by Big Brother. Michelle takes the news badly and cries twice during the day, to be comforted by Nadia and Marco and later by her love interest Stuart. Ahmed confronts Marco about why he brought in 300 cigarettes to the house when he doesn't even smoke. When the group tries to explain that it was a thoughtful gesture, Ahmed begins complaining about passive smoking. Later in the evening, Jason discusses his tactics for the ten weeks with Victor and Stuart.

5x15 - Day 13 Highlights

June 10, 2004

Ahmed completely loses his temper when the wake-up call [the sound of a car alarm going off] pushes him over the edge. In a fit of rage, he throws a stack of china plates, making them smash into hundreds of pieces all over the garden. After his show of 'emotion', he retires to the spa room and cries for 45 minutes. In an attempt to ease his troubled mind, Emma tries to comfort him and tells him his plate chucking antics reminded her of a "Spanish festival". Things get steamy by night when Emma, Shell and Michelle all have a topless mud wrestling championship. Victor, Jason and Marco also join in the games. Jason and Vanessa's relationship continues to grow, and Victor, Jason and Stuart joke about Ahmed's earlier inexplicable behaviour.

5x16 - Day 14 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

June 11, 2004

5x17 - LIVE Show: Fake Eviction

June 11, 2004

In a first for the UK Edition of Big Brother, a "fake" eviction was staged. Davina guides the viewers around what will become, for the two "evicted" contestants, their new home for as long as Big Brother decides, the Bedsit. A 70's styled and by anyone's standards, distinctly grotty, one-bedded room with a tiny kitchen and bathroom and little else. However, most importantly, the room contains a large plasma screen and two sets of headphones. The room's feature will allow the two inhabitants of the room to view all the action from the house, live. After the highlights package, Davina drops a bombshell on the unsuspecting housemates. Instead of one, she reveals to them two people will leave the house. Shocked and bemused by this new revelation, the group have precious few seconds to adjust before Davina announces the nominated contestants will have to wait an excruciating 30 minutes to learn of their fate.

5x18 - LIVE Task

June 12, 2004

The 9 remaining housemates get ready for their 3rd live Saturday task. The housemates were gathered in the living room where a housemate was told to read envelope 1 to the rest of the housemates. Marco read aloud and told his fellow housemates, that they had to pick four housemates to do a physical part of the challenge, and picked were; Vanessa, Jason, Stuart and Dan. Vanessa went to the diary room to confirm the housemates, and while taking another laminate out side the other housemates followed her. It was said that the remaining housemates must sit on a bench, while the chosen 4 were to divide them self's into pairs (Dan, Stuart, and Vanessa and Jason) On the grass was a trail of red cones, and at the end was a group of yellow circles. Reading a laminate, it was said that one housemate had to be wheelbarrowed over to the rings, and pick them up one at a time and back to start, with each pair taking it in turns.

5x19 - Day 15/16 Highlights

June 13, 2004

Big Brother gets evil, with the introduction of the bedsit. Before the pending eviction, Michelle and Marco discuss their other contestants and who they think is ""playing a game"". They agree that Dan and Vanessa are doing just this. When a mistake with Davina's link to the house means the housemates overhear the word 'Bedsit' on Friday night, the whole group go into a frenzy. Theories about what will happen are going left, right and centre, including Jason's idea that two people will be evicted and then one voted back into the house. When the voting news comes, the housemates think Emma and Michelle are evicted, when really they are going to the bedsit. Over Excited by being in the bedsit, Emma's breasts constantly fall out of her top, to much amusement by the two girls. The following morning, they are set their first task. They must decide which of the 9 housemates they left behind should have to take a cold shower.

5x20 - Day 17 Highlights

June 14, 2004

The bedsit duo, Emma and Michelle are set a task by Big Brother. They must pick one of their fellow housemates to receive cool showers. For all of the day, the housemate they pick will only ever receive cold water when they enter the shower. The girls pick Victor and watch with much delight as the London rude-boy gets increasingly stressed out as everyone else enjoys nice warm showers. In the evening, things get raunchy when after a week-long flirtation, Jason and Vanessa end up passionate kissing in the garden and bathroom. There fun soon ends when Marco's screams of excitement from witnessing the two's romance are heard by Jason.

