Amazing Greys
Amazing Greys | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Paddy McGuinness Angela Rippon |
Voices of | David Goldstrom |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production companies | ITV Studios and Eyeworks |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 12 April 17 May 2014 | –
Amazing Greys is a British game show that aired on ITV, co-hosted by Paddy McGuinness and Angela Rippon.[1][2][3] It was aired from 12 April to 17 May 2014 and ran for six episodes.[4]
Production
[edit]A pilot episode was recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley on 19 September 2013 and presented solely by McGuinness. However, when the first series began filming, Rippon joined as his co-host. It was pre-recorded at The London Studios between 25 February and 20 March 2014.[5]
Overview
[edit]The show proposes to pair a duo, an 'older star with a younger partner'. The challenger can win £10,000, but in order to win this, the challenger must defeat the 'greys' on two games out of the three played.
Greys
[edit]Grey | Age | Occupation |
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Elizabeth Horrocks | Mastermind champion | |
Roy Norton | Table tennis player | |
Christine Truman[6] | Tennis player | |
Geoff Hurst | Footballer | |
Prue Leith | Chef | |
David Hamilton | Radio DJ | |
Pat Tombs | Powerlifter | |
Mary Peters | Athlete | |
John Lowe | Darts player | |
Ralph Johnson | Fencer |
References
[edit]- ^ "Amazing Greys - A Brand New Game Show on ITV, Hosted by Paddy McGuinness". starnow.co.nz. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Bother, Brig (20 September 2013). "That's Yer (Pi)Lot: Amazing Greys". bothersbar.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Press Releases".
- ^ "Amazing Greys axed after one series". Virgin Media. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Free audience tickets for AMAZING GREYS from SRO Audiences".
- ^ "Sro audiences".