So many stars and even unimportant folks suddenly experiencing the impenetrable Sudden Syndrome in the past two years. Such a sudden and sad coincidence.
Strange how the title sequence just finishes with a head forms into a question mark, which came as a surprise to me because i thought at a first glance that the title sequence only finishes with a head turned right, smiling without something special happens.
And it's strange how it's virtually the same as Grange Hill which started the year before. Also Colin Baker and Liza Goddard were married to each other at the time I think.
Thanks for uploading. What I'd forgotten about it was that they also had members of the public in the teams in the earlier series - wonder when that changed?
@@socialcitizen6273 Mark Burdis who played Stewpot would have been about 11 years old at the time of filming this episode. Where does he appear in this show?
Yes when you consider the amount of words that were in titles as time went on a three worder was easy peasy and like you said simply mime a Star and a skiing motion. Poor Dina made hard work out of what was essentially an easy draw
Are Una and Lionel reading from an autocue for their intros, or did they devise their own, hence Una’s little slip up over Mary and Lionel’s cringey quips! Una looks like Andy Pandy in her outfit!
Lionel Blair, Una Stubbs and (theme tune composer) Alan Hawkshaw all taken from us in 2021
So many stars and even unimportant folks suddenly experiencing the impenetrable Sudden Syndrome in the past two years. Such a sudden and sad coincidence.
@@soylentgreennewdealtimeshare - It's called being aged 92, 84 and 84 respectively, you clueless individual.
Rest In Peace....Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair.
The Aspel Collar!!! Lionel's bouffant hair! The Sixth Doctor! Liza Goddard staking her claim for future conquest!
Liza looks absolutely stunning in this episode 😍
Strange how the title sequence just finishes with a head forms into a question mark, which came as a surprise to me because i thought at a first glance that the title sequence only finishes with a head turned right, smiling without something special happens.
And it's strange how it's virtually the same as Grange Hill which started the year before. Also Colin Baker and Liza Goddard were married to each other at the time I think.
@@Jasonm25870 Same tune, called "Chicken Man", but a different arrangement. Full history here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Man_(theme_tune)
Thanks for uploading. What I'd forgotten about it was that they also had members of the public in the teams in the earlier series - wonder when that changed?
From series 3 onwards they stopped having members of the public on the teams.
This edition of Give Us A Clue was originally broadcast on January 9th 1979.
Lionel's hair is a classic !!! RIP
The Lionel Blair-cut as in the 1990s Harp Lager advert.
RIP Lionel Blair and Una Stubbs. Grange Hill theme. What a coincidence Liza Goddard would later take over from Una
It made me think whether this was the only episode that Stubbs and Goddard appeared together.
@@socialcitizen6273 No Una had Liza on her team a number of times!
@@stuartharris2165 Including the edition where the member of the public mimed his own name after looking at the wrong side of the card he looked at.
Old Blair moaned like hell about all the jokes made about him being a fairly, and here he is introducing Coilin Baker saying " he can keep me anytime"
Lionel Blair was very flamboyant and effeminate!
Michael Aspel's shirt collars! 🤣
i remember all of these also RIP to diana dors ed stewpot una stubbs and lionel blair
Fun Fact: Ed Stewart replaced Michael Aspel as the host of Crackerjack.
Rip Diana Una&Lionel🙏
I used to be a member of Ed Stewart's fan club.
Please please please could you upload more of these gems please?
RiP Lionel.
It's shows like these that make Britain's existence almost tolerable.
Grange Hill theme...what the wat?!!!
And it's ironic that this episode has "Stewpot" Stewart on it!
@@socialcitizen6273 Mark Burdis who played Stewpot would have been about 11 years old at the time of filming this episode. Where does he appear in this show?
This must have been taped in summer 1978 I’d say. Liza and Colin still married?
Where's Benny Green and Tucker Jenkins
Why did this share the Grange Hill theme??!!
Because it was a piece of library music, so both shows were free to use it.
@@stickytapenrust6869 it was changed after series 2. Although Grange Hill was 1st
@@stickytapenrust6869 and of course you can sing "Give us a Clue" to the main melody, as was the style at the time :-)
The regulars got better.
Early on, even Lionel and Una hadn't yet learned basic signs and strategies.
Lisa replaced Una as ladies' captain in 1988.
I would have thought Starsky was easy to mime. Star and sky. Once you put those together, it's pretty obvious. Plus her skiing mime was atrocious!
Yes when you consider the amount of words that were in titles as time went on a three worder was easy peasy and like you said simply mime a Star and a skiing motion. Poor Dina made hard work out of what was essentially an easy draw
It's Grange Hill!
Are Una and Lionel reading from an autocue for their intros, or did they devise their own, hence Una’s little slip up over Mary and Lionel’s cringey quips! Una looks like Andy Pandy in her outfit!
Rest in Peace Lionel Blair 😢
What did Michael mean by Mary Aspinall almost being a very lovely name?!
Close to aspel
What was Diana Dors doing on a trashy show like that?
Grange Hill theme but who had the theme first
Full history of the tune here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Man_(theme_tune)
Was Colin Baker still married to Liza Goddard at this point, or was this after they divorced?
They divorced in 1978 - the previous year, as Wikipedia says.
Liza Goddard was later a captian
What's all this business with a member of the public then??
Limited funds and a studio audience lottery.