Amazing Greys

Amazing Greys is a British game show that aired on ITV, co-hosted by Paddy McGuinness and Angela Rippon.[1][2][3] It was aired from 12 April to 17 May 2014 and ran for six episodes.[4]

Amazing Greys
GenreGame show
Presented byPaddy McGuinness
Angela Rippon
Voices ofDavid Goldstrom
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyITV Studios and Eyeworks
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Productions UK
Release
Original networkITV, STV, UTV
Picture format16:9 (HDTV)
Original release12 April (2014-04-12) –
17 May 2014 (2014-05-17)

Production

A pilot episode was recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley on 19 September 2013 and presented solely by McGuinness. However, when the first series began filming, Rippon joined as his co-host. It was pre-recorded at The London Studios between 25 February and 20 March 2014.[5]

Overview

The show proposes to pair a duo, an 'older star with a younger partner'. The challenger can win £10,000, but in order to win this, the challenger must defeat the 'greys' on two games out of the three played.

Greys
GreyAgeOccupation
Elizabeth HorrocksMastermind champion
Roy Norton
Christine Truman[6]
Geoff HurstFootballer
Prue LeithChef
David Hamilton
Pat Tombs
Mary Peters
John LoweDarts player
Ralph JohnsonFencer

Episodes

References
  1. "Amazing Greys - A Brand New Game Show on ITV, Hosted by Paddy McGuinness". starnow.co.nz. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. Bother, Brig. "That's Yer (Pi)Lot: Amazing Greys". bothersbar.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. "Amazing Greys axed after one series". Virgin Media. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
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