These players were setting each other on FIRE! And I love this music! It may not be Wink Martindale, but this Fred Dinenage is fantastic! GREAT POST! I LOVE IT!
Gambit, Sale of The Century, Survival and Tales Of The Unexpected. Not forgetting The Zodic Game. Those were the days. Not bad for a small ITV region producing some of the best shows of the time for the ITV network.
This show was another format imported from the US. It originally began airing on CBS daytime in September 1972 with Wink Martindale as host and Elaine Stewart as dealer. This version would last until December 1976. It would be revived for NBC daytime in October 1980 as "Las Vegas Gambit". Martindale returned as host, but the dealer at the start was Beverly Malden. She would soon be replaced by Lee Menning. This would air until November 1981. There would later be a show somewhat based on this format that would start airing on GSN in July 2008 as "Catch 21". Alfonso Ribeiro was host and Mikki Padilla was the dealer. Original episodes would air until July 2011.
dont kow mate probably anxiety, soon as i heard the news at 10 chimes i used to freak out and look at the door handle thinking someone was gonna come in the room.
I've learned a lot about Fred Dinenage, he is somewhat of a legend in UK television. Best known as a sports and newscaster/anchorman.
Fred also hosted the quiz programmes Vintage Quiz, Tell The Truth & Pass The Buck & of course the classic kids programme How!.
He was relief host of World of Sport
Legend of a man only retired last year
Fred Dineage.. the legend, fond memories of days off school owing to dentist visits watching this with a bucket and a bottle of lucozade!
i used to love watching this as a kid. great upload.
These players were setting each other on FIRE! And I love this music!
It may not be Wink Martindale, but this Fred Dinenage is fantastic!
GREAT POST! I LOVE IT!
I notice that the displays and sound effects were also used in "Sale of the Century". Reasonable, since both shows were produced by Anglia.
Oh I LOVED this programme! Thank You for the memory! Wish there was more!
In 1983 Both Sale Of The Century & Gambit used LCD displays for the scoring.
Fred Dinenage was replaced by Tom O Connor as the host of Gambit in 1983.
man this takes me back to my childhood
Gambit, Sale of The Century, Survival and Tales Of The Unexpected. Not forgetting The Zodic Game.
Those were the days. Not bad for a small ITV region producing some of the best shows of the time for the ITV network.
Dont forget Knightmare & Lucky Ladders as they were made by Anglia Television as well.
WOW!
I remember the prizes were so crap. Couples won win a set of four tyres
This show was another format imported from the US. It originally began airing on CBS daytime in September 1972 with Wink Martindale as host and Elaine Stewart as dealer. This version would last until December 1976. It would be revived for NBC daytime in October 1980 as "Las Vegas Gambit". Martindale returned as host, but the dealer at the start was Beverly Malden. She would soon be replaced by Lee Menning. This would air until November 1981. There would later be a show somewhat based on this format that would start airing on GSN in July 2008 as "Catch 21". Alfonso Ribeiro was host and Mikki Padilla was the dealer. Original episodes would air until July 2011.
8 years later catch 21 returned. Alfonso still was host, but Whitney Carson (she and Alfonso are both DWTS champions) took over as dealer.
Ah, come on, bring back Gambit. If they can make a game show out of Penny Falls,,,,!
Ann Dunsford was the original dealer but only for the first series then Michelle Lambourne was the dealer from series 2 onwards.
Fred Dinenage looks exactly the same in 2016 as he did in 1981.
I agree Fred never changes he looks the same in 2017 as he did in 1971
He has only just retired from doing 'Meridian Tonight' recently. I first saw him on TV in about 1968. I'm 60 now.
The welder wasn't very impressed when his wife started singing.
He thought he was getting a day off from it.
OMG... close your eyes and listen to Fred... it's Alan Partridge!!!
This is interesting that this is a British program and they use almost the Same eggcrate readout as we do here in America.
That anglia logo used to scare the shit out of me as a child, that and the news at 10 chimes
Why? The music or the ident? I liked it.
dont kow mate probably anxiety, soon as i heard the news at 10 chimes i used to freak out and look at the door handle thinking someone was gonna come in the room.
How many series did Fred host and how many with Tom O Connor
I think Fred hosted 8 series of Gambit & Tom hosted 2 or 3.
Audio low!
The host, Fred Dineage, reminds me a little bit of Bernie Kopell from The Love Boat. The dealer on this show, Michelle, sure is pretty.
Guess what GSN does many years later??
wink martindale was a better host
The American version was better than this version.