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Basically, a team version of hangman. Panellists guessed letters in turn. When a panellist guessed a letter that wasn't in the phrase, they were frozen out from guessing further letters with the words "Down you go!". Originally, fan-style screens were drawn in front of frozen-out panellists, but when the show was refreshed in April 1953, along with a new quizmaster there were now miniature cardboard heads of the panellists which were folded down to indicate when they were out. | Basically, a team version of hangman. Panellists guessed letters in turn. When a panellist guessed a letter that wasn't in the phrase, they were frozen out from guessing further letters with the words "Down you go!". Originally, fan-style screens were drawn in front of frozen-out panellists, but when the show was refreshed in April 1953, along with a new quizmaster there were now miniature cardboard heads of the panellists which were folded down to indicate when they were out. | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[Image:Down you go panel.jpg|400px]]''Paul Jennings, Elizabeth Gray, [[Kenneth Horne]] and Patricia Cutts with cardboard heads of themselves''</div> | ||
Panellists could also ask for general clues about the phrase to be guessed. Some clues were quite quirky - for instance, on the first programme, a phrase that dated from the reign of King Charles I was indicated by the appearance of a King Charles spaniel. | Panellists could also ask for general clues about the phrase to be guessed. Some clues were quite quirky - for instance, on the first programme, a phrase that dated from the reign of King Charles I was indicated by the appearance of a King Charles spaniel. | ||
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- | Based on a US format. | + | Based on a US format by Louis G. Cowan and Polly Spiegel Cowan. The latter also appeared as a panellist on the first UK edition. |
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+ | British actress Patricia Cutts was a frequent panellist on this version; she'd previously been a regular on the original US show. The US host, Bergen Evans, also appeared as guest host for one edition here. | ||
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Current revision as of 12:45, 3 July 2022
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Host
Marcus Dick
Dr. Bergen Evans (guest host, 18 June 1953)
Broadcast
BBC-tv, 1 January 1953 to 1 September 1955 (56 episodes)
Synopsis
Basically, a team version of hangman. Panellists guessed letters in turn. When a panellist guessed a letter that wasn't in the phrase, they were frozen out from guessing further letters with the words "Down you go!". Originally, fan-style screens were drawn in front of frozen-out panellists, but when the show was refreshed in April 1953, along with a new quizmaster there were now miniature cardboard heads of the panellists which were folded down to indicate when they were out.
![](/p/images/thumb/9/98/Down_you_go_panel.jpg/400px-Down_you_go_panel.jpg)
Panellists could also ask for general clues about the phrase to be guessed. Some clues were quite quirky - for instance, on the first programme, a phrase that dated from the reign of King Charles I was indicated by the appearance of a King Charles spaniel.
Catchphrases
"Down you go!"
Inventor
Based on a US format by Louis G. Cowan and Polly Spiegel Cowan. The latter also appeared as a panellist on the first UK edition.
Trivia
British actress Patricia Cutts was a frequent panellist on this version; she'd previously been a regular on the original US show. The US host, Bergen Evans, also appeared as guest host for one edition here.