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1 Who took the place of Carol Vorderman on Countdown in January 2009?
A Rachel Riley. Carol Vorderman left the show in December 2008 after 26 years, .
2 Who played the role of Sapphire in the supernatural sci-fi/fantasy TV series “Sapphire and Steel”?
A Joanna Lumley. David McCallum as Steel. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network.
3 What make of car did Inspector Morse drive in the TV series “Morse”?
A Jaguar Mark 2. In the early novels, Morse drove a Lancia. However, television and radio producers swapped the Lancia for a Jaguar Mark 2, and publishers adopted this change for later book reprints.
4 Highclere Castle in Hampshire is the filming location for which popular ITV series?
A Downton Abbey. The castle served as the fictional Downton Abbey estate, the home of the Crawley family, throughout the six seasons of the show and in the two films based on it.
5 Which TV comedy series was set on Craggy Island?
A Father Ted, a remote location off Ireland’s west coast.
6 Number 6 was the major character in which cult TV series?
A The Prisoner. The series follows an unnamed British intelligence agent (Patrick McGoohan). Mysterious captors abduct and imprison him in a mysterious coastal village.
7 The soap opera “Hollyoaks” is set in the fictional village of Hollyoaks, a suburb of which city?
A Chester, Cheshire, England. While the show takes place in Chester, the production team shoots most scenes in Liverpool.
8 Which actor played Doctor Who between 1974 and 1981?
A Tom Baker. Tom Baker portrayed the Fourth Doctor and popularised the character’s iconic scarf, hat, and jelly babies. He held the record for the longest tenure in the role. Baker later returned to the series for the 50th anniversary special, “The Day of the Doctor,” to play the Curator.
9 In the sitcom “Dad’s Army”, what did ARP Warden Hodges call Captain Mainwaring?
A Napoleon. The nickname plays on Mainwaring’s height, his tendency to see himself as a military genius, and the historical Napoleon Bonaparte’s reputation.
10 What was the middle name of Star Trek’s Captain James Kirk?
A Tiberius