This was a much better talent show than Britain's Got Talent. In fact, remarkably, many of the acts who appeared on The Big Big Talent Show were resurrected as 'new' talent on BGT and the X Factor (including Steve Brooksteen, Paul Zerdin and Francine Lewis, among several others). The second series finale in 1997 attracted more than 10million viewers, putting it on a par with Cowell's show without any of the overblow hype.
