"Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 75 years. In 2012, ""Guinness World Records"" recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. Forsyth came to national attention from the mid-1950s through the ITV series ""Sunday Night at the London Palladium"". He went on to host several game shows, including ""The Generation Game"", ""Play Your Cards Right"", ""The Price Is Right"" and ""You Bet!"". He co-presented ""Strictly Come Dancing"" from 2004 to 2013. Forsyth was born"
"therefore it was the same one. Bruce started each show with his trademark ""It's nice to see you, to see you nice"" (whereby the audience join in on the last ""nice"".). When a pair was revealed, he'd say ""You don't get anything for a pair, not in this game."", and the audience would join in with the ""not in this game"" part. On the 2002 series in particular, he would often start the show with a made-up quote. When ""Card Sharks"" was slated for a revival in 1986, Forsyth himself was considered as possible host by creator/producer Mark Goodson (Forsyth,"
"Takeover Bid Takeover Bid (or Bruce Forsyth's Takeover Bid) was a BBC Television primetime entertainment quiz programme that aired on BBC1 from 26 May 1990 until 15 July 1991. The programme was hosted by Bruce Forsyth and assisted by Claire Sutton. The basic premise of ""Takeover Bid"" was that of a ""reverse game show"", where the contestants were given prizes at the beginning of play, and the object of the game was to try and keep them. Three contestants competed to retain prizes they were given through two rounds. They kept whatever they won in the main game. Contestants played"
"Forsyth replaced in the new show. He was the original host of ""You Bet!"" (1988 to 1990), before the show reached mainstream success under the stewardship of Matthew Kelly. Forsyth fronted the third version of ""The Price Is Right"" (1995 to 2001). His unsuccessful gameshows include ""Takeover Bid"" (1990 to 1991), ""Hollywood Or Bust"" (1984), and ""Didn't They Do Well!"" (2004). During the 1970s Forsyth featured in the Stork margarine adverts on television, and then during the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in an advertising campaign for the furniture retailer Courts, in which he dressed as a judge. Forsyth celebrated"
"regain control of the board, they will be allowed to change the frozen card (due to it now being the card the couple would start on.). If the next card was the same rank as the card showing, it counted as a wrong guess; indeed, this is the only way to be wrong when an ace or deuce appeared. ""You get nothing for a pair, not in this game"" was Forsyth's catch phrase on such occasions. If no team had managed to predict the last card correctly within the first three questions sudden death was played. The couple who gained"
"was broadcast on BBC One on 11 March 2018. On 18 August 2018, exactly a year after he died, Forsyth's ashes were laid to rest beneath the stage in a private ceremony at the London Palladium. Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 75 years. In 2012, ""Guinness World Records"" recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. Forsyth came to national attention from the mid-1950s through the ITV series ""Sunday Night at the London"
"still had after it was asked. Losing all stars ended the round immediately and forfeited all bonus prizes. Takeover Bid Takeover Bid (or Bruce Forsyth's Takeover Bid) was a BBC Television primetime entertainment quiz programme that aired on BBC1 from 26 May 1990 until 15 July 1991. The programme was hosted by Bruce Forsyth and assisted by Claire Sutton. The basic premise of ""Takeover Bid"" was that of a ""reverse game show"", where the contestants were given prizes at the beginning of play, and the object of the game was to try and keep them. Three contestants competed to retain"
"season between ITV and the BBC. Also in 1978, Grade managed to place under contract the entertainer Bruce Forsyth who had helped the BBC to dominate the Saturday evening television ratings through the decade via ""The Generation Game"" series. His new vehicle was titled ""Bruce Forsyth's Big Night"" and was intended to feature all his talents in one programme lasting two hours. The budget was £2million for a fourteen-week run. The new series was considered a disaster, with the press turning against the host, but did achieve an initial audience of 14 million. ""The Generation Game"", with new host Larry"
"Bruce Forsyth's Big Night Bruce Forsyth's Big Night was a TV show screened on ITV on Saturday nights throughout the autumn and winter of 1978. It starred Bruce Forsyth. A total of 12 episodes were broadcast between 7 October and 31 December 1978. A further one off special was shown on 4 April 1980. The show was made by London Weekend Television. Following the huge success enjoyed by ""The Generation Game"", Forsyth was poached from the BBC for a reported £15,000 a show with each show having a budget of £250,000. The idea was that the show would provide Bruce"
"Money for Nothing (TV programme) Money For Nothing is a British television programme hosted by Sarah Moore, Jay Blades and Ethan-James Osborne that airs on BBC. The premise of the programme is to take items that other people have disposed of and which the presenter rescues from council refuse collection sites. With the help of a designer they are turned into desirable items, which are then sold. Any profit made is then returned to the individual(s) who disposed of the item originally. The show voice-over is provided by comedian and writer Arthur Smith. ""Celebrity Money for Nothing"" is a related"
