2001 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 2001. Events January 1 January – The BBC reality show Castaway 2000 comes to an end as its participants leave the island of Taransay. 4 January – The popular classic children's characters Bill and Ben return to television with a brand new stop-motion animated series on BBC One. The series features the voice of comedian John Thomson. 7 January – Blankety Blank makes its debut on ITV, hosted by Lily Savage. 8 January – Debut of GMTV's Inch-Loss Island where volunteers attend a Castaway-style location in an attempt to collectively lose weight. 10 January – Debut of ITV's Popstars which will follow efforts to put together a five-piece band who will then record and release a single. 11 January – The Mole debuts on Channel 5, based on an idea from Belgium, the series sees ten contestants complete a number of tasks as they are whittled down to an eventual winner who will win £200,000. However, one of the contestants is a mole, deliberately planted to work against the team. 12 January – Johnny Vaughan and Denise van Outen end their second stint as presenters of The Big Breakfast, exactly