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| + | [[Mastermind]]'s official warm-up man Ted Robbins plays the role of a Governor of a showbiz prison where the encarcerated variety acts have to perform in front of the Parole Board of 50 children who then decide which of the four acts gets released from the Nick. | ||
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| + | Various prison officers ask the children for their opinions of the performances in a ''Dixon of Dock Green'' style. The kids all seem to have some kind of clipboard even if they're just saying "Brilliant!", "Amazing!" etc. | ||
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| + | Despite the bizarre concept, the acts are great to watch and the production values are very solid with a cleverly matched set and lighting scheme that makes the whole thing horribly plausible. The weird scoring on the clapometer is perhaps something to tweak (why 107.4?) but overall this deserves a long spell on BBC One. | ||
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Revision as of 17:20, 18 December 2006
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Host
Ted Robbins as The Governor
Co-hosts
Lee Barnett as Jeremy Gimbert
Dave Chapman as Peter Nokio
Ian Kirkby as Mr Burgess
Melvin Odoom as Melvin
Broadcast
CBBC for BBC One, 2006
Synopsis
OK, so you thought the synopsis for You Should be So Lucky! is odd - wellll, you haven't heard anything yet.
Mastermind's official warm-up man Ted Robbins plays the role of a Governor of a showbiz prison where the encarcerated variety acts have to perform in front of the Parole Board of 50 children who then decide which of the four acts gets released from the Nick.
Various prison officers ask the children for their opinions of the performances in a Dixon of Dock Green style. The kids all seem to have some kind of clipboard even if they're just saying "Brilliant!", "Amazing!" etc.
Despite the bizarre concept, the acts are great to watch and the production values are very solid with a cleverly matched set and lighting scheme that makes the whole thing horribly plausible. The weird scoring on the clapometer is perhaps something to tweak (why 107.4?) but overall this deserves a long spell on BBC One.
Key moments
Children being asked to give (quite obviously fake) opinions.
Catchphrases
"If you can't sing, dance or rhyme, don't do the crime".