"seen him nominated for five British Comedy Awards, winning the 1992 ""Top TV Comedy Personality"" and 1999 ""Best Comedy Entertainment Personality"" awards. He has also shared a further three British Comedy Awards with the panel and crew of the show, winning ""Best new TV comedy"" in 1991, ""Best comedy gameshow"" in 1999 and ""Best Comedy Panel Show"" in 2009. He received the 2004 Broadcasting Press Guild Award for ""Best Non-Acting Performer"", also for his work on ""Have I Got News for You"". In 2008, Merton presented Bruce Forsyth with a BAFTA Fellowship: Forsyth had given Merton his Best Entertainment Performance"
"years of appeals, Andrews won a reversal in 1990. This did not affect Andrews and Bernstein's relationship as colleagues, as the two production units later launched ""Yahtzee"" in 1988. An equally short-lived British version ran on Sky One from February 6, 1991, until September 28, 1992, hosted by Andrew O'Connor. Anything for Money Anything for Money is an American television game show where two contestants tried to predict the outcomes of situations in which cast members Christopher Callen and Ralph Harris attempted to coerce passers-by into participating in jokes, in exchange for increasing amounts of money. Fred Travalena hosted ""Anything"
"was first to admit that axing this series, and the soap opera ""Emergency Ward 10"" at the same time, were the two biggest mistakes he ever made. This revival was hosted by Jim Dale, with each episode being broadcast live. Two episodes were cancelled mid-broadcast due, apparently to a reported bomb scare. A one-off edition of ""Sunday Night at the London Palladium"" was broadcast in 1998, to celebrate Bruce Forsyth's 70th birthday. It included appearances by Diana Ross and Joe Longthorne. On 29 August 2010, ""Gareth Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium"" was performed by the staff of the"
"""The Price is Right"" and NBC's ""Wheel of Fortune"". Consequently, ""Hot Streak"" was routinely beaten in the ratings and came in a distant third to both shows and ABC decided not to renew the show when its thirteen-week order ended. These were some of the international versions of the ""(Bruce Forsyth's) Hot Streak"" format produced: Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak is an American television game show that aired on ABC from January 6 to April 4, 1986. British television personality Bruce Forsyth hosted the series, the only time he hosted a series outside of his native United"
"7 October 1968, he was top of the bill on the opening night of the Golden Garter nightclub, Wythenshawe. Two years later, he played Swinburne in the Disney fantasy film ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"". In 1976, he appeared on ""The Muppet Show"", where he took on the famous duo of Statler and Waldorf. During his spell of hosting ""Sunday Night at the London Palladium"" as part of the show he hosted the 15-minute game show ""Beat the Clock"". Forsyth's next success was ""The Generation Game"" (BBC1, 1971–1977, 1990–1994), which proved popular and attracted huge Saturday evening audiences. It was on this"
"contributed to two series of ""Quote Unquote"" for BBC Radio 4, and has read the morning story on BBC Radio 4. Playwright Dennis Potter invited Dickson to play cameo parts in several of his TV dramas. More television beckoned with Harry Enfield in his award-winning Tiger Aspect series ""Harry Enfield and Chums"". Various on screen character roles followed in the first two series of ""Steve Wright People's Show"" for BBC One. Bruce Forsyth called Dickson to voice the famous ""Come on Downs"" and prize descriptions for seven series of ITV's ""Bruce's Price is Right"" and he was on board for"
"premiered on W Network January 3, 2012. A real estate and home renovation series for the ages, ""All for Nothing?"" is out to prove that you don’t need to spend a dime to transform your home into a beautiful sale-ready property. Each week, two households strap on their tool belts and face off in a competition to fix up their design-deficient homes with zero budgets. The seller with the highest increase in value at the end of two weeks wins the commission-free listing services of expert realtor and host, Paul Rushforth. Luckily, homeowners get guidance from Paul and award-winning designer,"
"For What It's Worth (game show) For What It's Worth is an antiques game show that aired on BBC One from 4 January to 26 June 2016. It is hosted by Fern Britton, recorded from the second series, in front of an audience. The game starts with three pairs of contestants, each with a picker and a quizzer; in series one they saw an array of sixteen antiques, whereas in series two twelve are laid out, of which one is ""worthless"" (£10 or less) and one is worth £2,500. These values are worked out by the guest and an independent"
"Bruce Forsyth's tenure as host. He forfeit when he failed his challenge to milk a cow live in the studio. Before his challenge, he tried to teach Forsyth all the symbols involved in horse racing betting, leading Forsyth to eventually quip, ""We're going to run out of tape!"" McCririck appeared on the 1991 ""Bullseye"" Christmas Special, winning the top prize for his chosen charity. He has also appeared in the ""Celebrity Poker Club"" television series, reaching the Grand Finale of series one, won by Sir Clive Sinclair. McCririck has also appeared during ITV's Snooker coverage also in a betting capacity."
