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Revision as of 18:00, 2 July 2022
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.
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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.