5x21 - Day 18 Highlights

June 15, 2004

The contestants make their all-important nominations for the second time. After receiving the most votes from their housemates, it's Vanessa and Daniel who will be facing the chop. Heavy smoker Nadia is worried to discover she has run out of cigarettes completely, and with no more in the house until the shopping arrives in almost a week, she will have to go cold turkey. Her predicament is a source of amusement for Jason and he jokes and mocks about her openly with all the housemates in the living area. His outburst is not just a frustration to Nadia, but also to Shell who takes it particularly badly. Later the same evening, unaware of Nadia's sex change the group discuss transsexual's in a frank and upfront manor. Nadia retreats to the bathroom and cries for nearly an hour. Meanwhile, Shell is having her own problems, and goes to the treatment room and throws some pillows around and generally loses his temper, thanks to Jason's outburst earlier. Vanessa comforts her.

5x22 - LIVE Show: Day 19 Highlights

June 16, 2004

In this special episode, the bedsit duo return to the house. Informed by Big Brother, the other contestants believe they are just enjoying a special fancy dress party. Special it will certainly be. When contacted by Big Brother on their bedsit telephone, the girls rush about getting prepared for the return. When they do arrive back in the house, something special is planned. With their housemates locked safely away in the bedroom, sent their by Big Brother, the two girls hide under the huge dinner table in the living area. Once inside, they each put their heads through holes in the table which lead to the inside of a platter dish. Unaware of the trick, Nadia removes the lid to the platter containing Emma and gets the shock of her life, as do the other contestants. The two they thought were gone are back, and they know more than anyone can imagine.

5x23 - Day 20 Highlights

June 17, 2004

On the night June 16th 2004, Day 20 of the fifth season of Big Brother UK, an argument broke out on a scale never before witnessed in the reality show. This episode, especially extended to one hour, airs the brawl itself and the events of Day 20 that lead to such a colossal disaster for the housemate's relationships. During the day, tempers within the house were already reaching boiling point. Irritated by his constant cold showers (which Emma and Michelle set up), Victor rants inside the Diary Room, but getting no response takes to the roof to protest. Vanessa makes a fatal mistake when she tells Dan and Shell how she doesn't respect Michelle and that her opinions do not matter, unaware that the 'evictee' she is talking about is watching and listening to it all. By the time the two 'evicted' contestants return at around 10.45pm, the atmosphere in the house is at it's most explosive yet. Annoyed by the girls' return, Victor and Jason retreat to the garden to lick their wounds.

5x24 - Day 21 Highlights

June 18, 2004

Davina McCall hosts the LIVE Friday night programme, but only this time there is no crowd and no eviction. When events in the house took a sensational turn during the week, Big Brother, eager to avoid any further explosive scenes, decided to put the eviction off for the week in order to give the contestants time to get themselves all sorted out. In this episode, Davina's role is pretty pointless. She introduces a selection of highlights from the previous day. These all revolve around "the morning after the night before" and show the contestants struggling to build the bridges they burned in the previous night's fury. Vanessa and Marco have an argument, when Marco ignites the already volatile situation by calling her "fake" and "two faced". Jason struggles to apologise to anyone, still believing his actions were justified. Nadia and Vanessa put everything behind them and enjoy a genuine apology.

5x25 - Day 22 Highlights

June 19, 2004

Highlights from Day 22 in the Big Brother House. The contestants continue to speculate about what has happened to Emma and wonder if she's been ejected or not, following events on Wednesday evening. Vanessa and Shell discuss it further and decide that whatever happens to Emma should happen to Victor also, and that both should be treated exactly the same. Nadia becomes upset, and comforted by Shell, Vanessa and Marco admits she is feeling guilty for her actions in the brawl, and is considering leaving, Jason's refusal to accept her apologies only makes the situation worse, and yet when told about Nadia's sorry state by Daniel, Jason continues to ignore her apologies.

