Britain’s Got Talent 2022: This is when the ITV talent show will return after two years off air

Britain’s Got Talent is returning to TV screens this week after almost two years.
By Abi Whistance
Published 27th Mar 2022, 09:54 GMT
Updated 11th Apr 2022, 09:36 GMT
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The talent show – featuring judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams – returns on April 16 after the ITV series was cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic.

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Filming of the 15th series had been scheduled to begin early last year, however, production was delayed before being postponed until 2022.

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Difficulties in filming amid the pandemic were compounded because acts travel from all over the UK and sometimes abroad to take part in the show.

The last series saw 2009 winners Diversity perform a Black Lives Matter-inspired routine in which a man in a police uniform knelt on Ashley Banjo, echoing the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.

The routine, which sparked more than 24,000 complaints to Ofcom, won the must-see moment at the 2021 TV Bafta Awards, which is voted for by the public.

Cowell, who created the show, was replaced by Banjo on the judging panel for the final and semi-finals of the last series as he was recovering from a back injury.

Anthony McPartlin (left) and Declan Donnelly arrive for Britain's Got Talent auditions held at The London Palladium, Soho, in London.Anthony McPartlin (left) and Declan Donnelly arrive for Britain's Got Talent auditions held at The London Palladium, Soho, in London.
Anthony McPartlin (left) and Declan Donnelly arrive for Britain's Got Talent auditions held at The London Palladium, Soho, in London.
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Britain’s Got Talent launches on April 16 at 8pm and continues on April 17 at 7.35pm on ITV and ITV Hub.

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