First viewed : 1988
This was another game show adapted from an American programme by Scottish Television . Contestants answered a simple general knowledge question to get a spin of a wheel offering various points totals , prizes or the odd forfeit. It also allowed them to pick a letter for what was basically a game of Hangman. The contestant with the most points had a shot at winning a car in the Final.
The original host was new Radio One DJ Nicky Campbell who, round about the same time this show first aired, had been given carte blanche to completely throw over the old Richard Skinner /David Jensen/ Janice Long audience for the evening slot. Instead of The Smiths and Jesus and Mary Chain, Nicky brought you the new ones from The Kinks, Carole King and Van Morrison. As you can imagine, I wasn't very well disposed towards this bumptious little yuppie twerp. For the first series, he was assisted by a black girl Angela Ekaette but she was soon replaced by Scots lass Carol Smillie who rose to fame on the back of the programme.
Campbell eventually left the show in 1996 and subsequent hosts included Bradley Walsh and John Leslie. It was downgraded to a daytime slot in 1999 and axed in 2001.
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