Game Shows
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1. Pointless (2009– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Game-Show
A game show where contestants aim to score the fewest points possible by guessing the least popular answers given by people in polls on various subjects.
Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, Stephen Mangan, Konnie Huq
Votes: 2,989
2. The Chase (I) (2009– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Game-Show
A fast-paced game show where contestants must compete against 'The Chasers,' the show's eccentric and pompous know-it-all characters, in a variety of questions in order to win money by answering more of them correctly than the Chasers.
Stars: Bradley Walsh, Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty
Votes: 2,471
3. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998– )
60 min | Game-Show
The original British version of the popular quiz show, that became a worldwide phenomenon.
Stars: Chris Tarrant, Jeremy Clarkson, Judith Keppel, Eamonn Holmes
Votes: 2,462
4. Family Fortunes (1980–2023)
30 min | Game-Show
Two families go head to head to answer everyday questions.
Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Gino D'Acampo, Penny Layden, Max Bygraves
Votes: 298
5. Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
30 min | Game-Show
Contestants on a British game show see words and phrases with hidden letters. They spin a wheel, guess letters to reveal the hidden parts. The player who solves the full hidden puzzle by getting all letters wins.
Stars: Nicky Campbell, Steve Hamilton, Bradley Walsh, Carol Smillie
Votes: 137
6. The Krypton Factor (1977–2013)
30 min | Game-Show
Quiz show testing contestants' intelligence, general knowledge and fitness.
Stars: Gordon Burns, Dennis Hewitt, Penny Smith, Roy Barraclough
Votes: 139
7. Only Connect (2008– )
Game-Show
Victoria Coren hosts the fiendishly difficult quiz in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues.
Stars: Victoria Coren Mitchell, David Stainer, Henry Pertinez, Nick Mills
Votes: 668
8. Blockbusters (1983–2012)
30 min | Game-Show
General knowledge quiz for 16-18-year-olds.
Stars: Bob Holness, Liza Tarbuck, Daniel Strauss, Peter Tomlinson
Votes: 197
9. Win, Lose or Draw! (1990–1998)
23 min | Game-Show
Drawing guessing game, based on the board game Pictionary.
Stars: Bob Mills, Danny Baker, Shane Richie, Carol Smillie
Votes: 42
10. Bullseye (1981– )
30 min | Game-Show
Contestants test their darts skills and general knowledge and battle it out to get to Bully's Prize Board.
Stars: Jim Bowen, Tony Green, Nick Owen, Eric Bristow
Votes: 456
11. Catchphrase (1986– )
30 min | Game-Show
Game show in which contestants try to guess well-known phrases or sayings from animated picture puzzles.
Stars: Roy Walker, Nick Weir, Stephen Mulhern, Ted Robbins
Votes: 1,118
12. Deal or No Deal? (2005–2023)
37 min | Game-Show
Long-running British game show in which contestants test their luck and their nerve as they choose whether to take home the cash amount inside a sealed box or accept an offer from the mysterious banker.
Stars: Noel Edmonds, Glenn Hugill, Jon Culshaw, Reg Heathcote
Votes: 532
13. University Challenge (1962– )
30 min | Game-Show
Amol Rajan hosts this trivia quiz show where colleges from around the UK compete against each other. Originally presented by Bamber Gascoigne from 1962 to 1987, and Jeremy Paxman from 1994 to 2023.
Stars: Jeremy Paxman, Roger Tilling, Bamber Gascoigne, Jim Pope
Votes: 865
14. Mastermind (1972– )
30 min | Game-Show
A long-running series in which members of the public sit in a black chair to answer questions on a specialist subject and general knowledge.
Stars: Magnus Magnusson, Charles Key, Paul Ponder, Daniel Appleby
Votes: 705
15. The Crystal Maze (1990–2020)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A team of 6 contestants play a series of physical, mental, skill and mystery games across 4 themed zones gaining as many crystals as possible which determine how many seconds they get as they attempt to win a prize inside the Crystal Dome.
Stars: Richard O'Brien, Richard Ayoade, Edward Tudor-Pole, Sandra Caron
Votes: 1,835
16. 3-2-1 (1978–1987)
60 min | Game-Show
Three couples compete in a missing word game, with the winning couple going on to solve riddles left by guest performers to win prizes and avoid Dusty Bin's booby prize.
Stars: Ted Rogers, Dusty Bin, Chris Emmett, Mike Newman
Votes: 101
17. The Cube (2009– )
60 min | Game-Show
Phillip Schofield hosts BAFTA award winning gameshow, The Cube which tests contestants' ability, nerve and determination to win.
Stars: Phillip Schofield, Colin McFarlane, The Body, Joel Dommett
Votes: 264
18. Cash Trapped (2016–2019)
Game-Show
General knowledge-based British quiz show presented by Bradley Walsh in which 6 contestants compete against each other to try and win a cash prize.
