''Friday Download'' is a British children's entertainment television programme, produced by Saltbeef Productions on

CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...

. It premiered on 6 May 2011. The final presenting team consisted of

Molly Rainford Molly Anne Rainford (born 22 November 2000) is an English actress, singer and television presenter. She was a finalist on the Britain's Got Talent series 6, sixth series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2012 and was one of the presenters on ''Fri ...

, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, Akai Osei, Leondre Devries and Charlie Lenehan. The show ran for nine series from 2011 until 2015.

Presenters

Episodes

Tyger vs

Tyger vs was a segment of the Games Download in the first four series, where presenter Tyger Drew-Honey went head-to-head against one of the other presenters (or occasionally guests) in either a video or physical game.

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Due to Drew-Honey not being in the studio for the first two episodes due to other commitments, Danny Pearson (then a guest presenter) took his place.

Face Off

Face Off is a section in the show (introduced in the fifth series) where two of the presenting team go head-to-head in a 'face off' challenge. The loser has to wear a red shirt and stand in the 'danger' zone. The loser of the previous week gets to take on a different presenter the following week, with a chance of stepping out of the danger zone if they win the next challenge. The presenter who is wearing the red shirt at the end of the series has to face a forfeit.

Series 5

Series 6

Christmas Download 2013

Series 7

Face Off presenters includes:

Cel Spellman Ceallach John Spellman ( ; born 31 August 1995) is an English actor, writer and presenter best known for playing Matthew Williams in the revival of ITV drama ''Cold Feet'', Harry Fisher in the BBC One school-based drama '' Waterloo Road'' from ...

Richard Wisker Richard David Kevin Wisker (born 1 February 1995) is an English actor and television presenter, best known for his role as Liam O'Donovan in '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' (2010–2012). He also portrayed Rich in the CBBC series '' Dani's Castle'' (2 ...

Dionne Bromfield Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. S ...

, Shannon Flynn, George Sear, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell,

Connor Ball The Vamps are a British pop band consisting of Bradley Simpson, James Brittain-McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans. They formed in 2012 and signed to Mercury Records (now Virgin EMI Records) in the November of the same year. In 2017, they ha ...

Tinchy Stryder Kwasi Esono Danquah III ( ; born 14 September 1986), better known by his stage name Tinchy Stryder, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor. Stryder has released three solo studio albums, '' Star in the Hood'' (2007 ...

& Austin Mahone

Series 8

Face Off presenters includes:

, Shannon Flynn, George Sear,

, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, Akai Osei, Leondre Devries, Charlie Lenehan, Kedar Williams-Sterling, Jordan Brown &

Jake Roche Jake Peter Roche (born 16 September 1992) is an English singer and actor. He is known as the lead vocalist of the band Rixton (later known as Push Baby), charting at number 1 on the UK singles chart with " Me and My Broken Heart". In 2010, he ...

Note: There is no face off in Week 4 due to a special Backstage Radio 1 Teen Awards episode.

Christmas Download 2014

Series 9

The presenters included Anaïs Gallagher and Harvey Cantwell (from series 7 and 8) and Molly Rainford, Akai Osei, Charlie Lenehan and Leondre Devries (from season 8).

Production

''Friday Download'' production as of 2014 is located at

The London Studios The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Te ...

in Studio 7. The show's production was originally based at

BBC Television Centre Television Centre (TVC), formerly known as BBC Television Centre, is a building complex in White City, London, White City, West London, which was the headquarters of BBC Television from 1960 to 2013, when BBC Television moved to Broadcasting H ...

from 2011 to 2013 and later

BBC Elstree Centre The BBC Elstree Centre, sometimes referred to as the BBC Elstree Studios, is a television production facility, currently owned by the BBC. The complex is located between Eldon Avenue and Clarendon Road in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. Th ...

in 2013.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{BBC programme
Saltbeef Productions website
BBC children's television shows British children's musical groups 2010s British children's television series 2011 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings