3-2-1 45 years old
3–2–1 was a popular British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988, with former Butlins Redcoat Ted Rogers as the host. It was based on a Spanish gameshow called Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez and was three shows in one, a quiz show, a variety show and a game show. The show was a huge success consistently pulling in large ratings. The first series, though, intended as a summer filler, attracted up to 16.5 million viewers and subsequent years never failed to peak below 12 million. The show occupied a Saturday early evening slot for most of its run. The final Christmas special attracted 12.5 million viewers, so, it is to this day unclear why an eleventh series was not commissioned in 1989. Ted Rogers claimed in a 1996 interview that "The Oxbridge lot got control of TV and they didn't really want it. It was too downmarket for them. We were still getting 12 million viewers when they took it off after ten years. These days if a show gets nine million everyone does a lap of honour.".
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Beryl Reid She was 59 , 77 years old when she died | |
| Victor Spinetti He was 49 , 82 years old when he died | |
| June Whitfield She was 52 , 93 years old when she died | |
| Barbara Windsor She was 41 , now 86 years old | |
| Alan Curtis He was 69 , 43 years old when he died | |
| John Inman He was 43 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Barbara Hicks She was 54 , 89 years old when she died | |
| Gemma Craven She was 28 , now 73 years old | |
| Arthur English He was 59 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Lynsey de Paul She was 30 , 66 years old when she died | |
| Anita Harris She was 36 , now 81 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
3-2-1 (45 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1978-09-15
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 158