5x26 - LIVE Show: Day 23 Highlights & Emma Interview

June 20, 2004

The contestants are told of Emma's departure from the house. After some silence, out of respect for their friend, the contestants pretty much end in agreement that it might be for the best. Outside the house, Davina interviews the ejected housemate, discussing her time in the house and her plans for the future. Discussion on the Big Brawl is limited, but Emma is clearly sad to be evicted from the house because of it. It's also clear that if she is out, so should Victor be.

5x27 - Day 24 Highlights

June 21, 2004

In the first of the Psychoanalysis programme's of Season Five, the resident Big Brother psychologists analyse and comment on the housemate's behaviour over the past 24 hours, and reveal what it tells us about them. They kick off with an analysis of Stuart and Michelle's relationship - labelled "A Dangerous Liaison". Stuart's hot and cold approach to Michelle is under the microscope, and so his reactions to her eviction on Day 15, and her unexpected return on Day 20. Daniel is also analysed further, and his role as the mediator is further investigated. Friendly with both camps in the house, and the ultimate bridge builder after the big fight of Night 20, he was surprised when he found himself nominated for eviction, but have the housemates made a terrible mistake in risking losing him from the group at this stressful and unstable time? Plus, a further look at Nadia and her big secret.

5x28 - Day 25 Highlights

June 22, 2004

With no nominations due to the delayed eviction, their is a positive and cheerful mood in the house. Big Brother sets the contestants a new challenge. They must all make a clay cast of a body part. Once all the clay cast's from each contestant have been made, they must all be applied to a wire frame to form the "perfect housemate". A ironic conversation takes a turn for the bizarre and uncomfortable when Michelle asks transsexual Nadia if she had "it" put in a pickle jar when it was "cut off". The conversation was planned by Marco and Michelle as a joke, but they do not realise how close they are to the truth about Nadia's secret past. The perfect housemate model, which was originally a female, becomes A Sexual when the boys in the house mould a penis onto it.

5x29 - Day 26 Highlights

June 23, 2004

The housemates are set another task for the day. They must, in groups of two, put on a play about their time in the house and their Big Brother experiences. Vanessa vents her annoyance over Jason's constant bad mood to Daniel. Later that evening, Jason leaves the table without thanking Vanessa for the meal she prepared. His actions mean Dan marches into the bedroom to let him know how much it irritated him. It's clearly not Jason's day because later that evening Vanessa confronts him about his recent mood swings. Both him and Victor disrepute it though, commenting "You've been hanging around with too many w*nkers lately". Vanessa accuses him of being "weird and condescending".

5x30 - Day 27 Highlights

June 24, 2004

While the Housemates did their weekly shopping list, Stuart noticed that there was a Cowboy Hat priced at £20.00. He gave up hope in buying it, until Big Brother informed him that the price of the hat had been reduced to £6.00. The hat shall now be delivered with the rest of the food on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jason apologized to Vanessa about the argument that they had the night before. And informed her that she was one of the only Housemates that he could feel comfortable talking to. Also, the Housemates were given a task in which they had to give a News Report to Big Brother.

5x31 - LIVE Show: Day 28 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

June 25, 2004

In the first true eviction night of Big Brother 2004, house beauty Vanessa was shown the door by the public. Highlights from the past 24 hours in the house were aired in the first of the evening's episodes as always. They included the 'hareem' enjoying fun and games as always, when Nadia and Michelle conspire to rip Marco's boxers off him to leave him naked. Even his attempts to find refuge in the Diary Room don't work when the girls follow him, and after achieving thier goal, Big Brother asks Marco to take a seat on the diary room chair. Daniel complains to Jason about his continuing bad mood once more and the two end up having a debate about the scot's turbulent moods. When the eviction announcement finally comes, the contestants gather on the sofa's to hear that Vanessa will be evicted. Upon her eviction, Vanessa is evicted too loud and shattering booing from the audience outside

5x32 - LIVE Show: Eviction

June 25, 2004

5x34 - Day 29/30 Highlights

June 27, 2004

The housemates reacted badly when they heard the abuse that Vanessa had received from the crowd. And for the first time since Big Brother started, Jason was the first to go to bed. The next day, the housemates were given a long slippery surface which kept them occupied for a few hours, and took their minds away from Vanessa's departure. Meanwhile, Jason had a conversation with [i]Shell[/i], about how he had spoken about her in the Diary Room, and wanted to apologize. And Dan kept himself thinking about why he was not the Housemate to leave on Friday night, and how he doesn't fit in that well.

