Show and Telly
Synopsis
In a one-off Christmas special, pairs of celebrities join Paddy McGuinness to answer questions about the television of 2011.
Beginning with a themed subject round, the pairs of contestants were shown clips from that year's television, and asked a question about events in that area. Further questions followed, including a mystery guest, and liberally peppered with clips. The lowest-scoring pair was eventually eliminated from contention, and the top two played the Planner.
Bring on the connecting wall... oh.Here, the pairs picked a show from a choice of five, and answered a question relating to it. The winning team were asked further questions by celebrities appearing on video clip, and were awarded £20,000 for charity.
Show and Telly was clearly pitched at a general audience, the subject matter was popular drama and entertainment, with Countdown probably the most obscure show mentioned. As a post-Christmas entertainment, it was more watchable than we expected it to be. It's disposable television, and it's unclear whether the implicit promise of Paddy's 2012 Show and Telly will be met.
Inventor
Developed by Johnny Coller and Matt Pritchard.
Theme music
Marc Sylvan
Trivia
Slightly optimistically, the show was billed on air as Paddy's 2011 Show and Telly.
The contenders were: Michelle Collins and Melanie Sykes from ITV soaps, Anton Du Beke and Russell Grant from that year's Strictly Come Dancing, and Chrissi Rock and Mark Wright of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
