Watched by 6.34 million viewers, causing it to rank joint 52nd with an episode of Jim Davidson's version of Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game (1971).
Lily's mention of an "Ingmar Bergman film" is an unusually esoteric reference for a mainstream, relatively low-brow quiz, though it gets a laugh from the studio audience.
Although all celebrities will put on a "public persona" to greater or lesser extents, Brenda Gilhooly making six appearances as topless model "Gayle Tuesday" is the sole instance of a completely fictitious person appearing on the programme as a panellist.
To a lesser extent, the same could be applied to Harry Hill (real name Matthew Hall) who, while appearing as "himself", is very much a deliberately manufactured comic persona. Combined with Paul O'Grady hosting as "Lily Savage", and three of the seven celebrities in this particular edition are fabricated characters.
To a lesser extent, the same could be applied to Harry Hill (real name Matthew Hall) who, while appearing as "himself", is very much a deliberately manufactured comic persona. Combined with Paul O'Grady hosting as "Lily Savage", and three of the seven celebrities in this particular edition are fabricated characters.
The closest the original run of the series got to the level of fake personas seen in this episode was probably Episode #8.11 (1985) which featured Duncan Norvelle and Jimmy Cricket, two comedians who portrayed a stereotyped camp homosexual (despite being heterosexual in real life) and a similarly stereotyped "simple Irishman" figure. Though an exaggerated persona, Cricket (real name James Mulgrew) did at least perform with his own accent.