Looks Familiar

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.  Probably forgotten, certainly in this case, because they weren’t in the prime-time scheduling.

There is little comprehensive information on this show so we’ve done our best.  Looks familiar was a panel game usually screened in just before kids TV slot on ITV.  After a pilot in 1970, the show ran for 12 series on ITV.  In 1984 Channel 4 picked up the show and it ran for a further 4 series until 1987, this time in a peak-time slot.

Summary

Each week Dennis Norden would invite a panel of three celebrities of the day to celebrate the stars of the past whilst sharing stories from their own theatrical careers.  Norden would often contribute gems from his own vast knowledge of music hall, popular music, variety and cinema.

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Hosted By

Dennis Norden

Details

Channel: ITV (1972 -1984) Channel 4 (1984 – 1987)
Written By: Dennis Gifford and Dennis Norden (1 episode 1986)
Original Transmission Dates:
25th August 1970 (Pilot)
18th October 1972 – 29th July 1983 (ITV)
2nd August 1984 – 14th September 1987 (Channel 4)