Telly Addicts - Episode Guide

Noel Edmonds begins a nationwide search for the Telly Addict family of 1985. Both the Fitzgerald family of Cardiff and the Smyths of Blackpool have watched a lot of television between them over the years - but how much do they remember? How much do you?

Part two of Noel Edmonds's nationwide search for the Telly Addict family of 1985. The Fitzgeralds from Cardiff are challenged by the Pains of Swindon.

Test your own knowledge of television, both past and present, as the two families search their memories for details of programmes they've seen on the 'box'.

Noel Edmonds continues his search for the Telly Addict family of 1985. Another family of self-confessed addicts has come out of the closet, taken up the challenge, and exposed their knowledge of television to the viewers of Britain.

The quest continues. Who will be the Telly Addict family of 1985? Two families scratch their heads, rack their brains and click their fingers as they try to remember the facts and faces from television past and present.

Join Noel Edmonds tonight and test yourself too.

Do you remember who proposed to ... Or did she ... What was the star's name ... Wasn't he in ... Oh, you remember! Or do you? Tune in, put your feet up, it's time for another session in front of the box with Noel Edmonds as he searches for the Telly Addict family of 1985.

Noel Edmonds continues his search for the Telly Addict family of 1985. The current champions, the Pain family from Swindon, now in their fifth week, face a fresh challenge from another family of self-confessed addicts.

Noel Edmonds welcomes another family who are anxious to challenge the victorious Pains for the title of Telly Addicts 1985.

How high can you score in the comfort of your own home?

Who presents the show? Name one novelty round. Which family has won the most shows so far? Sing the signature tune. For the answers watch tonight's show.

Eight pairs of squarish eyes will be smiling tonight as two families show how good they are at one of Britain's favourite spectator sports - watching the telly.

Put your feet up and join Noel Edmonds as he proves that television, once seen, is never forgotten ... or is it?

You don't have to be a 'telly addict' to define one. But you do have to be a 'telly addict' to compete with the Pains and you'll have to be a 'super telly addict' to beat them.

Some people want to see them lose, others desperately want them to win. The majority enjoy the clips and the search for the 'Telly Addicts of 85'. Why not challenge yourself and your family in the privacy of your own home by joining Noel Edmonds on the sofa tonight!

Do you pass on the prop bag? Get stuck on the stills? Or simply excel at everything?

Noel Edmonds invites you to test your TV knowledge as two families battle it out to become Telly Addicts of 1985.

Noel Edmonds introduces the programme which has you racking your brains for the names of TV programmes and personalities. Join him to find out who are in the prop bags, and guess which TV scripts are being read by members of the public. Discover just how much you can remember from the hours spent in front of the box.

Gran knows who played the piano for Muffin, Dad knows when Kenneth Kendall lost a tooth, Mum knows how Ernie Bishop died, and Junior looks it all up in his 'Funk and Wagnal'. But can they beat the Pains?

Tonight Noel Edmonds continues his search for the Telly Addict family of 1985.

It's up to the Welsh this week to see whether the Pain family can be beaten.

Noel Edmonds invites the Evanses of Brynmawr, Gwent, to test their knowledge in a bid to become the Telly Addict family of 1985.

Noel Edmonds invites you to draw up a comfy chair and test your TV knowledge against this week's Telly Addict families.

It's likely to be a close contest, as the HalliweUs from Cheltenham take on the Pains of Swindon in their bid to become the Telly Addict family of 1985.

As the contest reaches its final stages the pressure is on the Liddell family from Auchinleck, Ayrshire, to see if they can topple the Pains of Swindon.

Find out whether the so-far unbeaten Pains will be pipped at the post, as Noel Edmonds almost ends his search for the Telly Addict family of 1985.

Noel Edmonds begins his nationwide search to find the Telly Addict Family of 1986. Last year's winners, the Pains, were undefeated for 15 weeks. Will the Thomsons from Edinburgh or the Beards from Stroud be the new champions?

In the perfect telly addict family, granny watched The Groves, mum knew The Newcomers, dad loved United and junior grew up with Grange Hill. But how well will they remember them? Join Noel Edmonds in his search for Britain's Telly Addict Family of 1986.

Tonight meet two more families with an unquenchable thirst for television - but how much of what they see can they remember?

Noel Edmonds puts them to the test as they try to become Telly Addicts of the Year.

Pit your television knowledge against the families trying to identify the time traveller, the engine driver, the nobleman and the sleuth - all featured in tonight's edition of Noel Edmonds 's search for the Telly Addicts champions of the year.

Soaps, science-fiction and suspense are all favourite fare for families aiming to be the Telly Addicts of the year. Tonight, the Cleavers from Birmingham join Noel Edmonds to pit their wits against last week's winners.

'Do you remember...?' 'Was it really in black and white .. ?' 'He had more hair then!'

Cast your mind back and test your television knowledge against tonight's two families. Noel Edmonds continues the search to find the Telly Addicts of 1986.

Another splendid collection of moments from the television archives to confound and delight you - but how much will tonight's families remember?
Noel Edmonds continues the search to find the Telly Addicts of 1986.

More magic moments from television programmes past and present. Pit your wits against this week's families, as Noel Edmonds tests their knowledge of classic comedy, soaps, drama.... and more!

There's classic comedy, drama, puppet shows and adventure tonight. Noel Edmonds poses the questions to test the television knowledge of two more families vying for the title of Telly Addicts of 1986.

Tonight the BYRNE family from Aberdeen take on the Telly Addicts challenge, as Noel Edmonds asks them to identify doctors from down under, a curios expert, and the mystery of a strange plant....

