In the fifteenth series' Manchester auditions and live episodes, McPartlin and Donnelly were joined by series 11 finalists MerseyGirls. It is produced by both Thames (formerly Talkback Thames) and Syco Entertainment, distributed by Fremantle, and broadcast on ITV every year in late Spring to early Summer.
Ever since the first series, the show has been presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec). Britain's Got Talent (often abbreviated to BGT) is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell.