I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 5

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Series 5
Presented byAnthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
No. of days18
No. of castaways12
WinnerCarol Thatcher
Runner-upSheree Murphy
Companion showI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkITV
Original release20 November (2005-11-20) –
5 December 2005 (2005-12-05)
Series chronology
← Previous
British series 4

The fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! began on 20 November 2005 and ended on 5 December 2005. The programme ran for 16 days (18 days if counting the day the celebrities arrived and the morning the finalists exited). The series was won by Carol Thatcher.[1][2][3]

Ant & Dec presented the main show on ITV, whilst Matt Brown and former contestant Tara Palmer-Tomkinson hosted the spin-off show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here... Now! on ITV2. Live streaming returned for the final time and was again broadcast overnight on ITV2, but was no longer repeated during the daytime.[4]

Contestants

12 contestants participated, one more than in the previous series.[5][6]

Celebrity Famous for Status
Carol Thatcher Journalist & daughter of Margaret Thatcher Winner
on 5 December 2005
Sheree Murphy Former Emmerdale actress Runner-up
on 5 December 2005
Sid Owen EastEnders actor Third place
on 5 December 2005
Jimmy Osmond Singer, actor, & businessman Eliminated 7th
on 4 December 2005
Bobby Ball Cannon and Ball comedian Eliminated 6th
on 3 December 2005
Antony Costa Blue singer Eliminated 5th
on 2 December 2005
Jenny Frost Former Atomic Kitten singer Eliminated 4th
on 1 December 2005
David Dickinson Former Bargain Hunt presenter Eliminated 3rd
on 29 November 2005
Kimberley Davies Former Neighbours actress Withdrew
on 28 November 2005
Jilly Goolden Wine critic & journalist Eliminated 2nd
on 28 November 2005
Tommy Cannon Cannon and Ball comedian Eliminated 1st
on 27 November 2005
Elaine Lordan Former EastEnders actress Withdrew
on 20 November 2005

Results and elimination

  Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated (no bottom two)
  Indicates that the celebrity was in the bottom two in the public vote
Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Number of
trials
Round 1 Round 2
Carol Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
(Day 18) 		5
Sheree Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Safe Runner-up
(Day 18) 		4
Sid Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Eliminated
(Day 18) 		4
Jimmy Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th Eliminated
(Day 17) 		3
Bobby Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two 5th Eliminated
(Day 16) 		2
Antony Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two 6th Eliminated
(Day 15) 		2
Jenny Safe Safe Safe Safe 7th Eliminated
(Day 14) 		2
David Bottom two Safe 8th Eliminated
(Day 12) 		1
Kimberley Safe Safe Withdrew
(Day 11) 		2
Jilly Safe 10th Eliminated
(Day 11) 		1
Tommy 11th Eliminated
(Day 10) 		1
Elaine Withdrew
(Day 1) 		0
Bottom two David
Tommy 		Jilly
Sid 		David
Sheree 		None Antony
Jenny 		Antony
Bobby 		Bobby
Sheree 		Jimmy
Sheree 		No bottom two
Eliminated Tommy Jilly David Jenny Antony Bobby Jimmy Sid Sheree
Carol

Bushtucker Trials

The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. The participants are chosen by the public, up until the first eviction, when the campers decide who will take part in the trial

  The public voted for who they wanted to face the trial
  The contestants decided who did which trial
  The trial was compulsory and neither the public or celebrities decided who took part
Trial
number 		Air date Name of trial Celebrity
participation 		Winner/Number of stars
1 20 November 2005 Scales of Justice David
Sid
2 21 November 2005 Highway to Hell Carol
3 22 November 2005 Kangaroo Court Jimmy
4 23 November 2005 Ant and Dec Farm Kimberley
5 24 November 2005 Blind Man's Bluff Carol
Jilly
6 (Live) 25 November 2005 Rocky Horror Sheree
7 26 November 2005 Flight of the Bumblebee Bobby
Tommy
8 27 November 2005 Scaryoke Antony
9 28 November 2005 Dreadful Drop Kimberley
Sheree
10 29 November 2005 Panic Station Jenny
11 30 November 2005 Jungle Bowling Antony
Bobby
Sid
12 1 December 2005 Lily Pad Lottery Jimmy
13 2 December 2005 Ant and Dec Farm 2 Sid
14 3 December 2005 Noah's Ark Carol
15 4 December 2005 Satan's Slope Carol
Jimmy
Sheree
Sid
16 5 December 2005 Snake Strike Carol
17 5 December 2005 Danger Down Under Sid
18 5 December 2005 Bushtucker Bonanza Sheree

Star count

Celebrity Number of Stars Earned Percentage
Antony Costa 61%
Bobby Ball 100%
Carol Thatcher 63%
David Dickinson 50%
Elaine Lordan — —
Jenny Frost 75%
Jilly Goolden 89%
Jimmy Osmond 80%
Kimberley Davies 42%
Sheree Murphy 63%
Sid Owen 78%
Tommy Cannon 100%

Ratings

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.[7]

Episode Air date Official rating
(millions) 		Weekly rank for all UK TV channels
1 20 November 9.64 12
2 21 November 10.22 10
3 22 November 7.69 32
4 23 November 8.38 26
5 24 November 9.09 19
6 8.64 22
7 25 November 8.79 21
8 26 November 8.27 29
9 27 November 9.48 12
10 28 November 10.54 9
11 29 November 9.52 16
12 30 November 9.54 15
13 1 December 9.17 19
14 8.32 25
15 2 December 9.27 17
16 3 December 9.91 13
17 4 December 10.71 8
18 5 December 12.35 1
Series average 2005 9.42 —

References

  1. ^ "Carol Thatcher named jungle queen". BBC News. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ Roberts, Geneviève (6 December 2005). "Carol Thatcher wins 'I'm a Celebrity' (but mother didn't watch)". The Independent. London. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ^ Hoggard, Liz (27 November 2005). "Queen of the jungle". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ "'I'm A Celeb' to return November 20". Digital Spy. 3 November 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ Gibson, Owen (16 November 2005). "Carol Thatcher risks mother's anger to taste bush tucker". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ Busk-Cowley, Mark (2014). I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!: The Inside Story. Bantam Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0593073483.
  7. ^ BARB Official Site