A-Z OF TV

A is for Are You Being Served?

1 Which writing duo created the series?

2 What is the name of Mrs Slocombe’s pussy?

3 What was the title of the short-lived sequel to Are You Being Served?

4 What was the first name of the janitor Mr Harmon, played by Arthur English?

5 Who played the role of Mr Rumbold?
 

B is for Blue Peter
 

1 In what year was Blue Peter first screened?

2 Who designed the Blue Peter badge?

3 What is the title of the theme music to the show?

4 Which Blue Peter presenter went on to marry Grant Bovey?

5 Which former presenter was appointed Britain’s Chief Scout in 2004?

C is for Coronation Street
 

1 On which street is Roy’s Rolls café?

2 Who was killed by Darren Whitely?

3 Whose extra marital affair with Janice Stubbs led to his divorce?

4 What is the middle name of Fred Elliott?

5 In 1978 who married Renee Bradshaw?
 

D is for Dr Who
 

1 Which recurring role in Dr Who was played by Nicholas Courtney?

2 Which song were the Beatles seen performing in the 1965 episode The Chase?

3 Which star of the musical Oliver declined the role of Dr Who on two occasions?

4 What is the name of the home planet of the Daleks?

5 In 1983 who portrayed The Five Doctors?
 

E is for Eastenders
 

1 In 2006 which actor was the longest running male actor in the show?

2 What three surnames has the character played by Pam St Clements had in the soap?

3 The district of Walford derives its name from which two areas of London?

4 What was the title of the vocal version of the theme tune, a top 10 hit for Anita Dobson?

5 Which fictional tube station serves the residents of Albert Square?

Answers for Are You Being Served?

1 Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft

2 Tiddles

3 Grace and Favour

4 Beverley

5 Nicholas Smith
 

Answers for Blue Peter

1 1958

2 Tony Hart

3 Barnacle Bill

4 Anthea Turner

5 Peter Duncan
 

Answers for Coronation Street

1 Rosamund Street

2 Brian Tilsley

3 Ray Langton, divorced from Deidre

4 Fred Handel Elliott

5 Alf Roberts

Answers for Dr Who
 

1 Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

2 Ticket to Ride

3 Ron Moody

4 Skaro

5 Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker (footage only),

Richard Hurndall (stood in for the deceased William Hartnell)

Answers for Eastenders
 

1 Adam Woodyatt

2 Wicks, Butcher, Evans

3 Walthamstow and Stratford

4 Anyone Can Fall In Love

5 Walford East

F is for Fawlty Towers
 

1 What was the name of the real life hotel that inspired John Cleese to write Fawlty Towers?

2 What is the name of the fictional lord in the episode A Touch of Class?

3 Who played Dr Price in The Kipper and the Corpse?

4 In which war did Basil Fawlty claim that he had killed four men?

5 At the beginning of each episode the letters on the sign of Fawlty Towers were rearranged. Which was the only rearrangement that was an actual anagram of Fawlty Towers?

G is for Gerry Anderson
 

1 Who provided the talking voice of Tex Tucker in Four Feather Falls?

2 In which futuristic city was Stingray set?

3 Who was the head of the World Space Patrol in Fireball XL5?

4 What was the name of Jimmy Gibson’s pet chimp in Supercar?

5 In Captain Scarlet what were the names of the five Angel fighter pilots?
 

H is for Hi-De-Hi
 

1 Who played the role of Spike Dixon?

2 In which fictional coastal resort was the series set?

3 Which star of Hi-De-Hi died in March 1996 from cancer?

4 What is the last name of Peggy played by Su Pollard?

5 Which Carry On stalwart played Uncle Sammy Morris?
 

I is for Inspector Morse
 

1 Why did Morse’s father christen him Endeavour?

2 Who played the role of Chief Superintendent Strange?

3 Other than John Thaw who is the only person to appear in every episode of Inspector Morse?

4 What is the first name of DS Lewis?

5 What make of car did Inspector Morse drive in the first Morse novel?

J is for Juke Box Jury
 

1 The singer nicknamed the Gal With the Giggle in her Voice appeared on the very first panel of Juke Box Jury. Who is she?

