Sale of the Century

Genre

game show

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

Contestants answer general knowledge questions and compete in a shopping game to win prizes. The show originally aired from the 1970s to the 1980s and was a popular network staple.

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What happens

Sale of the Century is a British game show based on a US game show of the same name. It was first shown on ITV from 9 October 1971 to 6 November 1983, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Special Celebrity Sale of the Century editions aired occasionally, starting on 2 January 1981 with Steve Jones as host. The first series was aired only in the Anglia region, but it rolled out to other regions by 8 January 1972 and achieved full national coverage by 10 May 1975, at which point it was one of the most popular shows on the network – spawning the often-mocked introductory phrase "And now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week". Since Norwich was considered a backwater compared to London, it was often used ironically. It has been revived twice: first on Sky Channel from 6 February 1989 to 3 October 1991 hosted by Peter Marshall and then on Challenge TV from 3 February 1997 to 1998 hosted by Keith Chegwin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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