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Yet ''another'' premium rate puzzle phone-in. This one did at least try to entertain at the same time as inflating your phone bill, and could almost be considered cult viewing on the evenings [[Greg Scott]] was on. | Yet ''another'' premium rate puzzle phone-in. This one did at least try to entertain at the same time as inflating your phone bill, and could almost be considered cult viewing on the evenings [[Greg Scott]] was on. | ||
| - | + | The TV version ended before 0898-Gate but is now set to return as an online-only show. Brace yourselves, folks... | |
== Inventors == | == Inventors == | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 4 July 2008
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Hosts
Debbie King
Greg Scott
Chuck Thomas
Lee Baldry
Nigel Mitchell
Kirsty Duffy (Cruel Winter winner)
Lee Clark
Tim Lichfield
Lottie Mayor
Lee Clark
Stuart Headlam (stand-in)
Broadcast
Sky Digital channel 277, 2005
Produced by Fremantle Media for ITV1/Play, 12th August 2005 to 14th January 2007
Synopsis
Yet another premium rate puzzle phone-in. This one did at least try to entertain at the same time as inflating your phone bill, and could almost be considered cult viewing on the evenings Greg Scott was on.
The TV version ended before 0898-Gate but is now set to return as an online-only show. Brace yourselves, folks...
Inventors
Debbie King, Chuck Thomas and Simone Thorogood
Theme music
Ala Kondre (Jonathan Ware, Rob Watson and Alexander Nijmolen)
Key moments
Greg Scott: We're looking for an occupation beginning with 'T'.
Contestant: Doctor.
Scott: No, it's 'T'. 'T' for Tommy. 'T' for Tango. 'T' for Tintinnabulation.
Contestant: Oh, right... (pause) Doctor.
Greg Scott: We're looking for a word that goes in front of 'clock'.
Contestant: Grandfather.
Scott: Grandfather clock is already up there, say something else.
Contestant: Panda.
Trivia
In January 2007, Ofcom found that ITV Play (broadcasting the Quizmania programme) was in breach of the Broadcasting Code over a quiz about items found in a woman's handbag. After only seven of the 13 prizes had been won, the remaining answers included "balaclava" and "rawl plugs". Ofcom found ITV Play in breach of rule 2.11 of the broadcasting code, which states that "competitions should be conducted fairly". Ironically, the verdict was made on the day after QM went off air for the last time.
Quizmania was once namechecked in Doctor Who. That'll confuse the US audience.
The 'Mania' (as it were) has spread to other countries - namely Portugal, Poland and Australia (whose versions are no longer running), France (under a different name QuizMax) and Columbia.
