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[[Opportunity Knocks]]-style talent show, which made very small stars out of Dave Wolfe and Fogwell Flax
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[[Opportunity Knocks]]-style talent show, which made very small stars out of Dave Wolfe and Fogwell Flax. The winner got their own show. In the first series, voting was organised into five panels of local viewers (with some ITV regions taking it in turn to participate).
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== Trivia ==
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The regional voting presenters who mostly consisted of continuity announcers, newsreaders and presenters who were just on the verge of succeeding nationally...
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LWT (London): Peter Lewis (chief announcer/newsreader)
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ATV (Midlands): [[Nick Owen]]
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HTV Wales: Arfon Haines-Davies (announcer/presenter/newsreader/programme producer)
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HTV West: Bruce Hockin (news anchor)
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Scottish TV: Steve Hamilton (announcer/newsreader, noted for [[Wheel of Fortune]]
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Ulster TV: Jackie Fullerton (sports presenter)
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Westward: David Rodgers (announcer/newsreader/presenter)
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Anglia: Graham Bell (announcer/news anchor)
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Border: [[Derek Batey]]
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Tyne Tees: Bill Steel (chief announcer/newsreader)
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Yorkshire: [[Richard Whiteley]]
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[[Category:Variety]]
[[Category:LWT Productions]]
[[Category:LWT Productions]]

Revision as of 16:06, 20 March 2007

Contents

Host

Steve Jones

Broadcast

LWT, 8th December 1979 to 4th September 1982 (21 episodes)

Synopsis

Opportunity Knocks-style talent show, which made very small stars out of Dave Wolfe and Fogwell Flax. The winner got their own show. In the first series, voting was organised into five panels of local viewers (with some ITV regions taking it in turn to participate).

To be completed

Trivia

The regional voting presenters who mostly consisted of continuity announcers, newsreaders and presenters who were just on the verge of succeeding nationally...

LWT (London): Peter Lewis (chief announcer/newsreader) ATV (Midlands): Nick Owen HTV Wales: Arfon Haines-Davies (announcer/presenter/newsreader/programme producer) HTV West: Bruce Hockin (news anchor) Scottish TV: Steve Hamilton (announcer/newsreader, noted for Wheel of Fortune Ulster TV: Jackie Fullerton (sports presenter) Westward: David Rodgers (announcer/newsreader/presenter) Anglia: Graham Bell (announcer/news anchor) Border: Derek Batey Tyne Tees: Bill Steel (chief announcer/newsreader) Yorkshire: Richard Whiteley

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