Challenge Anneka (1989) is a series web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Challenge Anneka online in HD.
Challenge Anneka — Storyline
The programme that tries to make the impossible possible. Each week Anneka Rice is set a challenge by a member of the public and, using only her giant Challenger truck, has to beg, borrow and otherwise persuade people to help her complete the task on time. All challenges aim to achieve something of lasting benefit, and Anneka has no idea what lies in store until the fateful moment when the challenge arrives.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Anneka Rice, Malcolm B. Heyworth
- Starring: Anneka Rice
Challenge Anneka — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1989-09-08 |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Episodes | 65 |
| Genre | series |
| Language | English |
| Network | BBC One, ITV1 |
| Status | Ended |
Challenge Anneka — Episode Guide
Series 1
- E1: The Playbuses (1989-09-08) — Ten double decker buses need to be converted into playbuses for the National Playbus Association, and Anneka Rice and her team of volunteers have just 3 days to do it.
- E2: The Playground (1989-09-15)
- E3: The White Horse (1989-09-22)
- E4: The Football Field (1989-09-29)
- E5: Ray Cooney Farce (1989-10-06) — Anneka has just 2 days to produce and record a new farce for the Calibre Cassette Library for the blind.
- E6: Walled Garden (1989-10-13)
- E7: Kent Railway Restoration (1989-10-20)
- E8: Recycled Joke Book (1989-10-27)
- E9: Disabled Skiing Trip (1989-11-03)
- E10: Series 1 Highlights (1989-11-10) — Anneka Rice has tackled a variety of daunting tasks during the series, from building a railway line in a weekend to producing a radio play in an afternoon. In this episode she look
Series 2
- E1: Children's Parties (1990-11-10) — Anneka Rice returns to face new challenges set by viewers, relying simply on her giant Challenger and public goodwill. In this episode she has to get into the party spirit with 11,
- E2: Seal Sanctuary (1990-11-17) — To undertake this challenge, Anneka is going to need 4,500 gallons of water, 18 tons of concrete, a set of Scottish bagpipes and a plateful of herrings!
- E3: Buxton Riding Centre for the Disabled (1990-11-24)
- E4: Isles of Scilly Jetty (1990-12-01)
- E5: Thames Barge (1990-12-08)
- E6: Lighthouse (1990-12-15)
- E7: Romanian Orphanage (1990-12-22) — Anneka faces her most daunting challenge ever – to restore a Romanian orphanage into a home for 600 children in just one week. This specially extended episode reveals what happened
- E8: Pantomime (1990-12-29) — Two sisters, a ballroom, and magic shoes are on Anneka's shopping list as she races against the clock.
- E9: Reminiscence Centre (1991-01-05)
- E10: Homeless Hostel (1991-01-12)
Series 3
- E1: USPCA Dog Kennels (1991-09-14) — Anneka Rice returns to face a new series of challenges set by viewers. In this episode Anneka has a massive home improvement job on behalf of Northern Ireland's stray dogs.
- E2: County Durham Road (1991-09-21) — Anneka's challenge in this episode is to organise a street party. She'll need 1,000 tons of stone and 600 tons of tarmac!
- E3: Paralympics Commercial (1991-09-28) — Anneka's challenge involves an orchestra, a choir and a sports stadium.
- E4: Gloucester Theatre (1991-10-05) — Anneka enlists the help of an undertaker, a town crier, a blacksmith and dozens of scaffolders to help with this episode's challenge.
- E5: Mitcham Parish Church (1991-10-12) — Less than three days to prepare a full-blown white wedding and renovate the 13th-century church? On behalf of an extremely trusting young couple, a breathless Anneka has to rustle
- E6: Monkey World (1991-10-19) — Anneka gets up to monkey business in Spain as she races against the clock with hundreds of volunteers to complete this challenge.
- E7: Birmingham Children's Hospital (1991-10-26) — Last July, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh gave Anneka Rice a special challenge to mark his 70th birthday. Will she get the royal seal of approval?
- E8: Children's Holiday Camp (1991-11-02) — Some fireworks, a septic tank and a giant lawnmower are just some of the things Anneka needs for this episode's challenge.
- E9: Childline Calendar (1991-11-09) — Anneka's challenge this episode is to organise a photography exhibition in just 73 hours. Childline, the free national helpline for children in trouble, want to produce their 1992
- E10: 180-Foot Bridge (1991-11-16) — Anneka needs to build an 180-foot bridge in just four days!
