The Generation Game
The Generation Game
The Generation Game was a British game show produced by the BBC in which four teams of two competed to win prizes. The programme was first broadcast in 1971 under the title Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game and ran until 1982, and again from 1990 until 2002. The show was based on the Dutch TV show Een van de acht, "One of the Eight", the format devised in 1969 by Theo Uittenbogaard for VARA Television. Mrs. Mies Bouwman - a popular Dutch talk show host and presenter of the show - came up with the idea of the conveyor belt. She had seen it on a German programme and wanted to incorporate it into the show. Another antecedent for the gameshow was 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium' on ATV, which had a game called Beat the Clock, taken from an American gameshow. It featured married couples playing silly games within a certain time to win prize money. This was hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 1958, and he took the idea with him when he went over to the BBC.
Series Cast
Status / Type
Ended (Scripted)
Seasons / Episodes
23 Seasons | 421 Episodes
Network
Genres
Seasons
Specials
2 Episodes • 1978
Season 1
16 Episodes • 1971
Season 2
17 Episodes • 1972
Season 3
23 Episodes • 1973
Season 4
22 Episodes • 1974
Season 5
16 Episodes • 1975
Season 6
19 Episodes • 1976
Season 7
18 Episodes • 1977
Season 8
16 Episodes • 1978
Season 9
19 Episodes • 1979
Season 10
19 Episodes • 1980
Season 11
18 Episodes • 1981
Season 12
15 Episodes • 1990
Season 13
17 Episodes • 1991
Season 14
16 Episodes • 1992
Season 15
16 Episodes • 1993
Season 16
16 Episodes • 1994
Season 17
17 Episodes • 1995
Season 18
16 Episodes • 1996
Season 19
22 Episodes • 1997
Season 20
22 Episodes • 1998
Season 21
21 Episodes • 1999
Season 22
21 Episodes • 2000
Season 23
19 Episodes • 2001