Stars: Bradley Walsh, Gloria Mills, Mark Silverwood
Votes: 72
19. Impossible (2017–2021)
44 min | Game-Show
Rick Edwards hosts the daytime quiz show in which 30 recurring contestants must avoid choosing the impossible answer as they compete for the chance to win 10,000 pounds.
Stars: Rick Edwards, Daniel Joseph Woolf, Rachael Neiman
Votes: 122
20. Fifteen to One (1988–2003)
30 min | Game-Show
Quickfire elimination general knowledge quiz show.
Stars: William G. Stewart, Philip Lowrie, Laura Calland, Gareth McMullen
Votes: 116
21. Strike It Lucky (1986–1999)
30 min | Game-Show
Quiz show in which one half of three couples answers multiple general knowledge questions while his partner attempts to predict successfully whether a prize or a forfeit lies behind each of ten television screens.
Star: Michael Barrymore
Votes: 93
22. Busman's Holiday (1985–1993)
Game-Show
Quiz where contestants compete for a holiday location to see how their jobs are carried out there.
Stars: Julian Pettifer, Sarah Kennedy, Elton Welsby
Votes: 9
24. Tipping Point (2012– )
60 min | Game-Show
Four contestants aim to win up to 10,000 pounds by inserting counters into a jackpot machine.
Stars: Ben Shephard, Vicki Glover, Christopher Hall, Phillip Schofield
Votes: 488
25. Countdown (1982– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Game-Show
The long-running words and numbers game.
Stars: Susie Dent, Carol Vorderman, Richard Whiteley, Rachel Riley
Votes: 1,469
26. Play Your Cards Right (1980– )
30 min | Game-Show
A British television game show based on and played similarly to the American show Card Sharks (1978).
Stars: Bruce Forsyth, Debbie Flett, Natalie van de Braam, Denise Kemp
Votes: 129
27. Going for Gold (1987–1996)
25 min | Game-Show
European quiz show.
Stars: Henry Kelly, John Suchet, Alex Kramer, Vicky Letch
Votes: 73
28. Knightmare (1987–1994)
25 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Dungeons and Dragons-style show that lets contestants explore a computer-generated fantasy world, with wicked special effects and cunning puzzles.
Stars: Hugo Myatt, Paul Valentine, Clifford Norgate, Mark Knight
Votes: 1,127
29. Every Second Counts (1986–1993)
35 min | Game-Show
Contestants battle it out against the clock to win prizes accompanied by Paul's questions and humourous comments.
Stars: Paul Daniels, Philip Talbot, Jonathan Booth, Hilary Kay
Votes: 16
30. Big Break (II) (1990–2002)
30 min | Game-Show, Sport
General knowledge game show where contestants team up with snooker stars testing their skill against the clock.
Stars: Jim Davidson, John Virgo, Colin Ward-Lewis, Charles Nove
Votes: 204
31. Give Us a Clue (1979–2022)
25 min | Game-Show
A British TV show where every week a team of celebrities would play Charades
Stars: Lionel Blair, Michael Parkinson, Liza Goddard, Una Stubbs
Votes: 65
32. Chain Letters (1987–1997)
30 min | Game-Show
Three contestants are individually given words, and they must change one letter at a time to make new words. The more they manage in the time, the more money they win.
Stars: Allan Stewart, Ted Robbins, Dave Spikey, Vince Henderson
Votes: 20
33. Cross Wits (1985–1998)
30 min | Game-Show
British version of the quiz show where celebrities and ordinary people compete to solve giant crossowrd puzzles.
Stars: Tom O'Connor, George Layton, Barry Cryer, Leslie Crowther
Votes: 16
34. Treasure Hunt (1982–1989)
60 min | Game-Show
Helicopter skyrunner Anneka Rice races against the clock to find directions to treasure at locations worked out by studio guests from cryptic clues.
Stars: Kenneth Kendall, Anneka Rice, Wincey Willis, Annabel Croft
Votes: 119
35. The Adventure Game (1980–1986)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Two celebrities and a member of the public take a trip to the planet Arg - sometimes willingly, sometimes not - and attempt to work their way through a series of puzzles set by the alien Argonds.
Stars: Christopher Leaver, Charmian Gradwell, Anne Palmer, Richard Lewis
Votes: 231
36. The Great Egg Race (1979–1986)
Game-Show
Family show where teams of inventors were challenged to build odd contraptions out of everyday objects.
Stars: Heinz Wolff, Hilary Henson, Charlotte Allen, Ian Fells
Votes: 35
37. Name That Tune (1983–1987)
30 min | Game-Show
The first British series version of the game show where music replaces questions.
Stars: Maggie Moone, Tom O'Connor, Lionel Blair
Votes: 30
38. Time Commanders (2003–2016)
45 min | Documentary, Action, History
Each week four contestants come together as a team to recreate a historical battle via computer simulator. With two of the group playing generals with an overview of the battlefield, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Lynette Nusbacher, Eddie Mair, David McAlister, Richard Hammond
Votes: 210
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