Bob's Your Uncle, 1991
Produced by Central for ITV, madcap game show Bob's Your Uncle, ran for two series of twelve episodes each. The contestants were newlyweds and the host of course Bob Monkhouse, assisted...
Blankety Blank, Allo, Allo Special, 1987
A special episode of the popular game show aired during the Les Dawson era of the show featuring the cast of the hit sitcom Allo! Allo!.SummaryContestants compe...
Festive Fun And Games With Bruce Forsyth's Christmas Generation Game
The Generation Game was a firm favourite among family audiences for almost 30 years. The Christmas editions were a must see TV event. In 1...
Looks Familiar, 1972
Dennis Norden was a brilliant script writer and best known on TV for his work on It'll Be Alright On The Night.However there are a couple of almost forgotten TV shows he hosted. Proba...
Game For A Laugh, 1981
Remember the catchphrase? "Watching you, watching us, watching you!"Yes folks it's the London Weekend Television "Light Entertainment" show that was reputably the reason for the BBC'...
What's My Line? 1951
Now here's a panel show that's had a few outings over the years. What's My Line? was a panel game based on the US version of the same name.There have been 12 series with over 400 epis...
Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game, 1990
It was in 1990 that Bruce Forsyth brought back the popular Genearation Game. Initially it was broadcast on a Friday night, but by series two it was back in it's rightful ...
Full Swing, 1996
Full Swing was a golf based game show hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck that was quite literally holed in one: one series of eight episodes.Taking it's influence from successful shows Bullseye and B...
Takeover Bid, 1990
Thirty years ago today Bruce Forsyth returned to the BBC. It would have been Bank Holiday Monday at the time.He was to host a revived version of The Generation Game, but before that it ...
3-2-1, 1978
It was prime time viewing on a Saturday night for ten years, with impressive viewing figures that never fell below twelve million.It had all the usual ingredients for a game show at the time. ...