The Krypton Factor

The Krypton Factor
The Krypton Factor logo from 2009 until 2010
GenreGame show
Created byJeremy Fox
Presented byGordon Burns (1977–1995)
Penny Smith (1995)
Ross King (Young Krypton)
Ben Shephard (2009–2010)
Voices ofCharles Foster (uncredited)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series18 (Original)
2 (Revival)
2 (Young Krypton)
No. of episodes254 (inc. 21 specials) (Original)
20 (Revival)
21 (Young Krypton)
Production
Production locationsGranada Studios (1977–1995, 2009)
The London Studios (2010)
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyITV Studios
Original release
NetworkITV
Release7 September 1977 (1977-09-07) –
9 March 2010 (2010-03-09)
Related
Britain's Best Brain
Britain's Brightest Family
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The Krypton Factor is a British game show produced by Granada Television for broadcast on ITV. The show originally ran from 7 September 1977 to 20 November 1995 and hosted by Gordon Burns.

Contestants across the United Kingdom and Ireland competed in rounds that tested their physical stamina and mental attributes. The show's title refers to Superman's home planet, Krypton, the title perceiving that the contestants had strong superhuman "powers" for participating in the challenges they were set. From 1986 onwards, the contestants all had their corresponding colours: red, green, yellow, or blue. The points contestants earned through the game were not referred to as their score but as their "Krypton Factor", e.g. "The winner, with a Krypton Factor of 46, is the technical specialist from Birmingham, Caroline White". The 1987 series won the prestigious Premios Ondas – Spanish Television Award for Entertainment.

The show was revived for two series aired in 2009 and 2010, presented by Ben Shephard.[1]

  1. ^ "Sam Wollaston on last night's TV". The Guardian. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2020.