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In its formative years, it became well known for the outlandish and often highly eccentric contestants it featured - Barrymore would often spend over 5 minutes talking to them. The introductory footage of the prizes on offer were also noteworthy, often filmed in black-and-white with a slapstick style. In [[1987]], it was the fifth most watched programme on UK television. |
In its formative years, it became well known for the outlandish and often highly eccentric contestants it featured - Barrymore would often spend over 5 minutes talking to them. The introductory footage of the prizes on offer were also noteworthy, often filmed in black-and-white with a slapstick style. In [[1987]], it was the fifth most watched programme on UK television. |
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In its later years it aired under the title ''[[Strike It Rich (1950s TV series)|Strike It Rich]]''; this being the title of the popular [[United States|American]] game show on which it was based. Apparently, the reason for this was that, by this time, the show had changed its production company and the original producers held an exclusive copyright to the name ''Strike It Lucky'', forcing the show to change to the American title. There is also the factor that when the show was first exported to the UK, the [[Independent Broadcasting Authority]]'s prize limits were still in place, and "Rich" was probably dropped from the title because of the relatively low value of prizes on offer; by the time it returned as ''Strike It Rich'' the limits had been lifted and it was giving away a substantially higher value of prizes. |
In its later years it aired under the title ''[[Strike It Rich (1950s TV series)|Strike It Rich]]''; this being the title of the popular [[United States|American]] game show on which it was based. Apparently, the reason for this was that, by this time, the show had changed its production company (to [[London Weekend Television]]) and the original producers held an exclusive copyright to the name ''Strike It Lucky'', forcing the show to change to the American title. There is also the factor that when the show was first exported to the UK, the [[Independent Broadcasting Authority]]'s prize limits were still in place, and "Rich" was probably dropped from the title because of the relatively low value of prizes on offer; by the time it returned as ''Strike It Rich'' the limits had been lifted and it was giving away a substantially higher value of prizes. |
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Revision as of 02:17, 19 September 2005
Strike It Lucky was a popular British television game show of the 1980s and 1990s, produced by Thames Television for ITV, and presented by the British comedian Michael Barrymore.
In its formative years, it became well known for the outlandish and often highly eccentric contestants it featured - Barrymore would often spend over 5 minutes talking to them. The introductory footage of the prizes on offer were also noteworthy, often filmed in black-and-white with a slapstick style. In 1987, it was the fifth most watched programme on UK television.
In its later years it aired under the title Strike It Rich; this being the title of the popular American game show on which it was based. Apparently, the reason for this was that, by this time, the show had changed its production company (to London Weekend Television) and the original producers held an exclusive copyright to the name Strike It Lucky, forcing the show to change to the American title. There is also the factor that when the show was first exported to the UK, the Independent Broadcasting Authority's prize limits were still in place, and "Rich" was probably dropped from the title because of the relatively low value of prizes on offer; by the time it returned as Strike It Rich the limits had been lifted and it was giving away a substantially higher value of prizes.