Jim Davidson
The Generation Game (1971)
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.
Genres: Comedy, Family, Game Show, Reality
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.game-show
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
Specials
2 episodes
Season 1
16 episodes
Season 2
17 episodes
Season 3
23 episodes
Season 4
22 episodes
Season 5
16 episodes
Season 6
19 episodes
Season 7
18 episodes
Season 8
16 episodes
Season 9
18 episodes
Season 10
19 episodes
Season 11
18 episodes
Season 12
14 episodes
Season 13
17 episodes
Season 14
16 episodes
Season 15
16 episodes
Season 16
16 episodes
Season 17
17 episodes
Season 18
16 episodes
Season 19
22 episodes
Season 20
20 episodes
Season 21
21 episodes
Season 22
19 episodes
Season 23
19 episodes
Network: BBC One
Runtime: 60 min.
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Oct. 2, 1971
Last Air Date: April 13, 2002, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR