How many seasons does Hard Spell have?

Hard Spell has 2 seasons with 12 episodes.

When did Hard Spell premiere?

Hard Spell premiered on November 29, 2004.

Hard Spell

Name: Hard Spell
Cast: Eamonn Holmes

BBC One Ended

2 Seasons · 12 Episodes · Premiered November 29, 2004 · Ended December 31, 2005

Britain's best young spellers battle it out in five regional heats, but only one person can go through each day to the final where they will compete for the title of Hard Spell champion.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Mon, Nov 29 2004 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Fifty of the country's best young spellers compete over the coming week for the title of Hard Spell champion, with the final being shown next Sunday. The first ten contestants come from Scotland and the east of England.

E02

Episode 2

Tue, Nov 30 2004 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

It's time for budding wordsmiths from the I north east and south west of England to put their dog-eared dictionaries away. How will they fare with the likes of "abrogate" and "rambunctious"?

E03

Episode 3

Wed, Dec 1 2004 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Competitors from the north-west of England take on their spelling counterparts from the South.

E04

Episode 4

Thu, Dec 2 2004 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Children from Northern Ireland and the English Midlands compete in the penultimate heat of the spelling test.

E05

Episode 5

Fri, Dec 3 2004 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

A place in Sunday's final is at stake as children from Wales and South East England are brought together in the nationwide spelling test.

E06

Episode 6

Sun, Dec 5 2004 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

After months of scouring the country for the UK's best young speller, the moment of truth has arrived. Over 100,000 children have been whittled down to just five, but who walk away with the title, a family holiday and media equipment for their school?

Season 2

6 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Mon, Dec 26 2005 5:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Britain's best young spellers battle it out in five regional heats, but only one person can go through each day to the final next Saturday. Tonight, contenders hail from the North West and South of England.

E02

Episode 2

Tue, Dec 27 2005 5:05 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Which one of the entrants from the east of England and Wales will reach the final?

E03

Episode 3

Wed, Dec 28 2005 5:05 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Young spelling specialists rom the South East of England and Northern Ireland compete for a Place in the grand final.

E04

Episode 4

Thu, Dec 29 2005 5:05 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Today's top-class spellers are from the North East and South West of England.

E05

Episode 5

Fri, Dec 30 2005 5:05 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Whiz kids from the Midlands and Scotland battle for a place In tomorrow's final.

E06

Episode 6

Sat, Dec 31 2005 5:30 PM GMT+0000 60 min

How will the five finalists cope with the likes of "nitrocellulose" and "quinquennium"? And who will walk away with the title of Britain's top young speller, a luxury family holiday and media equipment for their school?

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Hard Spell

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Season 1

Season 2

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