Little dig at Blankety Blank for having worse prizes than Family Fortunes! Remember the IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authority, the regulatory body for ITV and later Channel 4) had strict prize value limits for ITV game shows, and the BBC had even stricter limits as they considered it inappropriate to spend license payers money on prizes. It was only about 1993 when the limits were lifted, paving the way for shows like Millionaire.
Hah! I always thought Max Bygraves was the one who usually missed the prize sound!! Blimey, that noise must have been jinxed or something LOL.
Monkhouse was brilliant, head and shoulders above that prat Vernon Kay!
It's amazing how well known the surname "Snape" would become in later years, and I'm not talking about the boy from "The Full Monty".
Little dig at Blankety Blank for having worse prizes than Family Fortunes!
Remember the IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authority, the regulatory body for ITV and later Channel 4) had strict prize value limits for ITV game shows, and the BBC had even stricter limits as they considered it inappropriate to spend license payers money on prizes.
It was only about 1993 when the limits were lifted, paving the way for shows like Millionaire.
A rise...is that what they call a raise in Britain?
TVS 1983 i think?