The Price Is Right (UK game show)
| The Price is Right | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The New Price is Right Bruce's Price is Right |
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Bob Stewart |
| Presented by |
Leslie Crowther (1984–8) Bob Warman (1989–90) Bruce Forsyth (1995–2001) Joe Pasquale (2006–7) |
| Voices of |
Simon Prebble (1984–8) Bobby Bragg (1989) Al Sherwin (1989–90) Peter Dickson (1995–2001, 2006–7) Mike Hurley (stand-in: 2006–7) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 (Leslie Crowther) 1 (Bob Warman) 7 (Bruce Forsyth) 1 (Joe Pasquale) |
| No. of episodes | 100 (Leslie Crowther) 30 (Bob Warman) 116 (3 unaired) (Bruce Forsyth) 124 (Joe Pasquale) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) (1984–8) 30 minutes (inc. adverts) (1989–90, 1995–2001, 2006–7) |
| Production company(s) |
Central in association with Mark Goodson Productions and Talbot Television (1984–8) Talbot Telegame and Mark Goodson Productions (1989–90) Yorkshire Television and Talbot Television in association with Mark Goodson Productions (1995–6) Yorkshire Television and Fremantle (UK) Productions (Grundy) (1996–2001) Talkback Thames (2006–7) |
| Distributor |
ITV Studios FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ITV (1984–8, 1995–2001, 2006–7) Sky One (1989–90) |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1984–8, 1989–90, 1995–2000) 16:9 (2001, 2006–7) |
| Original release | 24 March 1984 – 12 January 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Price Is Right |
The Price is Right is a British game show based on the US version of the same name. It originally aired on ITV from 24 March 1984 to 8 April 1988, hosted by Leslie Crowther, then it aired on Sky One from 4 September 1989 to 31 August 1990, hosted by Bob Warman, then it aired back on ITV from 4 September 1995 to 16 December 2001, hosted by Bruce Forsyth, and finally on the same channel from 8 May 2006 until 12 January 2007, hosted by Joe Pasquale.
Leslie Crowther hosted the original UK version, having beaten Joe Brown to the role of host after both recorded pilot episodes. It was also notable for being produced by William G. Stewart (of later Fifteen to One fame), who made the occasional cameo appearance. The Crowther version is popular with fans of the show for its near-campiness, frenetic pace, glamour, and the endearing presentation skills of its host, not for its cheaper prizes (which were forced on it by the Independent Broadcasting Authority's prize limits). Its format was nearly identical to that of CBS' daytime show in the United States. It initially used the Big Wheel to decide who would go through to the Range Finder (Scoring 100 won £500 and a bonus spin which awarded an additional £1,000 for spinning 100 or £250 for landing on an adjacent section), but the IBA forced Central to abandon this because of the lack of pricing skill involved. In fact, the show had to go off air for a while during its first season on the IBA's instructions (the regulator was also unhappy that prize values had exceeded its limits), so that the format could be adapted to fit into a much more tightly-regulated UK broadcasting environment.
After this ruling was made, the show replaced the Big Wheel rounds with a game called "Supermarket", a game loosely based on the American version's "Grocery Game" pricing game. In "Supermarket", each of the three people would select up to four of six presented grocery products; the one whose total was closest to £20, above or below, advanced to the Range Finder.
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