Names and Games
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Host
1984: Simon Bates, Anneka Rice and Fern Britton
1985: Lennie Bennett and Sandra Dickinson
1986: Lennie Bennett and Kathy Tayler
Broadcast
Trans World International (TWI) for BBC2, 27 August 1984, 16 December 1985 and 25 August 1986 (3 specials)
Synopsis
Vast numbers of TV faces took part in games to raise money for their chosen charities.
The Radio Times billing for 1984's event at Kempton Park said:
- Do you know how many show business stars really can walk on water? This show will reveal the answer. The fun also includes chariot racing, hover-crafts, canoes and jet skis. The 16 stars compete in teams for their own nominated charities and the Ever Ready Trophy.
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Trivia
The teams were:
1984:
- Music: Ed Stewart, Paul Burnett, Gary Numan, Hazell Dean
- Actors: Bernard Cribbins, Rodney Bewes, Chris Strauli, Susan Penhaligon
- Presenters: Jeremy Beadle, Henry Kelly, Francis Wilson, Sue Cook
- Children's television: John Gorman, Paul Henley, Peter Duncan, Sharron Davies
- Referee: Brian Rix
1985:
- Music: Suzi Quatro, Denise Nolan, Captain Sensible, Dave Hill
- Actors: Graham Chapman, Christopher Blake, Linda Robson, Linda Lou Allen
- Presenters: Sue Robbie, Kathy Tayler, Paul Coia, 'Doc' Cox
- Children's TV: Toni Arthur, Paula Ann Bland, Geoffrey Hayes, Phillip Schofield
- Referee: Christopher Hughes
1986:
- Actors: Ross Davidson , Tracey Childs, Sharon Duce, Michael Le Veil
- Comedy: Bernie Clifton, Don Maclean, Ellie Laine, Joanne Ridley
- Music: Adrian John, Ed Stewart, Tracie Young, Angie Bowie
- Presenters: Michael Groth, Suzanne Dando, Zoe Brown, John Kettley
No referee was listed for 1986.
