Jim Davidson
The Generation Game (1971)
Season 17
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.
Released Oct. 2, 1971
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Family, Game Show, Reality
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.game-show
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
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Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Oct. 2, 1971
Last Air Date: April 13, 2002, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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