RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)
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Where to Watch.
Currently RuPaul's Drag Race UK is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: WOW Presents Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Xumo Play
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
RuPaul
Self - Host / Judge / Creator / Executive Producer
Michelle Visage
Self - Judge
Tony Grech-Smith
Director
Randy Barbato
Executive Producer
Fenton Bailey
Executive Producer
Tom Campbell
Executive Producer
Matt Green
Producer
Sally Sanders
Executive Producer
Bruce McCoy
Executive Producer
Matt Green
Producer
Steven Corfe
Executive Producer
Bekah Novi
Vocals
Jordan Powers
Vocals
David Benjamin Steinberg
Music Arranger / Lyricist
Curtis Allen Hager
Orchestrator
Chris McElroy
Music Arranger
Mark Byers
Music Arranger
Brandon Rogers
Vocals
Claire Boyd
Lyricist
Chris Weller
Lyricist
Mica Rowe
Lyricist
Darren Brown
Lyricist
Cheddar Gorgeous
Self - Contestant
Jonbers Blonde
Self - Contestant
Black Peppa
Self - Contestant
Divina De Campo
Self - Contestant
Andrew Garfield
Self - Judge
Jourdan Dunn
Self - Judge
AJ Pritchard
Self - Special Guest
Curtis Pritchard
Self - Special Guest
Michaela Coel
Self - Judge
Cheryl
Self - Judge
Katya Zamolodchikova
Self - Special Guest
JADE
Self - Judge
Geri Horner
Self - Judge
Stacey Dooley
Self - Special Guest
Twiggy
Self - Judge
Lorraine Kelly
Self - Special Guest / Self - Judge
MNEK
Self - Judge / Self - Special Guest
Maisie Williams
Self - Judge
Elizabeth Hurley
Self - Judge
Sheridan Smith
Self - Judge
Tom Scanlon
Self - Brit Crew
Jodie Harsh
Self - Special Guest
Callum Aylott
Self - Dancer
Jordan Isaac
Self - Dancer
Caine Sobers
Self - Dancer
Aj Bediako
Self - Brit Crew
Jessie Ware
Self - Judge
Matt Lister
Self - Brit Crew
Niko Wirachma
Self - Brit Crew
Archie Ahern
Self - Brit Crew
Gemma Collins
Self - Special Guest
Mitch Marion
Self - Brit Crew
Maya Jama
Self - Judge
Dawn French
Self - Judge
Natalie Cassidy
Self - Special Guest
A'Whora
Self - Contestant
Asttina Mandella
Self - Contestant
Cherry Valentine
Self - Contestant
Ginny Lemon
Self - Contestant
Joe Black
Self - Contestant
Sister Sister
Self - Contestant
Tia Kofi
Self - Contestant
Jay Revell
Self - Choreographer
Matt Lucas
Self - Judge
Oti Mabuse
Self - Judge
Nicola Coughlan
Self - Judge
Emma Bunton
Self - Judge
Leigh-Anne
Self - Judge
Lulu
Self - Judge
Judi Love
Self - Special Guest
Nadine Coyle
Self - Special Guest
Ashraf Ejjbair
Self - Brit Crew
Bas Eniafe
Self - Brit Crew
Ian 'H' Watkins
Self - Special Guest
Raven
Self - Special Guest / Self - Judge
Faye Tozer
Self - Special Guest
Lee Latchford-Evans
Self - Special Guest
Alesha Dixon
Self - Judge
Selina Mosinski
Charity Shop Sue - Special Guest
Russell Tovey
Self - Judge
Kathy Burke
Self - Judge
Veronica Green
Self - Contestant
Anubis Finch
Self - Contestant
Charity Kase
Self - Contestant
Choriza May
Self - Contestant
Elektra Fence
Self - Contestant
Baga Chipz
Self - Contestant / Self - Special Guest
Ella Vaday
Self - Contestant
Kitty Scott-Claus
Self - Contestant
Danny Beard
Self - Contestant / Self - Special Guest
River Medway
Self - Contestant
The Vivienne
Self - Contestant / Self - Special Guest
Scarlett Harlett
Self - Contestant
Vanity Milan
Self - Contestant
Victoria Scone
Self - Contestant
Alan Carr
Self - Judge
Graham Norton
Self - Judge
Joanna Lumley
Self - Judge
FKA twigs
Self - Judge
Cathy Dennis
Self - Special Guest
Leomie Anderson
Self - Judge
Cheryl
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Alison Hammond
Self - Judge
Hannah Waddingham
Self - Judge
Giovanni Pernice
Self - Special Guest
Mel B
Self - Judge
Tess Daly
Self - Special Guest
Boy George
Self - Judge
Jacob Maynard
Self - Brit Crew
Kelechi Kalu
Self - Brit Crew
Andreev Stankov
Self - Brit Crew
Krystal Versace
Self - Contestant / Self - Special Guest
Leland
Self - Special Guest
Freddy Scott
Self - Special Guest
Tony Fordham
Self - Brit Crew
Harry Carter
Self - Dancer
Dalvin Cory
Self - Dancer
Lorraine Pascale
Self - Judge
Crystal
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Gothy Kendoll
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Baby
Self - Contestant
Scaredy Kat
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Sum Ting Wong
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Vinegar Strokes
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Blu Hydrangea
Self - Contestant / Self - Special Guest / Self - Guest
Olly Alexander
Self - Judge
Logan Roach
Self - Dancer
Brett Sewell
Self - Dancer
Pangina Heals
Self - Special Guest
Lady Camden
Self - Special Guest
Nicky Doll
Self - Special Guest
Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Self - Special Guest
Jimbo
Self - Special Guest
Claire Richards
Self - Special Guest / Self - Guest Judge
Tomara Thomas
Self - Contestant
Michael Marouli
Self - Contestant
Aisling Bea
Self - Guest Judge / Self - Special Guest
Le Fil
