Celebrity Squares | |
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Genre | Comedy panel game |
Based on | |
Written by | Les Keen (2014–15) David Reilly (2014–15) Aiden Spackman (2014–15) |
Directed by | Richard Van't Riet (2014–15) |
Presented by | Bob Monkhouse (1975–79; 1993–97) Warwick Davis (2014–15) |
Voices of | Kenny Everett (1975–79) Nick Jackson (1993–97) |
Theme music composer | Jack Parnell (1975–79) Rick Turk (1993–97) Invader Plus (2014–15) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 (ATV) 3 (Central) 2 (Revival) |
No. of episodes | 138 (ATV) 57 (Central) 15 (Revival) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Abigail Adams (2014–15) Tony Moulsdale (2014–15) Robert Massie (2014–15) |
Producers | Roisin Jones (2014–15) Niki Xenophontos (2014–15) |
Production locations | ATV Elstree (1975–79)[1] Television House (1993–95)[2] The London Studios (2014–15) |
Editor | Michael Marden (2014–15) |
Running time | 40 minutes (ATV) 30 minutes (Central) 60 minutes (2014) 45 minutes (2015) |
Production companies | ATV (1975–79) Central with Reg Grundy Productions (1993–97) September Films and Motion Content Group (2014–15) |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 20 July 1975 7 July 1979 | –
Release | 8 January 1993 3 January 1997 | –
Release | 10 September 2014 7 June 2015 | –
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]