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Week by week diary of what happened when in the House at Bow, during the summer of 2001.
Week 1
Within hours, livewire Brian confessed to the girls that he was gay, while former Lap Dancer Amma discovered her cat had peed inside her suitcase.
But it was arguably schoolteacher Penny who made the biggest impression in the early days. The house-proud housemate not only massaged and kissed car designer Paul, but also let her towel slip in front of the cameras.
During hairdresser Helen's birthday party, the sparks really began to fly. The oldest member of the House, Stuart, claimed he would sleep with all the girls bar Penny.
The two declared war and despite appearing to make up the following morning, a sarcastic wink from Stuart to Paul revealed this wasn't the case.
Week 2
The first nominations proved tough to everyone bar the feisty Narinder - "I could've nominated six people no problem!" Penny and Helen were the first up for eviction.
Bubble and Brian's prank-war was in full effect, with the hat-loving housemate first stealing Brian's beloved teddy bear and then removing the slats from the Irishman's bed.
An increasingly erratic Penny found it difficult to live in such an enclosed space. Venting her spleen at Narinder, Penny hissed: "They think I'm neurotic and weird? How about Bubble with his f*****g hats? He's f*****g common as muck!
"I've had enough, I'm going out tomorrow. Seven b*****ds voted me out!"
Penny became the first housemate voted out
Week 3
No sooner had Penny left, there was a shock in store for the remaining housemates as newbie Josh was introduced into the House. The handsome man was immediately fought over by girls Narinder and Helen, who then almost fell out when Helen famously misheard "classy" for "crappy".
The girls were disappointed however when Josh divulged he was gay.
Paul and Stuart were nominated for eviction, before a remarkable night ensued which witnessed fighting from all angles.
In the pool, Amma and Stuart almost came to blows as Stuart's 'dogmatic' attitude disagreed with an emotional Amma.
Separately, Brian and Josh battled it out in the lounge when Brian admitted he found Josh's presence a threat - "You are gay. You will judge me!" he shrieked.
The two quietest, and more mature, members of the household - Dean and Elizabeth - bonded in the swimming pool as Elizabeth admitted she "wants to win".
Stuart became the second housemate voted out
Week 4
The weekly task saw the group bet their lowest percentage on success so far - just 10%. The housemates were required to adopt an individual dance, and perform it on request from Big Brother anytime between 8.00am and 2.00am - the task lasted five days!
Narinder and Paul were up for eviction, and the fiery girl was up to her usual tricks with partner-in-crime Brian. "It's not been a barrel of laughs in here," she told him.
The seeds were set for future romance. Paul and Helen began to spend a great deal of time together - but bubbly Helen appeared completely oblivious to Paul's subtle flirtations.
House pranks continued with the girls infiltrating the boys with a massive pillow attack, while the group entertained themselves with an impromptu tennis tournament which Josh won.
Narinder became the third housemate voted out
Week 5
Another weekly task inspired the gang as they attempted to set official Guinness World Records. Although an enthusiastic Bubble eventually failed with his sweetcorn kernel record, Dean did succeed - by building the record breaking biggest ever sugar cube tower.
Despite being nominated for the third successive week, Paul seemed unperturbed and his intimacy with Helen was causing the blonde girl concern.
"You have pinned me to the bed," Paul informed her as Helen worried what her (soon-to-be-ex) boyfriend would think.
Paul was up for the public vote against the loud and honest Bubble. The Chelsea supporter looked more and more nervous as Friday approached, eventually conning Brian into believing he planned to escape over the back wall - eventually he settled for sleeping in the garden den.
The highlight of the week came on Elizabeth's birthday. The usually demure girl found herself naked in a hot tub along with Amma and Helen - with only Josh and Brian allowed to enter the room. Bubble also painstakingly laid out a birthday poem with stones in the garden.
Bubble became the fourth housemate voted out
Week 6
Paddy was introduced to the group - no, not another housemate, but a fluffy white Bichon Freise for the weekly task. The gang were charged with teaching Paddy several tricks including 'fetching' and 'playing dead'.
Paul's sleep talking reached new levels as the Reading lad was heard muttering, "Stand there... would though wouldn't you really" during early morning reverie.
There was little surprise when it came to nominations. For the fourth time, Paul was up for the public vote, this time alongside Amma. Helen's feelings for her beau became clearly during the announcement as the Welsh girl squealed: "I don't want Paul to go!"
Brian - having lost chums Narinder and Bubble - turned to the pragmatic Dean for kinship. The two shared a hilarious dislike of Paul, with Brian asking the Brummie: "Dean, what people relate to Paul? With all due respect, they must be 10 years of age, love Star Wars and can kick their legs really high."
Meanwhile, Brian and Josh continued to fall out with Josh claiming Brian was "a child" to Amma, and Brian saying Josh took his melodramas "too seriously".
Amma became the fifth housemate voted out
Week 7
Brian became known for using the catchphrase "that's evil" as he tasted various cheeses, before freaking out about putting on weight and enlisting Dean for an abdominal workout.
Josh jokingly warned the increasingly close Paul and Helen that, "The whole of the outside world thinks something is going on!" Helen herself began to wise up to the situation, claiming her boyfriend (Big G): "Could have been up to anything."
It was Josh and Helen's names read out for possible eviction and both seemed convinced they would be leaving.
Romance in the House became a real issue as Big Brother paired the housemates off for intimate dates - Paul with Helen, Josh with Brian and Elizabeth with Dean.
Josh jokingly shocked Brian by asking for a b**w-job, Paul boasted to Helen that he lived his life like an "international playboy" while Elizabeth admitted to Dean she missed getting naked.
Helen and Paul decided to spend the night in the den - although both skulked off to separate beds early in the morning.
Josh became the sixth housemate voted out
Week 8
During the weekly task, an assault course, Helen confessed to Paul that the famous Big G wasn't "really a boyfriend" and the word "stuff" came to be used as the pair's codeword for sex.
Paul and Helen decided to spend the entire night in the den to talk about their relationship. Still worried about the presence of Helen's boyfriend, Paul decided to get the situation out in the open.
"You fancy me don't you?" he asked Helen. "It's bloody obvious. And yeah, it's obvious that I fancy you."
And then the unthinkable - Helen and Paul were the final two up for eviction.
Paul became the seventh housemate voted out
Week 9
Unbeknown to the final four - Elizabeth, Brian, Dean and Helen - Big Brother would be evicting the housemate with the fewest votes a day early.
The gang were allowed to discuss their nominations over the last nine weeks, and Helen admitted voting for Brian in Week 5 because, "he was selfish and vindictive!"
Jumping out of his deck chair, Brian feigned annoyance. "But it was my birthday! You've really annoyed me!" he yelled.
Brian told Dean he had no chance of winning BB. "No poof is going to win this!" he joked.
And then came Thursday when Elizabeth became the final housemate voted out.
Brian won Big Brother with 69% of the votes
Helen came second with 39% of the votes
Dean came third with 5% of the votes
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