Bring Back...

Bring Back...
Presented by	Justin Lee Collins
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	1–2 hours each
Production company(s)	So Television
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	2005 (2005) – 2009 (2009)

Bring Back... is a British television series comprising one-off shows where Justin Lee Collins tries to locate people from music, TV or film backgrounds to reunite them for a one-off performance or get-together. The series was broadcast on Channel 4.

Of the 8 episodes, 2 successfully was revived. Dallas was revived in 2012 and Star Wars created a sequel trilogy featuring most of the original cast.

Transmitted: 10 May 2005

Collins looks back at the successful television series Grange Hill and in particular its anti-drugs campaign in 1986 which led to the production of the pop record "Just Say No". He tries to track down the original actors in the show at the time and reunite them for a one-off performance of the song. Justin has a problem in that he has just 10 days to trace them, but many have abandoned their acting careers altogether and are reluctant to relive their brush with adolescent stardom. However, he did manage to track down and interview:

Only Bettles, MacDonald, Christopher and Mustafa arrived to sing their 80s hit at the Hammersmith Palais, but they were joined on stage by other former cast members who were not interviewed, among them was Mark Savage who played 'Gripper' Stebson.

Despite the title, Grange Hill was still airing at the time the show aired. On 15 September 2008 Grange Hill finally came to an end after 30 years.

Transmitted: 10 December 2005

Collins attempts to make a Christmas-themed song to the Christmas number one single slot - a feat not accomplished since Cliff Richard's "Saviour's Day" in 1990, excluding the re-recorded version of the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20 in 2004.

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