The Name's the Same
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[[Hugh Dennis]] (2005) | [[Hugh Dennis]] (2005) | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 20 February 2007
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Host
Bernard Braden (original host)
Hugh Dennis (2005)
Broadcast
Goodson-Todman production for the Home Service (radio) and BBC-tv, 1953-?
BBC Four, 2005
Synopsis
A game in which the panel met someone who had a familiar name, such as Mr William Shakespeare, or Miss Penny Farthing. Their task was to guess that famous name by asking up to six questions each. At the start, the panellists took control of the questioning in turn but could pass control to someone else in line when they liked. The mystery names could be a person, place or thing.
Like What's My Line?, the programme was brought back for a one-off by BBC Four in 2005 as part of a season on British culture of the 1940s/50s. Hugh "The Grin" Dennis hosted, with a faux posh panel of Brian "Yeeees...." Sewell, Amanda "Think of the children" Platell, Amy "Cake" Lame and Dave "Dave" Gorman.
Key moments
One time, the name of the person was Frank Muir, sharing his name with a member of the panel. This led to the following exchange:
"Are you on the panel?"
"Yes"
"Are you me?"
This trick was repeated in the 2005 one-off, with Brian Sewell.
Inventor
This was a US format, one of the lesser entries on Mark Goodson's resume.