2 What was the title of the theme music to the show?

3 What was the first occasion in which the entire panel was made up of one pop group?

4 The very first panel saw a future Magpie presenter. Who is she?

5 Who were the first three hosts of the show?

Answers for Fawlty Towers
 

1 Gleneagles

2 Melbury

3 Geoffrey Palmer

4 Korean War

5 Flowery Twats
 

Answers for Gerry Anderson
 

1 Nicholas Parsons

2 Marineville

3 Commander Zero

4 Mitch

5 Destiny, Harmony, Melody, Rhapsody, Symphony
 

Answers for Hi-De-Hi
 

1 Jeffrey Holland

2 Crimpton-on-Sea

3 Simon Cadell

4 Ollerenshaw

5 Kenneth Connor
 

Answers for Inspector Morse
 

1 His father was a great admirer of Captain Cook

2 James Grout

3 Colin Dexter, in cameo roles a la Alfred Hitchcock

4 Robbie

5 Lancia
 

Answers for Juke Box Jury

1 Alma Cogan

2 Hit or Miss

3 Rolling Stones

4 Susan Stranks

5 David Jacobs, Noel Edmonds, Jools Holland

K is for Kids Stuff
 

1 In the Magpie theme song one is for sorrow. What does seven signify?

2 What was the name of the dragon in The Herbs?

3 In which zoo did the Hair Bear Bunch live?

4 Who was the first female presenter of Blue Peter?

5 Who is the arch enemy of the Tracy family in Thunderbirds?
 

L is for Last of the Summer Wine
 

1 Which star of the series penned the autobiography Wrinkles And All?

2 What is Compo’s last name?

3 Which Coronation Street star joined the cast in 1988 as Aunty Wainwright?

4 What is the first name of Foggy Dewhurst?

5 Which of the following publicly stated that Summer Wine was her favourite TV show?

Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth II, Mary Whitehouse, Barbara Cartland, Lulu
 

M is for Muppets
 

1 What is Miss Piggy’s surname?

2 What is the name of Waldorf’s wife?

3 Who sang Turn the World Around at Jim Henson’s funeral?

4 What is the name of the Muppets all American eagle?

5 The drummer Animal was said to have been based on which rock star drummer?
 

N is for Not the Nine O’clock News
 

1 Name the two showbiz husbands of Pamela Stephenson

2 What was the name of the talking gorilla in the famed sketch, a gorilla that had been captured by Professor Timothy Fielding?

