Television 160806

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1   Which Channel 4 programme involves amateur chefs competing against each other, hosting a dinner party for the other contestants?
A   Come Dine with Me

2   In which drama series does actor Lee Ingleby play Detective Sergeant John Bacchus?
A   Inspector George Gently, loosely based on some of the Inspector Gently novels written by Alan Hunter.

3   In which 1980s TV series was the central character, Colt Seavers?
A   The Fall Guy (played by Lee Majors – ran for 112 episodes)

4   Which BBC TV drama series has its basis on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth?
A   Call the Midwife, period drama television series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

5   On which TV programme could you win a golden gavel?
A   Bargain Hunt, originally a wooden trophy but now a lapel pin.

6   What is the occupation of ‘The Simpsons’ character Timothy Lovejoy?
A   Reverend/Church Minister

7   Who plays Father Brown in the BBC TV series of the same name?
A   Mark Williams

8   On the BBC’s Watch with Mother, what was the name of the cow that lived on the Woodentops farm?
A   Buttercup. The aim of the programme was to teach pre-school children about family life.

9   In which 1960s TV series was the central character, John Drake?
A   Danger Man (ran from 1960 to 1968)

10   Which comedian’s TV show featured the puppet characters Dicky Mint, Mick the Marmaliser and Nigel Ponsonby-Smallpiece?
A   Ken Dodd (his Diddy Men) – disc jockey David Hamilton, who appeared regularly on Dodd’s television shows, acquired the nickname ‘Diddy David’