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Escape from Scorpion Island

TV series
2007–2011
5 seasons
ABC TV
Action & Adventure
Family
Kids

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Escape from Scorpion Island is a BAFTA-nominated BBC children's TV adventure game show in which contestants try to 'escape from an exotic island with a mind of its own' by doing various challenges to improve their chances of escaping. Series 1 was made by RDF Television for CBBC. Series 2 onwards were produced by Foundation/Freehand for CBBC and ABC Television in Australia. Its fifth series was broadcast in 2011. A sixth series was confirmed and due to air in late 2013. Each series contains a different number of contestants who work in set teams to try to escape the sentient island. The contestants are children who are 11–14 years old. Each series introduces a different number of contestants, new challenges and different storylines.

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Escape from Scorpion Island is a British-Australian children's TV adventure game show in which contestants try to 'escape from an exotic island with a mind of its own' by doing various challenges to improve their chances of escaping. Series 1 was produced by RDF Television for CBBC and was filmed in Brazil, while series 2 onwards were produced by The Foundation/Freehand for CBBC and ABC Television and were filmed in Australia.

The show has been presented by 3 different sets of presenters; Caroline Flack and Reggie Yates (series 1), Jason King and Joel Ross (series 2–3) and Myleene Klass and Johny Pitts (series 4–5). The show ran for five series across four years before being cancelled in 2011 following the end of BBC's and ABC's partnership.

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