"panellist or Bruce Forsyth was not achieved, that sponsor would have to do a forfeit. (e.g., being a golf caddie or air steward for the day). (In the case of Forsyth's challenge, the majority vote determined Forsyth's prediction; an incorrect prediction forced Forsyth to do his forfeit. His explanation for this part was usually, ""You're now betting for the fate of Forsyth in the form of a forfeit. If you're right, I'm alright; but if you're wrong, I'm right in it!"") It was either broadcast in the studio on the same show or broadcast on location on the following week's"
"for the game show was ""Sunday Night at the London Palladium"" on ATV, which had a game called Beat the Clock, taken from an American game show of the same name. 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. During the 1970s, game shows became more popular and started to replace expensive variety shows. Creating new studio shows was cheaper than hiring a theatre and paying for long rehearsals and a"
"to host You Bet! (replacing Bruce Forsyth), and Stars in their Eyes (replacing Leslie Crowther, with Crowther having been injured in an auto accident). ""Game for a Laugh"" was spoofed in ""Not the Nine O'Clock News"", in a sketch showing a man (played by Rowan Atkinson) returning home from work to find his wife brutally beheaded. He runs out into the street screaming before being approached by the crew who then shout ""Game for a Laugh"", whereupon they all share the joke, despite the fact that the man's wife is dead. This parody featured Pamela Stephenson (in the Sarah Kennedy"
"program. Regular designers and craftspeople include: Norman Wilkinson, Rupert Blanchard, Forge Creative (Josh Kennard & Oliver ""Oli"" Milne), Sarah Peterson, Neil Wragg, Ray Clarke, Daniel Health, Mark 'Horse' Philips, Bex Simon, The Rag and Bone Man, Guy Trench. Money for Nothing (TV programme) Money For Nothing is a British television programme hosted by Sarah Moore, Jay Blades and Ethan-James Osborne that airs on BBC. The premise of the programme is to take items that other people have disposed of and which the presenter rescues from council refuse collection sites. With the help of a designer they are turned into desirable"
"by LWT and lasted nine years, until December 1988. After the series ended, the pair went on to ""Cannon and Ball's Casino"", a Saturday-night game show for Yorkshire Television in the early 1990s, and ""Plaza Patrol"", also for Yorkshire Television. The first seven series of the C&B shows have been released on DVD The Cannon and Ball Show The Cannon and Ball Show was a successful comedy variety show on ITV featuring the double act comprising Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon. The pair were booked to perform on seven episodes of ""Bruce Forsyth's Big Night"", but not all of their"
"- a mixture of Old English and Latin, with some Klingon and Elvish. The first episode was originally broadcast as a one-off pilot on Radio 4 on 4th July 2007; it was subsequently repeated on 14 May 2008, as the start of the first full series. Double Science Double Science is a British sitcom on BBC Radio 4. It follows Colin Jackson (""no relation"") and Kenneth Farley-Pittman, two chemistry teachers existing in a work-life balance haven at the fictional Forresters Sixth Form College. As the college specialises in drama, the science department has long languished in happy obscurity, but the"
"were a success in primetime, it would lead to a daytime slot. However, ratings were not strong enough and ""The Generation Gap"" ended after 16 episodes. Despite this, Barry's game show career was successfully revived, and he thanked ABC for the opportunity during his goodbyes on the last episode. ""The Generation Gap"" has not been revived in other countries, partly due to its short run. Despite its title, ""The Generation Game"" (which originally ran in the United Kingdom from 1971–1981 and hosted by Bruce Forsyth) was based on a 1969 Dutch show entitled ""Een van de acht"" (""One of the"
