Hard Spell Abbey (original) (raw)

Hard Spell Abbey is a five-part spelling bee game show produced for CBBC. It was shot entirely on location in Suffolk during 2004. The series was designed to accompany Hard Spell, a family spelling competition for BBC One. Each episode featured games as well as some reality-based filming. Short comedy cameos from spelling celebrities were included in a popular strand named "Spellebrity Squares". In this rehash of a popular classic, celebrities (including Dermot O'Leary, Dick and Dom, Tracy Beaker, Jonathan Ross, and Dermot Murnaghan) were asked to spell live on camera.