- E11: Return to Siret (1992-01-03) — A year ago, millions of viewers saw Anneka Rice and a team of volunteers rise to the challenge of transforming the lives of hundreds of children living in a huge, decaying orphanag
Series 4
- E1: The Best of Challenge Anneka (1992-09-11) — A nostalgic review of the last three years of the series, with Anneka Rice recalling some of the highlights – including the group of disabled people who learned to ski in two days
- E2: Heeley City Farm (1992-09-18) — The return of the series which sets out to make the impossible possible. This week Anneka ends up in the mud – and a lot worse – as she takes an army of volunteers down on the farm
- E3: Tommy's Tape (1992-09-25) — In this episode Anneka has to create an album of nursery rhymes in just two days, for pregnancy and baby charity Tommy's.
- E4: Ilfracombe Library (1992-10-02) — It's a moving experience for the team in this challenge, as they try to shift Ilfracombe's public library all the way over to the other side of town. It needs two teams of builders
- E5: Albrighton Angling Centre (1992-10-09) — In this episode Anneka needs to get hold of archaeologists and 200,000 gallons of water to go fishing in Shropshire.
- E6: Mencap Nursery (1992-10-16) — Anneka has to produce 25,000 charity Christmas cards in time for the opening of the new Mencap nursery in Leeds – but then she finds that the nursery has yet to be built.
- E7: Red Sea Diving (1992-10-23) — Anneka is set a very fishy task when she finds she has to go diving in the depths of the Red Sea with a group of disabled people. But first they must learn to dive – in just a few
- E8: Cumbrae Sports Centre (1992-11-06) — On the island of Cumbrae off the Ayrshire coast, Anneka finds she needs 1,000 cyclists, a demolition squad and some help from Glasgow Rangers.
- E9: Malawi Medical Centre (1992-11-27) — The last challenge of the series is one of Anneka's most daunting: she has to equip a new medical centre serving up to 100,000 people in the Luwani refugee camp in Malawi, southern
Series 5
- E1: Challenge Anneka Special & Croatia Appeal (1993-08-27) — Celebrating five of years of her entertainment series, Anneka Rice presents a live edition in which she goes back to check out the results of some of her toughest tasks. She has be
- E2: Boathouse (1993-09-04) — Anneka Rice returns with another series of the show that makes the impossible possible. In the first episode, the Exmoor Calvert Trust in Devon challenges Anneka to turn a derelict
- E3: Soup Kitchen (1993-09-11) — In this episode Anneka needs a new kitchen and thousands of steak pies as she tackles a challenge to help London's homeless.
- E4: RNIB Maze (1993-09-18) — Anneka hits weather problems when she tackles a challenge from the RNIB College to build a giant multi-sensory maze in Worcester.
- E5: NCH Commercial (1993-09-25) — Anneka attempts to make a video about the work of the National Children's Home charity, to be shown at the gala premiere of the film Super Mario Bros.
- E6: Disabled Bungalows (1993-10-02) — Anneka's challenge in this episode is to stage a housewarming party for two hospital patients with spinal injuries. But first she has to build their homes.
- E7: Fashion Range (1993-10-09) — Anneka has less than three days to launch a new fashion collection, in this challenge set by the Cope Children's Trust Rainbow Appeal. Will she make it?
- E8: Croatia School (1993-10-16) — In the last episode of the series, Anneka faces one of her most daunting and dangerous challenges. She travels to the village of Pakrac in Croatia, which has been completely destro
Series 6
- E1: Wormwood Scrubs Riding School (1994-09-03) — The first of a new series of challenges in which Anneka Rice sets out to "make the impossible possible" with the aid of enthusiastic and energetic volunteers. This week she needs t
- E2: Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station (1994-09-10) — The town of Burnham-on-Sea has a Marine Rescue boat on standby, but because there is no boat house on the shore the boat is stored miles inland in the Somerset countryside. Anneka'
- E3: Patti Pavilion (1994-09-17) — Anneka is in Swansea with Pedro the dog and they have to stage a concert in the new arts centre. But before they can begin to think about putting on a production, they have to rebu
- E4: Playboats (1994-09-24) — This episode's task is to convert two fishing boats into play spaces. To achieve her goal Anneka has to find one of the largest cranes in the country, hampered by fog and a fire on
- E5: Recipe Book (1994-10-01) — Anneka attempts to publish a cookery book within 48 hours, and become a master chef for a celebrity lunch to launch the book. But before she can put the book together she has to ga
- E6: YCTV Studio (1994-10-08) — Anneka has to get Britain's newest TV channel, YCTV – Youth Cable Television – on air. It's the first studio to be created as part of a nationwide initiative to keep inner-city chi
- E7: Romanian Hospital (1994-10-15) — In one of her toughest and most dangerous challenges, Anneka undertakes to move an entire hospital casualty unit from Dunfermline in Scotland and rebuild it 1,830 miles away in a r
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Challenge Anneka have? 8 season(s) with 65 episodes.
Who created Challenge Anneka? Anneka Rice, Malcolm B. Heyworth.
Where can I watch Challenge Anneka? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.