Noel's House Party

Noel's House Party
The logo used from series 4 to 5.
GenreEntertainment
Written by
  • Malcolm Williamson
  • Noel Edmonds
  • Charlie Adams
  • Garry Chambers
  • Richard Lewis
  • Kevin Gill
  • Stuart Silver
  • Louis Robinson
  • Ashley Boroda
  • Nigel Crowle
Directed by
  • Guy Freeman
  • Duncan Cooper
  • Michael Leggo
  • Phil Chilvers
  • Penny Ewing
  • Patrick Cowap
Presented byNoel Edmonds
Theme music composer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series9
No. of episodes169 (+ 15 specials)
Production
Executive producerMichael Leggo
Producers
  • Mike Brosnan
  • Jonathan Beazley
  • Michael Leggo
  • Guy Freeman
  • John McHugh
  • Philip Kampff
Production locationBBC Television Centre[1]
EditorJohn Sillito
Running time45–65 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release23 November 1991 (1991-11-23) –
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20)
Related
The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow
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Noel's House Party is a BBC light entertainment series that was hosted by Noel Edmonds. Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it ran from 23 November 1991 to 20 March 1999 on BBC One and was broadcast live on Saturday evenings for eight series. The show, once described by a senior corporation executive as "the most important show on the BBC", was cancelled in February 1999 due to declining ratings, although two further compilation specials were shown in March 2000.[2]

In 2010, Noel's House Party was voted the best Saturday night TV show of all time.[3] In August 2022, an episode of the show, the tenth episode of the first series (originally broadcast on 1 February 1992), was repeated on BBC Four. This marked the first time since 2000 that the show has been broadcast on the BBC. In July 2024, it was announced that the show would get another repeat on BBC Four, on 3 August, showing the nineteenth episode of the third series (originally broadcast on 5 March 1994).[4]

  1. ^ "BBC TV Centre". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "BBC Lowers the Boom on Noel's House Party". The Guardian. 26 February 1999.
  3. ^ "Noel's House Party voted best Saturday night telly show ever". The Mirror. 30 October 2010.
  4. ^ "The BBC is bringing back iconic classic tv shows". TellyMix. 15 July 2024.