
The Generation Game
Overview
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.
Details
- Status Ended
- First Air Date October 2, 1971
- Last Air Date April 13, 2002
- Seasons 23
- Episodes 421
- Networks BBC One
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Seasons
Specials
2 episodes • 1978
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Season 1
16 episodes • 1971
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 1
Season 2
17 episodes • 1972
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 2
Season 3
23 episodes • 1973
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 3
Season 4
22 episodes • 1974
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 4
Season 5
16 episodes • 1975
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 5
Season 6
19 episodes • 1976
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 6
Season 7
18 episodes • 1977
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game: Season 7
Season 8
16 episodes • 1978
Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 1
Season 9
19 episodes • 1979
Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 2
Season 10
19 episodes • 1980
Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 3
Season 11
18 episodes • 1981
Larry Grayson's Generation Game: Season 4
Season 12
15 episodes • 1990
Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 1
Season 13
17 episodes • 1991
Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 2
Season 14
16 episodes • 1992
Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 3
Season 15
16 episodes • 1993
Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 4
Season 16
16 episodes • 1994
Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game: Season 5
Season 17
17 episodes • 1995
Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 1
Season 18
16 episodes • 1996
Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 2
Season 19
22 episodes • 1997
Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 3
Season 20
22 episodes • 1998
Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 4
Season 21
21 episodes • 1999
Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 5
Season 22
21 episodes • 2000
Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 6
Season 23
19 episodes • 2001
Jim Davidson's Generation Game: Season 7