That's Showbusiness | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by |
Jeremy Pascall Phil Swern |
Presented by | Mike Smith |
Starring |
Team captains Gloria Hunniford (1989-93) Kenny Everett (1989-93) |
Theme music composer | Debbie Wiseman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 8 |
No. of episodes | 132 (inc. 9 specials) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC1 |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Original release | 20 May 1989 | – 8 July 1996
Chronology | |
Related shows |
As Seen on TV Comedy World Cup Show Me the Telly Telly Addicts |
That's Showbusiness is a game show that aired on BBC1 from 20 May 1989 to 8 July 1996 and hosted by Mike Smith.
Initially, two teams of three, with team captains Kenny Everett and Gloria Hunniford competed, however, in the later series there were no team captains, just two teams of two celebrities. The quiz was split into various rounds and scoring was usually two points per answer or one point if offered across to the opposing team for a bonus. The rounds altered slightly from series to series. The following featured significantly: