RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Season 1)

Season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was officially announced on December 4, 2018, on The Sun. The season began airing on Thursday, October 3, 2019, on the BBC Three iPlayer.

On February 14, 2019, it was revealed that Alan Carr and Graham Norton will join the show as rotating judges just as Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews are in the American format.

On July 16, 2019, it was revealed via social media that the cast of this season will be announced at RuPaul's DragCon NYC 2019 with all 10 queens appearing at the convention. It was also confirmed via Instagram that the season will be available on the streaming platform WOW Presents Plus for viewers outside the UK.

The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1 will be "whisked off to Hollywood to star in her very own digital series, produced by the hit-making team that created RuPaul's Drag Race, World of Wonder.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK airs on the BBC which is a public broadcasting company funded by taxes. Because of this, competitive television shows which air on the BBC may not use commercial sponsorships (like challenge prizes), nor are they allowed to give cash prizes. According to the "Framework for Funding Prizes and Awards" of the BBC, prizes should be original and something money cannot buy, hence the Ru Peter Badge that contestants earn when they win a challenge.

A reunion special was commissioned after the finale due to the successfulness of the season. Catch the reunion Friday, November 29th, 2019 on BBC iPlayer at 8 pm.

Episode 1: "The Royal Queens / God Shave The Queens"edit | edit source
Airdate: October 3, 2019

''Synopsis: RuPaul brings the award-winning global phenomenon to the UK for the first time. Ten of the country’s most fabulous drag queens will compete in the Olympics of drag in the hope that RuPaul, queen of queens, will crown them as the UK’s first Drag Race Superstar.''

Summary: In this premiere episode, the queens all meet for the first time before joining RuPaul, who surprises them with an outrageous photoshoot challenge. They then deliver two regal looks on the Drag Race runway. Wentworth Miller joins Michelle Visage and Alan Carr on the judging panel, as the first queen is eliminated from the competition.