3 What type of sandwich provided the title of a spin off album from the show?

4 Who directed Rowan Atkinson in the film Bean?

5 Which creator of Ford Prefect worked as a writer on the show?

O is for Only Fools and Horses

1 Who played the role of Denzil?

2 What is the first name of Boycie?

3 What was Cassandra’s maiden name?

4 By what one word nickname was Colin Ball known?

5 Who were Del and Rodney dressed as when rescuing Councillor Murray from would be muggers?

Answers for Kids Stuff
 

1 A secret never to be told

2 Tarragon

3 Wonderland Zoo

4 Leila Williams

5 The Hood

Answers for Summer Wine
 

1 Kathy Staff

2 Simmonite

3 Jean Alexander

4 Walter

5 Queen Elizabeth II

Answers for Muppets

1 Lee

2 Astoria

3 Harry Belafonte

4 Sam

5 Keith Moon

Answers to Not the Nine O’clock News

1 Nicholas Ball and Billy Connolly

2 Gerald

3 Hedgehog sandwich

4 Mel Smith

5 Douglas Adams
 

Answers to Only Fools

1 Paul Barber

2 Aubrey

3 Parry

4 Trigger

5 Batman and Robin

P is for Porridge
 

1 What is the first name of Norman Fletchers son played by Nicholas Lyndhurst in the Porridge sequel Going Straight?

2 Which writing duo created the sitcom?

3 Who played the genteel prison guard Mr Barraclough?

4 Who played the role of “Genial” Harry Grout?

5 How many years was Norman Stanley Fletcher sentenced to in Slade Prison?
 

Q is for Quiz Shows

1 In which game show did panellists greet the Dove from Above?

2 Which game show features the Supermatch game?

3 How many prizes can be won on Bullseye’s prize board?

4 Who hosted the Krypton Factor?

5 Which production company produces Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
 

R is for Rising Damp
 

1 What is the first name of Rigsby?

2 Which star of Dad’s Army guested as Mr Platt?

3 In the episode Great Expectations who played the role of Aunt Maud and went on to have a starring role in Eastenders?

4 Who penned the scripts for Rising Damp?

5 Which actor in the show is the son of a Trinidad politician in real life?
 

S is for Simpsons
 

1 By what name is Herschel Krustofski better known?

2 What was the name of the toy store in Springfield’s Chinatown?

3 What is Bart Simpson’s middle name?

4 How is Robert Terwilliger better known?

5 On which thoroughfare do the Simpsons live?

T is for Thunderbirds
 

1 Who voiced the character of Lady Penelope?

2 What is the registration plate of Penelope’s pink Rolls Royce?

3 On which actors face was Scott Tracy said to be modelled?

4 What colour is Thunderbird 4?

5 The five Tracy brothers were each named after a renowned US astronaut. Name the five astronauts.

Answers to Porridge

1 Raymond

2 Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais

3 Brian Wilde

4 Peter Vaughan

5 Five years

Answers to Quiz Shows

1 Shooting Stars

2 Blankety Blank

3 Nine

4 Gordon Burns

5 Celador

Answers to Rising Damp
 

1 Rupert

2 Ian Lavender

3 Gretchen Franklin

4 Eric Chappell

5 Don Warrington

Answers to Simpsons

1 Krusty the Clown

2 Toys L Us

3 Jojo

4 Sideshow Bob

5 Evergreen Terrace

Answers to Thunderbirds
 

1 Sylvia Anderson

2 FAB 1

3 Sean Connery

4 Yellow

5 Scott Carpenter, Virgil Grisson, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn

U is for University Challenge
 

1 Who was the original question master on University Challenge?

2 What is the show called in the USA?

3 Which university based in Milton Keynes won the series in 1999?

4 In what year was the show first screened?

5 In the 20th century colleges of which university won the greatest number of series?

V is for Vicar of Dibley

1 What is the Vicar of Dibley’s full name?

2 Who plays the role of Jim Trott?

3 Which ballet dancer did Dawn French perform with in an episode entitled Celebrity?

4 Alice S Tinker became Alice S Horton. What does the S stand for?

5 Which actor played the role of the Bishop of Mulberry?

W is for Wacky Races

1 Which tearful bear accompanies Luke in the Arkansas Chugabug?

2 In which spin off from Wacky Races did the driver of the Compact Pussycat attempt to escape the clutches of the Hooded Claw?

3 Which 1965 film provided the inspiration for Wacky Races?

4 What is the name of the sergeant that drove the Army Surplus Special?

5 Who are the seven members of the Ant Hill Mob?
 

X is for X Files

1 Who created the X Files?

2 What is Fox Mulder’s middle name?

3 Which four word slogan is depicted on the poster in Mulder’s office?

4 Which 2001 show was a spin off from the X Files?

5 Who played the role of Walter Skinner?

Y is for Young Ones

1 Which university did the Young Ones attend?

2 What is the surname of Vyvyan?

3 Who played the landlord Mr Balowski?

4 In the very first episode entitled Demolition, which co-writer of the show played the role of Baz?

5 Which DJ played the role of God in the episode Summer Holiday?
 

Z is for Zebadee and Friends

1 Who narrated the Magic Roundabout from 1965 to 1975?

2 What is the name of the cow in the Magic Roundabout?

3 In the original French version of the show which character was called Pollux?

4 Who voiced the character of Florence in the 2005 film version?

5 What is the name of the wood in which the Magic Roundabout is located?

Answers to University Challenge
 

1 Bamber Gascoigne

2 College Bowl

3 Open University

4 1962

5 Oxford

Answers to Vicar of Dibley

1 Boadicea Geraldine Granger

2 Trevor Peacock

3 Darcey Bussell

4 Springs

5 Richard Griffiths

Answers to Wacky Races

1 Blubber

2 The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

3 The Great Race

4 Sergeant Blast

5 Clyde, Dum Dum, Pockets, Snoozy, Softy, Yak Yak, Zippy

Answers to X Files

1 Chris Carter

2 William

3 I Want to Believe

4 The Lone Gunmen

5 Mitch Pileggi

Answers to Young Ones
 

1 Scumbag College

2 Basterd

3 Alexei Sayle

4 Ben Elton

5 Alan Freeman

Answers to Zebadee and Friends

1 Eric Thompson

2 Ermintrude

3 Dougal

4 Kylie Minogue

5 Weeping Willow Wood