Celebrity Squares

Celebrity Squares
GenreComedy panel game
Based on
Hollywood Squares
by
Written byLes Keen (2014–15)
David Reilly (2014–15)
Aiden Spackman (2014–15)
Directed byRichard Van't Riet (2014–15)
Presented byBob Monkhouse (1975–79; 1993–97)
Warwick Davis (2014–15)
Voices ofKenny Everett (1975–79)
Nick Jackson (1993–97)
Theme music composerJack Parnell (1975–79)
Rick Turk (1993–97)
Invader Plus (2014–15)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4 (ATV)
3 (Central)
2 (Revival)
No. of episodes138 (ATV)
57 (Central)
15 (Revival)
Production
Executive producersAbigail Adams (2014–15)
Tony Moulsdale (2014–15)
Robert Massie (2014–15)
ProducersRoisin Jones (2014–15)
Niki Xenophontos (2014–15)
Production locationsATV Elstree (1975–79)[1]
Television House (1993–95)[2]
The London Studios (2014–15)
EditorMichael Marden (2014–15)
Running time40 minutes (ATV)
30 minutes (Central)
60 minutes (2014)
45 minutes (2015)
Production companiesATV (1975–79)
Central with Reg Grundy Productions (1993–97)
September Films and Motion Content Group (2014–15)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release20 July 1975 (1975-07-20) –
7 July 1979 (1979-07-07)
Release8 January 1993 (1993-01-08) –
3 January 1997 (1997-01-03)
Release10 September 2014 (2014-09-10) –
7 June 2015 (2015-06-07)
Related
Hollywood Squares
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Celebrity Squares is a British comedy game show based on the American comedy game show Hollywood Squares. It first ran on ITV from 20 July 1975 to 7 July 1979 and was hosted by Bob Monkhouse, then—also hosted by Monkhouse—from 8 January 1993 to 3 January 1997.

On 10 September 2014, a revival of the show produced by September Films and Motion Content Group debuted on ITV and was hosted by Warwick Davis.[3] On 13 November 2015, DCD Media confirmed that the show had been cancelled.[4]

  1. ^ "Elstree – ATV & BBC". TV Studio History. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ex-ITV Regional Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Life's Too Short's Warwick Davis to host new series of Celebrity Squares". The Guardian. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. ^ "DCD Media slumps as ITV axes Celebrity Squares". Proactiveinvestors (UK).