5x35 - Day 31 Highlights

June 28, 2004

Big Brother's resident psychologists delve deeper into the housemates thoughts and emotions, and give viewers at home a unique insight into how the contestants are really feeling.

5x36 - Day 32 Highlights

June 29, 2004

Jason was given his 2nd official Warning from Big Brother, as he left the seating area during Nominations. Jason and Ahmed spoke to the housemates after wards, explaining that they he can not stay in the seating area with everyone smoking. All the Housemates agreed, but Nadia had issues with it. Meanwhile, the Housemates had nominated, and Marco and Nadia both received 6 votes, which put them up for Eviction. Once again, Stuart did not receive one nomination, along with Michelle. Later on that day, Becki was told to come to the Diary Room. While there, Big Brother told her that she had to nominate one Housemate, and the housemate that she would select would immediately be put up for Eviction on Friday. The way that she would select the Housemate, would be to kiss her on both cheeks, and therefore becoming the Kiss of Betrayal that Judas did to Jesus. After a few minutes of thinking, Becki went over to Michelle and kissed her on both cheeks.

5x37 - Day 33 Highlights

June 30, 2004

The Housemates received the news of the Nominated housemates. Which caused all three of the Harem to react in different ways. At first, Michelle demanded that Big Brother would left her leave the house straight away, before the other Housemates calmed her down. Nadia had stated that she had prepared herself for the news, and therefore was not deeply affected by it. Unlike Marco who began to insult Ahmed, and then went onto to insult housemates such as Victor and Jason, in stating that they would receive large amount of abuse, once they left the house. Meanwhile, Becki had to restrain herself from informing the Housemates of why Michelle was nominated. And an argument between Victor and Marco began, with Marco accusing Victor of sabotaging the votes. Which Victor then accused Marco of doing the same.

5x38 - Day 34 Highlights

July 1, 2004

For the third part of the Weekly Task, the Housemates had to write a song, in which they would then perform. The housemates were split in to two groups, and both successfully completed the task. And the for the first time since they entered the House, the housemates were able to listen to music, that was played through out the house.

5x39 - LIVE Show: Day 35 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

July 2, 2004

Marco was the 4th Housemate to leave the Big Brother House. Which now leaves just Michelle and Nadia as the remaining members of the Harem. Meanwhile, Jason, Victor and Ahmed were all given warnings by Big Brother, for their conversation on Nominations. Ahmed did not take the news well, as he asked Jason and Victor to stop talking to him about nominations, and then announced to the entire house, that he wants them to Nominate him for the next weeks Eviction.

5x40 - LIVE Show: Eviction

July 2, 2004

5x41 - Day 36 Highlights

July 3, 2004

5x42 - Day 37 Highlights

July 4, 2004

This weeks Saturday Challenge featured 8 of the Housemates taking part in a Cow & Farmer Race. Dan chose who would be the farmers and who would be the cows. All of the housemates completed the Task, except for Jason and Ahmed, as Ahmed refused to be a cow, and he switched with Jason, which cost them ,500. Meanwhile, Jason, Victor, Ahmed and Becki had a conversation about transsexuals, while Nadia was in the room. The three men stated that they could never date a transsexual, while Becki said the opposite. And Nadia remained quiet through out. Which led to Nadia and Becki leaving the bedroom. The psychologists continue to analyse the housemates' behaviour.

