CHANNEL 5 CONFIRMS AIR DATE FOR LONG AWAITED FINAL EPSIODE OF CHALLENGE ANNEKA

Two years after the series was pulled with one episode remaining on the shelf since, Channel 5 have finally confirmed the fourth and final episode of its Challenge Anneka reboot will air in the graveyard slot of 10:30pm-12am on Sunday 5th October.

In the episode, Anneka and the Challenge team come to the aid of Luton Sea and Royal Marine Cadets to design a medal for outstanding achievement and refurbish their training facilities, including overnight accommodation, training boats and equipment.

Last month, Channel 5 controller Ben Frow has confirmed that Challenge Anneka will not be returning for another series. When the series was pulled from schedules after two episodes in Spring 2023, a Channel 5 spokesperson said: "We want to preserve the series to ensure that each episode gets the best audience possible."

The third episode was broadcast two months later, branded as a 'Dementia Special' and saw Anneka challenged by Age UK Wirral to create a giant memory village for people suffering with dementia, building shops, a cafe and a village green, and throwing an opening party.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Channel 5's Ben Frow said: "...we realised two weeks before we put it out, it's a make up show and they did home renovation shows since then. And the world changed so much what Annika was doing which was innovative 30 years ago it was [different to] now, and we won't go there again."

Previous episodes of Challenge Anneka are available to stream on 5.