What's My Line? (British game show)
| What's My Line? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel game show |
| Created by | Mark Goodson Bill Todman |
| Presented by | Eamonn Andrews (1951–63; 1984–87) David Jacobs (1973–74) Penelope Keith (1988) Angela Rippon (1988–90) Emma Forbes (1994–96) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 12 (BBC-tv) 2 (BBC2) 7 (ITV) 3 (HTV/Meridian) |
| No. of episodes | 413 (BBC-tv) 23 (BBC2) 160 (ITV) 42 (HTV/Meridian) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Thames in association with Mark Goodson Productions and Talbot Television (1984–90) Fremantle (UK) Productions (1994–96) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television Service |
| Release | 16 July 1951 – 13 May 1963 |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 23 August 1973 – 25 May 1974 |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 26 March 1984 – 31 August 1990 |
| Network | HTV/Meridian |
| Release | 19 September 1994 – 17 December 1996 |
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What's My Line? is a panel game show based on the American version of the same name. It was originally aired on BBC Television Service from 16 July 1951 to 13 May 1963, hosted by Eamonn Andrews. It was revived by BBC2 from 23 August 1973 to 25 May 1974, hosted by David Jacobs, and then by ITV from 26 March 1984 to 31 August 1990. The ITV incarnation was first hosted by Eamonn Andrews from 1984 until his death in 1987, then by Penelope Keith for a part of 1988 before Angela Rippon took over until 1990. Two regional ITV stations, HTV and Meridian, revived it again from 19 September 1994 to 17 December 1996, when it was hosted by Emma Forbes.
Regular panelists on the original version were Jerry Desmonde, Gilbert Harding, David Nixon, Barbara Kelly and Isobel Barnett.