Wanted Down Under

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Wanted Down Under
Genre	Factual
Presented by	Nadia Sawalha (2007–2009) Nicki Chapman (2009—2020)
Countries of origin	Belfast, United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	14(as of January 2020)
Production
Executive producer	Paul Connolly
Producers	Jacqui Berkeley Will Ridgeon (2009—2011)
Running time	45 / 60 minutes
Production company	BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	15 June 2007 (2007-06-15) – 13 February 2020 (2020-02-13)

Wanted Down Under is a BBC One morning television series, which ran from 2007 to 2020. The programme shows families considering emigrating from the UK to either Australia or New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Wanted Down Under was BBC1's best performer in the morning slot from 9:15 to 10:00 am.

Format

BBC One's Wanted Down Under aimed to assist participants from across the UK decide whether or not to move to Australia or New Zealand The participants spend a week in an Australian or New Zealand city to consider property and work and lifestyle opportunities before checking the financial cost. After experiencing what a move could offer, the participants were then shown messages from their and friends and families back home before voting whether to stay.

Wanted Down Under Revisited

a retrospective programme catching up with previous families to see if they have moved.

References

External links

• Wanted Down Under at BBC Online
• Wanted Down Under Revisited
• Wanted Down Under at IMDb