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.
| Hard Spell Abbey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Starring | Simon Hickson Jaz Ampaw-Farr |
| Narrated by | Simon Grant |
| Theme music composer | Dobs Vye |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC BBC1 |
| Release | 29 November – 3 December 2004 |
| Related | |
| Hard Spell | |
In the show Simon Hickson played Brother Brendan, a slightly mad but likeable monk who lived at the abbey and wanted to be involved with every game. Jaz Ampaw-Farr, international education consultant and TEDx Speaker was the spelling expert who coached the contestants, aided by Brother Brendan to spelling success.
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