Star Portraits with Rolf Harris

Star Portraits with Rolf Harris is a BBC television series that ran for three seasons from 2004-07. The show features three artists who each paint a picture of a celebrity, and then the celebrity gets to choose which paintings to keep. It was presented by Australian entertainer Rolf Harris.

Series One (2004)
The episodes of Series One were watched by 5 million viewers, the most that any art programme has had in the United Kingdom. The celebrities painted were:
 * Michael Parkinson, CBE, TV presenter
 * Charlie Dimmock, Gardening Expert and TV Presenter
 * David Dickinson, Antique Expert and TV Presenter
 * Meera Syal, Actress, Writer, Journalist

Series Two (2005)

 * Cilla Black, Singer and Television Presenter
 * Adrian Edmondson, Comedian and Writer
 * Dr Mo Mowlam, Member of Parliament
 * Richard Wilson, Actor

Series Three (2007)

 * Dame Barbara Windsor, Actress
 * Dame Kelly Holmes, Athlete
 * Bill Oddie OBE, Comedian, Presenter and Conservationist

The exhibitions
After each series was over, the paintings went on a tour of Britain.