Star Town

Contents

Host

Terry Wogan

Broadcast

BBC 1, 22 October 1978-23 December 1978 (7 programmes)

Synopsis

Hrrnk! If we haven't just dredged up another El Tel format from the Seventies. Wogan, who really ought to know better, fronts this re-hashed version of Top Town but - and here's the twist - each town being represented by a celebrity. We've listed the talent below you give you some idea of the superstardom involved.

Celebrity captains

Blackpool - Tessie O'Shea
Leeds - Eddie Waring
Morecambe - Thora Hird

Edinburgh - Janet Brown
Bristol - Leslie Crowther, Acker Bilk*
Coventry - Stanley Unwin
Cardiff - Stan Stennett
Blackpool - Les Dawson, Tessie O'Shea*

  • For some bizarre reason, the celebs changed for the second semi-final.

See also

Top Town

Web links

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