It has a nine inch screen and walnut-style bakelite case. Bakelite was the first synthetic material that was used to make the cases for television sets. The TV 22 was introduced in 1950.

This was the first British television that could be tuned by the owner to any one of the two then current BBC transmitters as well as the further three proposed channels.

The Bush TV22 has become an icon of early 1950s bakelite sets, but at the time, it was one of the cheapest sets available (at £35 and 10 shillings) - it was intended for people who couldn't afford a set with a ‘proper’ wooden cabinet. The post-war timber shortage was the main reason some TV manufacturers used other materials for the cabinets.