5x43 - Day 38 Highlights

July 5, 2004

5x44 - Day 39 Highlights

July 6, 2004

An aeroplane, sponsored by tabloid newspaper The Sun, flies over the house, and the housemates see it's banner that reads 'Only Becki Nominated Michelle!'. The contestants are confused, and Shell thinks the national newspaper have got their wires crossed and made a mistake. By coincidence, Michelle is in the Diary Room as the time of the plane's flying across the house and so only hears about what it says when she leaves the diary room. Becki continues to lie about it, and says she is totally innocent and confused by the message. Michelle tells her not to worry about it and insists she doesn't mind. Later in the day, the contestants make their nominations, all that is, but Jason and Victor. The rest of the house decided that Ahmed and new girl Becki should face the chop.

5x45 - Day 40 Highlights

July 7, 2004

Big Brother reveals to the housemates which of them will be facing eviction in the sixth week. Ahmed and Becki are told they will face possible eviction on Friday. Ahmed, having asked his fellow contestants to vote him off, seems happy. Becki insists she was expecting it, but seems less delighted about the situation. Stuart and Michelle get in trouble for 'snogging' in the garden, and not behind the 'bike sheds' as rules for the Big Brother Primary School require. Michelle must write 100 lines of 'I Must Not Snog The Boys In Inappropriate Places of the School' with a chalk and black board, while Stuart must wear a 'D' hat and stand in the corner without speaking to anyone until further notice. Daniel vents his frustrations to Shell about Becki's joking behaviour at 'registration' when she pretended to act like a silly young girl. Her actions annoyed Daniel because as he put it, this task must now, under any circumstances, be 'f*cked up'.

5x46 - Day 41 Highlights

July 8, 2004

5x47 - LIVE Show: Day 42 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

July 9, 2004

In the fourth public vote of the season, viewers at home decided that new girl Becki Seddiki should leave the Big Brother House. Before the important announcement was made, several clips from Day 42 were aired, including much of the anticipation for the week's eviction result. Ahmed informs Big Brother that he doesn't want to leave, and it's a thought mirrored by Becki too. When the announcement finally comes, Becki is graceful in defeat, and hugs all of her housemates. While hugging Michelle, a huge booing erupts from the crowed outside, and the housemates all hear it. Daniel quickly tries to give the evictee advice on how best to handle such a hostile reaction. When Davina returns, she informs Becki she has one minute to gather her thoughts, say her goodbye's and leave the house. Her rival contestants, who had once treated her with suspicion and voted her out at their first opportunity, all rallied round to try and make her departure as pleasant as possible.

5x48 - LIVE Show: Eviction

July 9, 2004

5x49 - Day 43 Highlights

July 10, 2004

Highlights from Eviction Day in the Big Brother house. Becki and Ahmed await news of their fate in the house. Becki says to both the group and Big Brother in the Diary Room she doesn't want to leave the house. Ahmed appears to be much more relaxed about the whole thing, saying either way he will be happy.

5x50 - Day 44 Highlights

July 11, 2004

5x51 - Day 45 Highlights

July 12, 2004

The housemates continue their weekly task, in which the house has been transformed into the Big Brother Boot Camp. The housemates are becoming increasingly annoyed with Ahmed's refusal to take part in many of the tasks, which is putting their success at risk. Michelle confronts him and things soon develop into a full blown argument when she questions why he even applied to be on the show. Later, Daniel tells Big Brother, in the Diary Room, how he feels Ahmed is acting like a "t*at" and how he feels he is faking his "illness" to get out of taking part in the task. Another argument occurs when Nadia accuses Jason of picking on her because she smokes, and says he is being unfair by not allowing the smokers their usual quota of cigarettes as part of the task. But things soon turn to other matters, and the two quickly argue about many events of previous weeks in the house.

5x52 - Day 46 Highlights

July 13, 2004

5x53 - Day 47 Highlights

July 14, 2004

5x54 - Day 48 Highlights

July 15, 2004

The contestants are told of the huge twist in nominations in this, the seventh week of Big Brother. For three days they struggled on with their Boot Camp Task, with the best intentions to pass the task for the good of the group. Their leaders Michelle and Jason encouraged them along the way. As Big Brother reveals to them all they have passed the task, all our more elated than ever. All, this is, but Jason and Michelle who know all too well what is about to hit them. As Michelle sat with her head in her hands, the group realise something is not right. They don't wait too long to find out, Big Brother then plays a clip of the Diary Room in which Michelle and Jason are told of the twist in nominations. And so, with that, all six 'privates' realise their fate.

5x55 - LIVE Show: Day 49 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

July 16, 2004

It's the public's fifth chance to evict another housemate. As usual, Davina McCall presides over the evening's events. Highlights from the previous 24 hours in the house include one of Stuart's few open and honest moments in the Diary Room. He's upset about the possibility of leaving, and is reflecting on the seven weeks he has now spent in the Big Brother house. He also confesses he will miss Michelle if the public do decide he should leave. Daniel, while having a chat with Nadia lets slip he is finding his role as 'Mediator' in the house to be tough. Nadia comments it's not a role he wanted, but one he was given by the other contestants, to which Daniel agrees. When the announcement of Ahmed's rejection surprised to here both the most recent evictee and his friend in the house, Victor receive large BOO's from the audience outside when their names are mentioned by Davina.

5x56 - LIVE Show: Eviction

July 16, 2004

5x57 - Day 50 Highlights

July 17, 2004

5x58 - Day 51 Highlights

July 18, 2004

Resident Psychologic Experts analyse further the contestants behaviour in these final weeks of the programme and as end-game begins. As talk moves to the final night, and possibility of winning gets even greater with every passing day, what do the contestants' comments in the Diary Room say, and more importantly, what does their body language fail to conceal. Claims of not being able to win, of not wanting to win, and of not wanting to see other's leave are more often than not false. An in-depth look at body language supports this. But despite the talk of the very serious matter of finale night, the housemates still find time for fun and games. Such energetic rounds of play fighting and other games have become a daily and incredibly important aspect of the housemates lives this year.

5x59 - Day 52 Highlights

July 19, 2004

Shell and Michelle are freaked out by a large spider they discover in the bedroom and Stuart 'rescues' them from the unwanted visitor. Nadia is upset, and speaks to Big Brother in the Diary Room. She's feeling down and admits she needs to get herself out of her bad mood. Michelle spots Stuart and Shell in the kitchen making bread, and questions them both after she thought that Stuart had promised to make bread with her and not Shell earlier. Later, Big Brother supplies the housemates with two Sumo Wrestling Outfits and a small ring in which to battle in.

5x60 - Day 53 Highlights

July 20, 2004

5x61 - Day 54 Highlights

July 21, 2004

5x62 - Day 55 Highlights

July 22, 2004

5x63 - LIVE Show: Day 56 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

July 23, 2004

In tonight's eviction, Victor was told that he had become to 6th housemate to be evicted from the big brother house. While Jason was gutted that he was evicted, Dan was surprised at how he stayed. As Victor left, he came out of the house to boos. Davina then announces in the interview, a surprise twist to the nominations. All remaining housemates will face the public vote for eviction, as viewers get the chance to evict a housemate they think does not deserve to enter the final week. Meaning no nominations will take place on week 9.

5x64 - LIVE Show: Eviction

July 23, 2004

5x65 - Day 57 Highlights

July 24, 2004

5x66 - Day 58 Highlights

July 25, 2004

5x67 - Day 59 Highlights

July 26, 2004

5x68 - Day 60 Highlights

July 27, 2004

5x69 - Day 61 Highlights

July 28, 2004

Housemates learn the secret, that all of them faced the public vote. Davina finally announces the result, as Michelle becomes the 7th housemate to be evicted from the big brother house, after her jealousy became too much for the fans. Davina interviews her, while trying to get Michelle to reveal if her and Stuart did more under the table. Michelle gave no comment. At the end of the interview, Davina revealed that a special eviction show will take place this Wednesday, as the housemate to come in 5th place will be evicted! Also on Thursday, housemates talk about what could happen on Friday with eviction, and Michelle spends some quality time with Stuart, as he says he will miss her if she is gone, and that Michelle will wait for Stuart if evicted.