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Dakota Schiffer
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Sminty Drop
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest / Self - Special Guest
Cara Melle
Self - Contestant
Dane Chaflin
Self - Special Guest / Self - Vocal Coach / Vocal Coach
Kristen McMenamy
Self - Guest Judge
Just May
Self - Guest / Self - Contestant
Starlet
Self - Guest / Self - Contestant
Copper Topp
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Yasmin Finney
Self - Guest Judge
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Self - Guest Judge
Banksie
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Suranne Jones
Self - Guest Judge
Kate Butch
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Cush Jumbo
Self - Special Guest
Miss Naomi Carter
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Carol Vorderman
Self - Special Guest
Alexis Saint-Pete
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Vicki Vivacious
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Lawrence Chaney
Self - Contestant / Self - Special Guest
Alexandra Burke
Self - Special Guest
DeDeLicious
Self - Contestant / Self - Guest
Joel Dommett
Self - Guest Judge
Daphne Guinness
Self - Guest Judge
AJ Odudu
Self - Special Guest / Self - Guest Judge
Claudimar Neto
Self - Special Guest / Self - Choreographer / Self - Expert
Edward Enninful
Self - Special Guest
Ian Masterson
Self - Special Guest
Karen Hauer
Self - Special Guest
Pixie Polite
Self - Contestant
Ginger Johnson
Self - Contestant / Self - Special Guest
Tayce
Self - Contestant
Bimini
Self - Contestant
Ellie Diamond
Self - Contestant
Actavia
Self - Contestant
Chanel O'Conor
Self - Contestant
Charra Tea
Self - Contestant
Dita Garbo
Self - Contestant
Kiki Snatch
Self - Contestant
Kyran Thrax
Self - Contestant
La Voix
Self - Contestant
Lill
Self - Contestant
Marmalade
Self - Contestant
Rileasa Slaves
Self - Contestant
Saki Yew
Self - Contestant
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 2019
StatusReturning Series
Seasons6
Episodes58
Running Time1h 3m
Content RatingTV-14
Filming Locations3 Mills Studios · Granada Studios · Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK is a British reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name. The television series, a collaboration between the BBC and World of Wonder, premiered on 3 October 2019. The show is the fourth installment of the Drag Race franchise, and the second fronted by RuPaul. The show documents RuPaul and a panel of judges' search for "the United Kingdom's next drag superstar", the first series title dubbed "UK's First Drag Superstar". RuPaul plays several roles on the show including host, mentor and head judge for the series, as the contestants are given different challenges to participate in each week. The show also employs a panel of judges: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr, and Graham Norton.
The show was renewed for a second series in 2019; however, production was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production of the second series resumed later in the year, with filming concluding in late 2020. The cast of 12 new queens was announced on 16 December 2020 and the series premiered on 14 January 2021. The show was renewed for a third (2021), fourth (2022) and fifth (2023) series. After the first series aired, the show received numerous award nominations from the twenty-fifth National Television Awards including: "The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award" and "Best TV Judge" with both Visage and RuPaul receiving a nomination.
The show was critically acclaimed in the UK, with 15.6 million streams during the first season. The show's success is credited for being the driving force behind the BBC bringing back the defunct television channel BBC Three. Spin-off show RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World relaunched the television channel in February 2022. The return proved successful, with the show securing five times more viewers than any other show broadcasting during the channel's first day. The show is now recognised as one of the BBC's most popular non-scripted shows. The show's success has also paved way for contestants to break into the music industry, as well as creating drag pop groups: Frock Destroyers and United Kingdolls, with both groups charting on the Official UK Charts. Bimini Bon-Boulash who was a member of the latter group, was the first drag queen from any Drag Race franchise to sign a major mainstream record deal, signing a joint deal with Relentless Records and Sony Music in July 2022. A number of contestants from the show have also signed major modelling contracts. The show also produced spin-off series God Shave the Queens, which follows the Drag Race contestants on tour together after the completion of the show. The show's success also resulted in the BBC purchasing broadcasting rights for both Canada's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.