Big Breakfast mansion goes up for sale for £5.75 million after transformation
The mansion where hit 90s TV programme The Big Breakfast was filmed has been put up for sale for £5.75 million after being transformed into a family home.
After being bought by TV production company Planet24 in 1992 – the home in Bow, East London was transformed into the set for the Channel 4 show.
The show launched in September that year with Chris Evans and Gaby Roslin as main hosts.
The house is made up of three former lockeeper's cottages and served as the location for celebrity interviews and wacky stunts.
Presenter Paula Yates chatted to celebrities in one of the bedrooms and famously flirted with late INSX star Michael Hutchence before they started dating.
While Johnny Vaughan used to host a segment called From Me Shed, Son from the home's large workshop.
When The Big Breakfast went off air in 2002 it suffered extensive damage in a fire before being saved when it was converted into the family home.
The home is set in half an acre of grounds and has six bedrooms.
Many rooms boast original features, including an iron spiral staircase.
The master bedroom has been given a stylish makeover and now has an en-suite bathroom complete with free-standing tub.
The house itself is made up of three former lockkeeper's cottages, which were transformed into one large house as part of a £2 million makeover.
It is located by a canal near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and has a huge swimming pool in the garden, Mirror Online reports.
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The Big Breakfast was a TV sensation during its original run between 1992 and 2002 and it launched the careers of stars such as Denise Van Outen and Kelly Brook.
Other presenters included Johnny Vaughan, Zoe Ball, Denise van Outen, Kelly Brook Donna Air and Richard Bacon.
It also featured segments with comedic puppets Zig and Zag.
A tribute from Prince Charles aired shortly before the end of the final show in 2002.
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The show is set to return to screens next year as part of a special day of programming to promote black stars on Channel 4 — with the tagline Black Takeover Day.
A network spokesman said: “With its original anarchic spirit, distinctive energy and unique sense of humour and reimagined through an unashamedly black British lens, the live special will be hosted by Mo Gilligan flanked by a brilliant mix of other famous black faces and up and coming black talent.”
Black Takeover Day will also include special episodes of Celebrity Gogglebox, Channel 4 News, Countdown and Hollyoaks.
Top boss Ian Katz said: “Channel 4 was created to give voice to underrepresented parts of society and do things which other broadcasters would not, and the Black Takeover qualifies on both counts.
“It will be much more than a day of eye-catching programming, providing a focal point for our efforts to drive up on and off screen representation and leaving a lasting legacy on the channel and beyond.”
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