"all they would receive was their ""BFH: Bus Fare Home"". ""Keep out of the black and in the red; nothing in this game for two in a bed"" referred to how contestants would win a prize by hitting the appropriate part of the dartboard, but would lose the prize if they hit it twice. He always asked contestants who lost the gamble to ""look at what you could have won"". In 1999, Bowen began presenting on BBC Radio Lancashire but in 2002, after working there for three years, he resigned after referring to a guest on his show as a"
"£500 would be added on. If there was a pair revealed in the Cash Cards, the couple didn't lose any money, they moved on to the next card. If the last two cards on a row were a pair, the second card would be used as the base card for the row above. The theoretical maximum in the Cash Cards is £136,000. Among Forsyth's other quips, he would, at the beginning of some shows, say, ""What a lovely audience! You're so much better than last week."" The joke was that the same audience was used for more than one show,"
"Campaign for One Campaign for One is a 1965 Australian television film. A remake of an episode of the BBC series ""Wednesday Play"", it aired in a 60-minute time-slot on ABC on 24 November 1965 as part of ""Wednesday Theatre"". It was not unheard of during the 1960s for British anthology episodes to be remade for Australian television. It was based on a script by Anthony Church and Marielaine Double. Set in 1967, an English astronaut is in orbit. After completing a spacewalk, he announces that he has no intentions to return to Earth, due to his wife leaving him,"
"Nick, works in radio, presenting traffic and travel bulletins for AA Roadwatch based in Stanmore. Jean died in December 2017 aged 86. Crowther died from heart failure at 5am on 29 September 1996 in the Royal United Hospital in Bath, at the age of 63, with his wife Jean and family at his side. He had lived near Bath since 1978, and had a flat in London overlooking Lord's Cricket Ground. The 30 September 1996 episode of ""Bruce's Price Is Right"", the Bruce Forsyth version of ""The Price is Right"", was dedicated to Crowther at the request of Forsyth himself,"
"to win two gold Sony Radio Academy Awards: one for """"Regional Broadcaster of the Year"""", and the other for """"Best Music Sequence Programme of Year"""". """"Money for Nothing"""" is presently broadcast every Saturday morning. Money regularly appears with his band the ""Soul Sharks"", and takes the """"Owen Money Laughter Show"""" to venues around Wales and South West England. Money used to be the landlord of a pub called The LA in Swansea. It was originally named the Hafod Inn; Money used to say that LA stood for ""Lower 'Afod"". The pub is now the Hafod Inn once again. Money was"
"named Charlie, on December 30, 2016. Shannell Lewis co-hosted the OZFM Rush with Lethbridge and Campbell throughout 2017 and early 2018. As of February 2018, O'Brien is back on CHOZ-FM. In October 2017, Former CHUM and Stingray Program director Jay Lawrence took over the role of Program director. In January 2011, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council admonished CHOZ-FM for playing the unedited version of Dire Straits' ""Money for Nothing"", following a complaint from a listener that stated that the song contained the word ""faggot"", a slur for a homosexual person. Even though the song has won numerous awards and has"
"BBC One aired ""Sir Bruce Forsyth – Mr Entertainment"", in place of the scheduled ""The One Show"", in tribute. Forsyth was cremated on 5 September 2017 in a private ceremony attended only by close family and friends. A few days later, on 9 September 2017, when that year's series of ""Strictly Come Dancing"" began, it paid tribute to Forsyth with a special ballroom dance routine from their professional dancers. On 14 December 2017, BBC announced that it would produce a tribute show to Forsyth at the London Palladium on 21 February 2018. Hosted by Tess Daly, ""Sir Bruce: A Celebration"""