Underplayed Gems

Talking Telephone Numbers (1994)

Talking Telephone Numbers poster
Genre
game show
Country
United Kingdom
Length
4 seasons, 44 episodes
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This game show features variety acts to create random numbers. Viewers could win money if the generated numbers matched the last digits of their phone number.

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What happens

Talking Telephone Numbers was a British game show that aired on ITV from 28 February 1994 to 29 December 1997 and was hosted by Phillip Schofield and initially Emma Forbes, who was later replaced by Claudia Winkleman. The show's format featured variety acts which were used to generate numbers. Viewers had the chance to win up to £25,000 if the five random numbers generated during the program matched the last five digits of their telephone number in any order. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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