They Think It's All Over (TV series)
| They Think It's All Over | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy panel game |
| Created by | Bill Matthews Simon Bullivant |
| Presented by |
Des Lynam Nick Hancock Lee Mack |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 154 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Talkback (1995–2005) Talkback Thames (2006) |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC Radio 5 (1992–4) BBC1 (1995–2006) |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1995–2000) 16:9 (2001–2006) |
| Original release | 14 September 1995 – 9 June 2006 |
They Think It's All Over is a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme produced by Talkback and shown on BBC1. The show's name is taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous 1966 World Cup commentary quotation, "they think it's all over...it is now!" and the show used the phrase to sign off each episode. In 2006 the show was axed after 11 years on-air.
The show was originally presented by comedian Nick Hancock. Ex-England football team captain Gary Lineker and ex-England cricket team captain David Gower were team captains from 1995 until they announced their retirement from the show in 2003. They were replaced as team captains by ex-England football goalkeeper David Seaman and ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell. Former footballer Ian Wright took over from David Seaman in autumn 2004. From October 2005, Boris Becker replaced Tufnell and Lee Mack took over from Hancock as host.
Occasionally, a team captain was unable to appear on the show due to other commitments so guest captains were drafted in. Six times World Snooker Champion Steve Davis was a regular choice as guest captain, while Matthew Pinsent, Mark Lawrenson, Mick McCarthy, Sam Torrance, Steve Backley, Sharron Davies, Linford Christie and Michael Johnson also appeared in this role. Additionally, Ian Wright was a guest captain before becoming a permanent team captain.
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