The 64,000 Question

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== Host ==
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[[Jerry Desmonde|Jerry Desmond]]
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Robin Bailey (''The 64,000 Challenge'')
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== Broadcast ==
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''64,000 Question'': ATV, 19th May 1956 to 18th January 1958 (80 episodes)
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''64,000 Challenge'': ATV, 15th June 1957 to 31st August 1957 (7 episodes)
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== Synopsis ==
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A phenomenally successful version of the American original, which ran live every week and helped cement the new ITV's place as Britain's favourite channel.
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Contestants would choose a specialist subject, and answer questions of increasing value - a single question on their subject for 100 and 500, a two-part question for 1000 and 2000, three parts for 4000, four for 8000, five parts for 16,000, six for 32,000, and a question of no fewer than seven parts for the 64,000 top prize.
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With each contestant returning on up to six shows, audience interest built to a frenzy, or the 1950s equivalent.
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In summer 1957, the most successful contestants to date faced ''The 64,000 Challenge''. Members of the public would challenge them head-to-head on their specialist subjects for cash prizes.
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== Inventor ==
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Based on [[The 64,000 Dollar Question|The $64,000 Question]]
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== Trivia ==
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The original prize was 64,000 sixpences (£1,600), doubling late in 1956 to 64,000 shillings (£3,200).
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Actor Bruce Seton, who played the title role of the 1955 ITV drama ''Fabian of Scotland Yard'', was the "Guardian of the Questions" for the original version.
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[[Category:General Knowledge Quiz|64,000 Question, The]]
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[[Category:Specialist Subjects Quiz|64,000 Question, The]]
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