The Generation Game

The Generation Game

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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.

The Generation Game

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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

1971-10-02

Episode Runtime

60 min

Language

English

Status

Ended

Genre

Production

Unknown

CASTS

Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth

Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson

Larry Grayson

Larry Grayson

Seasons

Specials

1978

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2 Episodes

Season 0 of The Generation Game premiered on 1978-06-03.

Season 1

1971

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16 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 1

Season 2

1972

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17 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 2

Season 3

1973

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23 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 3

Season 4

1974

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22 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 4

Season 5

1975

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16 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 5

Season 6

1976

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19 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 6

Season 7

1977

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18 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 7

Season 8

1978

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16 Episodes

Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 1

Season 9

1979

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19 Episodes

Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 2

Season 10

1980

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19 Episodes

Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 3

Season 11

1981

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18 Episodes

Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 4

Season 12

1990

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15 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 1

Season 13

1991

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17 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 2

Season 14

1992

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16 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 3

Season 15

1993

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16 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 4

Season 16

1994

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16 Episodes

Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 5

Season 17

1995

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17 Episodes

Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 1

Season 18

1996

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16 Episodes

Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 2

Season 19

1997

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22 Episodes

Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 3

Season 20

1998

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22 Episodes

Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 4

Season 21

1999

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21 Episodes

Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 5

Season 22

2000

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21 Episodes

Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 6

Season 23

2001

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19 Episodes

Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 7

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