Bullseye (UK game show)
| Bullseye | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Andrew Wood Norman Vaughan |
| Presented by |
Jim Bowen (1981–1995) Dave Spikey (2006) |
| Starring | Tony Green (1982-1995, 2006) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 354 (inc. 10 Christmas specials) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) |
ATV (1981) Central (1982–1995) Granada Yorkshire (2006) |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ITV (1981–95) Challenge (2006) |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1981–1995) 16:9 (2006) |
| Original release |
28 September 1981 – 22 September 2006 related = One Hundred and Eighty |
28 September 1981 – 22 September 2006
Bullseye is a British game show television programme, with a darts theme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by comedian and TV presenter Jim Bowen.
Bullseye was created and owned by Andrew Wood (with comedian Norman Vaughan), who came up with the idea after research into aspects of game shows with mass appeal. Programme associates on the show were Mickey Brennan and Roger Edwards.
The series was centred on darts. Three pairs of contestants (each pair with one person to answer questions and one darts player) were pitted against one another to win prizes ranging from major prizes (such as a new car, a speedboat, a caravan or a luxury holiday) to consolation prizes of a set of darts, a tankard (for male contestants), a silver goblet (for female contestants) and a 'Bendy Bully' (a rubber model of the show's mascot).
The show originally aired on Monday nights in September 1981 and was produced by ATV. In 1982, Bullseye was moved to Sunday afternoons, and a new co-host, Tony Green, a professional darts referee and commentator, was brought in to keep track of the scores; this helped to achieve around 17 million viewers. Green (who appeared in the first series as a charity thrower) was initially brought in merely to act as a scorekeeper and commentator, but over the years his role grew: by the time the show ended he was essentially the co-host.
Bullseye was moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday afternoons from 1994 to 1995. A 15th series was planned in 1996, but Andrew Wood refused since the ITV network centre required new conditions, and he believed it would lose its appeal. After an eleven-year hiatus, Bullseye was revived for a new series, which was recorded for the digital channel Challenge. It was produced by Granada at Yorkshire Television in the Leeds Studios, and was hosted by Dave Spikey.
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