5x70 - Day 62 Highlights

July 29, 2004

5x71 - LIVE Show: Day 63 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

July 30, 2004

5x72 - LIVE Show: Eviction

July 30, 2004

5x73 - Day 64 Highlights

July 31, 2004

Highlights from Day 64 in the house, during which previous favourite to win, Michelle, was surprisingly booted out by the viewers. The housemates are also told all of them had faced the public vote during the week. After her departure from the house, Stuart comes to the Diary Room to express his disappointment at his lover's exit from the house, but also says he is pleased to have made it to the final week and says he will be excited to see Michelle in the outside world. Jason is also surprised by Michelle's departure, and reveals he thought that his time would be up this week. In a conversation with Daniel, he asks him why he wasn't honest with Nadia when she thought the audience outside were booing her. In fact, Jason is mistaken. They were not booing her, but instead giving him a frosty reception when his picture came on the large screen. Daniel insists that he doesn't believe Nadia was getting booed, and correctly so, she wasn't.

5x74 - Day 65 Highlights

August 1, 2004

5x75 - Day 66 Highlights

August 2, 2004

5x76 - Day 67 Highlights

August 3, 2004

Monday highlights saw Big brother playing with the housemates minds, as early in the morning, Big brother informed housemates the store room is now open with their suitcases, and must all pack their bags in 1 hour. Nadia was most shocked and surprised, "1 hour?!" she kept shouting. While everyone panicked Jason kept calm, saying they needed some excitement in the house. The hour was up and housemates returned their cases to the store room. Later Big brother called a housemate to the diary room (Nadia) and asked how she was, then told Nadia not to tell anybody about their conversation, as big brother will take the rule breaking very seriously. Coming out, the housemates are suspicious as Nadia claims they asked her about her microphone. They later call Nadia back in and say the same thing, while Nadia is more concerned that she thinks Big brother are trying to show her something, and looks around the diary room.

5x77 - LIVE Show: Day 68 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

August 4, 2004

A quick update of Tuesday, saw the housemates pay for their refusal of nominating, as they were shown nominations, their fellow housemates made. Shell was slightly upset over Stuart's nomination to her, but really upset after Nadia saw Shell's nomination of her. However Nadia was more concerned of how she looked while making the nominations. Shell started crying and ran outside, kicking the pillar and hurting her foot, while the others went to comfort her. In the shock live eviction, the audience were told to be quiet- no cheering or anything until music was played into the house. When it was, the audience screamed as Davina takes it over to big brother for the eviction of a housemate. While housemates danced, a chipper Stuart was called to the diary room, where he was told he will be evicted without saying good bye to his fellow housemates. Leaving through the diary room, he enters the hallway where the screaming crowd await him outside.

5x78 - LIVE Show: Surprise Eviction

August 4, 2004

5x79 - Day 69 Highlights

August 5, 2004

5x80 - LIVE Finale (Part 1)

August 6, 2004

After ten weeks of bitching, rowing, romance, passion, scheming and just about everything else in between, Big Brother 5 finally comes to a close in the biggest Reality TV finale of the year. Host Davina McCall presides over the night's evictions and announces who has won. The show kicks off with some highlights of Day 70 in the house, including the evening's "Big Brother 5 Awards". The announcement that Shell will be the first evictee of the night shortly follows, coming 4th. Her exit is met with rapturous applaud by the audience outside who welcome her with open arms back into the real world. In her interview, she discusses her approach to life in the house which had many wondering - "is she really that nice?".

5x81 - LIVE Finale (Part 2)

August 6, 2004

After ten weeks of bitching, rowing, romance, passion, scheming and just about everything else in between, Big Brother 5 finally comes to a close in the biggest Reality TV finale of the year. Host Davina McCall presides over the night's evictions and announces who has won.

5x82 - Day 70 + 71 Highlights

August 8, 2004