Noel's House Party | |
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Genre | Entertainment |
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Presented by | Noel Edmonds |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 9 |
No. of episodes | 169 (+ 15 specials) |
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Executive producer | Michael Leggo |
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Production location | BBC Television Centre[1] |
Editor | John Sillito |
Running time | 45–65 minutes |
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Network | BBC One |
Release | 23 November 1991 20 March 1999 | –
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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]