The Generation Game(1971)
RealityComedy
First Air Date: 1971-10-02
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 23
Episodes: 421
The Generation Game was a British game show produced by the BBC in which four teams of two competed to win prizes. The programme was first broadcast in 1971 under the title Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game and ran until 1982, and again from 1990 until 2002. The show was based on the Dutch TV show Een van de acht, "One of the Eight", the format devised in 1969 by Theo Uittenbogaard for VARA Television. Mrs. Mies Bouwman - a popular Dutch talk show host and presenter of the show - came up with the idea of the conveyor belt. She had seen it on a German programme and wanted to incorporate it into the show. Another antecedent for the gameshow was 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium' on ATV, which had a game called Beat the Clock, taken from an American gameshow. It featured married couples playing silly games within a certain time to win prize money. This was hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 1958, and he took the idea with him when he went over to the BBC.
Keywords
game show
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 16E01
Series 1, Show 1
Air Date: 1971-10-02
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests and family couples from all over the country in a knock-out competitio...
E02
Series 1, Show 2
Air Date: 1971-10-09
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests Clodagh Rodgers, Teddy Piero and family couples from all over the coun...
E03
Series 1, Show 3
Air Date: 1971-10-16
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests Vince Hill, Rosko and family couples from all over the country Vince ...
E04
Series 1, Show 4
Air Date: 1971-10-23
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests Aimi Macdonald, Richard Wattis 'The Archers' and family couples with a...
E05
Series 1, Show 5
Air Date: 1971-10-30
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Fanny Cradock and family couples from all ov...
E06
Series 1, Show 6
Air Date: 1971-11-06
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guest Joe Andy and family couples from all over the country Joe Andy, one of...
E07
Series 1, Show 7
Air Date: 1971-11-13
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests Bernard Cribbins, Tony Green and family couples from all over the coun...
E08
Series 1, Show 8
Air Date: 1971-11-20
Starring Bruce Forsyth and family couples from all over the country Things look a hit sniffy tonight, especially whe...
E09
Series 1, Show 9
Air Date: 1971-11-27
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests and family couples from all over the country
E10
Series 1, Show 10
Air Date: 1971-12-04
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guest Erik Hansen and family couples from all over the country
E11
Series 1, Show 11
Air Date: 1971-12-11
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests and family couples from all over the country
E12
Series 1, Show 12
Air Date: 1971-12-18
Starring Bruce Forsyth with his special guests and family couples from all over the country If you have tears, prepa...
E13
Christmas Special 1971
Air Date: 1971-12-24
Starring Bruce Forsyth in his special Christmas programme, with umpteen Santa Clauses, Walt Disney characters, clowns...
E14
New Year Special 1972
Air Date: 1971-12-31
Starring Bruce Forsyth Beat the New Year in with Bruce and his guests
E15
Bank Holiday Special
Air Date: 1972-05-28
All the fun of the fair in a special holiday edition With family couples chosen from Britain's leading holiday resor...
E16
Series 1 Highlights
Air Date: 1972-09-09
Presented by Bruce Forsyth Have you pottered with pottery? Danced with a dummy? Gone for a song? All these and more...
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