The World's Strictest Parents is a television reality series developed by
TwentyTwenty Television with its original broadcast in Britain by the
BBC. The success of the program led to many international versions being
created including in the America's and Australia by the Channel Seven, the CMT
episodes frequently rebroadcasting on MTV. There are also many other
international foreign versions including a German-version titled "Die strengsten
Eltern der Welt". The concept is that two so-called
"unruly" teenagers are sent to live abroad with a strict host family for a
week in an attempt to change their attitudes and behaviours. During the
week they receive an impact letter from their real parents with a list of issues
they should try to resolve. United Kingdom - Original version
Unruly British teenagers are sent abroad to live with strict families in an
experiment to try to change their behaviour. Generally they spend 10 days
with their adopted parents trying to live within their rules.
The first series was broadcast on a Thursday.
= Series 1= = Series 2=
Series two premiered on BBC Three on 15 October 2009. Like the last series, it
was broadcast on a Thursday. = Series 3=
Series three premiered on BBC Three on 11 October 2010, the show returned for
an 11 episode run. Whilst not formally announced, it appears the teens now
spend a week with their adopted families rather than the 10 days in the two
previous series. Each episode aired at 9:00pm on BBC Three and was repeated at
various times over the following week. It was also moved to a Monday.
= Series 4= Series 4 premiered on 3 November 2011
and featured 12 teenagers. It was also moved back to a Thursday.
United States = Season 1=
= Season 2= Unlike the original British series, in
which teenagers were sent to live abroad, the US series had the teenagers
remain within The United States, as the program was produced with a reduced
cable network budget rather than that of a national broadcast network, and law
and passport concerns as some episodes would likely feature subjects which
would not meet passport regulations. Another difference was that their own
parents came for them and evaluated the stay with the host family.
Australia The Seven Network also created their own
series of The World's Strictest Parents, hosted by singer and actor Axle
Whitehead. The first season debuted in Australia on 22 July 2009. However, a
sneak peek was shown on 24 June 2009 and was the top watched show of the week,
with 1.875 million people tuning in. Whitehead's song Way Home was featured
in the advertisements. The show is classified PG.
A second season went to air on 14 July 2010, starting with two British episodes
featuring Whitehead's narration. Season 3 premiered on 10 August 2011,
however the series was continually interrupted due to the airing of the
third season of The X Factor Australia. The remainder of season three was aired
in the middle of 2012. The show did not return for a fourth
season in 2013, due to poor ratings. Repeats of old episodes are currently
being aired on Sunday afternoons. = Season 1=
= Season 2= = Season 3=
= Reception= The first episode attracted an audience
of 1.54 million, and was the second most watched show of the night.
Turkey = Season 1=
= Season 2= New Zealand
A New Zealand adaptation of The World's Strictest Parents aired in 2012 on TV
One. Only one series was made. = Season 1=
= Reception= Denmark
In Denmark the show is called "Verdens strengeste forældre" and it is broadcast
by TV3. = Season 1=
= Season 2= Germany
In Germany the show is called "Die strengsten Eltern der Welt". It is
broadcast by Kabel Eins. = Series 1=
= Series 2= = Series 3=
Unlike the original series, the teenagers don`t know they are going to
different parents and think it`s a holiday trip. The new family usually
does not speak German and the teenagers likewise usually don't speak any other
language than German so they can only talk through translators. Therefore they
do not have long conversation or are given advice as in the original series.
Poland = Series 1=
In Poland the show is called "Surowi Rodzice"(strict parents). It is
broadcast by TVN. References
External links The World's Strictest Parents at BBC
Programmes About the show on the homepage of
TwentyTwenty television World Strictest parents, Country Music
Television Tough lessons from The World's Strictest
Parents, by Keith Watson, Metro.co.uk, 18 September 2008
Ross survived with the world’s strictest parents, Echo News, 1 September 2008
b.org/movie.php?id=1451362#Comment760059 List of all cars used in the show