The rebooted Channel 5 series returns with its final two episodes sooner than you think. <\/p>
After being dropped from Channel 5\u2019s schedules<\/a>, it has been confirmed that Challenge Anneka<\/a> will make a return with a very special episode this May.<\/p>\n The series, which was pulled from schedules after just two episodes earlier this March, will be airing its final third and fourth episodes next month.<\/p>\n The third episode will see Anneka and the team create a so-called memory village for individuals suffering from dementia in Age UK\u2019s Wirral HQ. That episode is now slated for release in the week of 15th May, which is also Dementia Awareness Week.<\/p> A Channel 5 spokesperson said: \u201cThe next special episode of\u00a0Challenge Anneka\u00a0<\/i>sees Anneka tackling the monumental challenge of turning a huge barren plot at Age UK\u2019s HQ in the Wirral into an amazing giant \u2018memory village\u2019 for people suffering with dementia.<\/p>\n \u201cFans have been asking us when it will be back, so we are delighted to announce that the next episode will be shown during Dementia Awareness week (w\/c 15 May<\/span><\/u>), confirming the specific day and time in the coming weeks.\u00a0 The last episode will also be scheduled very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n They added: \u201c\u201dWe want to preserve the series and hope viewers will tune in in May and enjoy watching Anneka and the amazing army of volunteers she gets to join her, in this important \u2013 and at times, very emotional \u2013 project.\u201d<\/p>\n The final episode of the series is set to follow with it including a refurbishment of the dilapidated barracks of the Luton Sea Cadets.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The original iteration of Challenge Anneka was broadcast on BBC One in the \u201980s and \u201990s, but the anticipated comeback series took an unexpected pause in airing, leading to speculation that the series hadn\u2019t gotten the viewership it was expecting. Although the first episode drew in 1.25million viewers, it slipped below half a million for the second instalment.<\/p>\n At the time of the schedule change news, a\u00a0Channel 5 spokesperson told\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201cThe first episode of Challenge Anneka was enjoyed by 1.25 million or 10 per cent viewers, but Saturday evenings are always highly competitive, especially at this time of year.<\/p>\n \u201cThe public and critical reaction to Challenge Anneka\u2019s return has been amazing and we have decided to preserve the remaining two shows and reschedule them soon.\u201d<\/p>