There's another feast of magical television moments tonight - including vintage variety shows and off-beat adventure. Noel Edmonds poses the questions as the search for this year's Telly Addicts hots up.

In this week's family duel, Noel Edmonds asks some quick-fire questions about Westerns, and invites the teams to spot the clues to some famous detectives.

Medical fact and fiction, chat shows, and a performing elephant are just part of Noel Edmonds 's on-screen challenge for the MONKMAN family from Darlington, as they pit their knowledge against the current champions in tonight's round of the search for the Telly Addicts family of 1986.

Tonight's the night - who will be the Telly Addict family of 1986? With the help of his 'hoofer-doofer', Noel Edmonds asks the questions that will make one of this week's teams of contestants this year's champions.

A nine-round contest to decide the overall champions as this year's Telly Addicts challenge the PAIN FAMILY, champions of 1985. Noel Edmonds poses the questions in this battle of the giants.

Noel Edmonds is back with his 'hoofer-doofer' at the ready, to test the small-screen knowledge of the SIMONS FAMILY from Penarth and the WELLS FAMILY from Leicester, as he launches this year's nationwide search for the Telly Addict champions of 1987.

Tonight the GLASS FAMILY from Solihull and the MILSOM FAMILY from Cardiff try to remember who, what, when, where, and why.

Join Noel Edmonds and test your TV knowledge.

The CHINERY FAMILY from Poole and the HEWITT FAMILY from Liverpool pit their wits in tonight's show. Can you remember more TV facts than they can? Tune in, put your feet up, and join Noel Edmonds for another edition of the 'small box game'.

It's England v Scotland tonight as the MCSKIMMING family from Paisley take on the SALMONS of St Albans. Noel Edmonds serves up this feast of television, old and new, and you can bet it's 'clips with everything'!

Pit your television knowledge against the CARLISLES from Handforth in Cheshire and the BAXTERS from Battersby Junction in North Yorkshire, as they try to identify a squeaking animal in a T-shirt, an overweight schoolboy, and a couple of today's top pop stars - all featured in tonight's edition of Noel Edmonds 's search for the Telly Addicts family of the year.

The search continues: who will be the Telly Addicts of 1987? Could it be either of tonight's families - the elys from London or the BRUSTADS from Newport? Join Noel Edmonds and test your knowledge of telly trivia.

Does the props bag baffle you? Does the 60-second round send you scatty? No? Then you must be a Telly Addict. Noel Edmonds invites two more families to show off their knowledge as the search for the Telly Addicts continues.

Tonight a small bear, drama from 'down under', and three of the world's greatest rock stars tax the knowledge of the HONEY family from Southampton and the HEWITT family from Chester Le Street , as Noel Edmonds continues his search for the Telly Addicts of 1987.

The SIMONS family from Penarth and the GLASS family from Solihull are edging closer to the title of Telly Addicts of 1987. But who'll win tonight when Noel Edmonds quizzes them about small-screen stars old and new?

The CHINERY family from Poole take on the SALMON family from St Albans in this evening's battle of the box, as Noel Edmonds tests their knowledge.

The RUSSELL family from Poole play the HEWITT family from Chester-le-Street, as Noel Edmonds quizzes them on comedy under canvas, the identity of a famous detective and a mystery millionaire.

Why is a soap star in a race for a fish? Why should a famous TV presenter have to appear in his underwear?

And why is a bedding plant a clue to a cult series? The BAXTERS and the BRUSTADS try to answer these questions and more when Noel Edmonds hosts tonight's quarter-final of Telly Addicts 1987.

Classic comedy and favourite soap operas are on view in the first semi-final of this year's search for the champion Telly Addicts family. Noel Edmonds asks the questions - the SIMONS family from Penarth and the CHINERY family from Poole hope they'll have the answers!

It's the second semi-final in the search for the Telly Addicts family of 1987 - and the contestants will be on the edge of their seats as Noel Edmonds quizzes them on programmes past and present.

Last year the REYNISH family from Swansea became the Telly Addicts family of 1986. Not even Noel Edmonds can predict which of this year's families will win the title.

It's champions all, as the Telly Addicts family of 1987 plays the Telly Addicts family of 1986 in a special holiday edition of Britain's favourite television quiz. Noel Edmonds puts the questions - but will the contestants have the answers?

Noel Edmonds is back with his 'hoofer-doofer' to launch the search for the Telly Addicts champions of 1988. The Ewing family from Barkingside and the Griffiths family from Birmingham are the challengers in tonight's first-round contest.

Romance, a missing chicken and an alien in a hurry are just part of tonight's channel-hopping challenge, as Noel Edmonds asks the questions in the search for the Telly Addicts champions of 1988. The Mainwaring family from Swansea and the Pearce family from ferith hope they are the one.s,with the answers!

Can you identify the hysterical nun? The angry butler? The Blakemore family from Bolton and the Coates family from Portsmouth hope they know the answers when Noel Edmonds quizzes them in the latest round of the 'small box' game.

The Moore family from Sutton and the Staples family from Swansea face ordeal by Noel Edmonds 's 'hoofer-doofer', as he quizzes them about their television knowledge in the latest round of the search for the Telly Addicts champions of 1988.

A mayor loses his hat, a goat eats someone's trousers, and there's trouble at the mill: just some of the magic television moments Noel Edmonds shares with the Nolan family from Southport and the Thoburn family from Bedlington in the search for the Telly Addicts champions of 1988.

Noel Edmonds puts the questions to the Gibson family from Millfield and the Perry family from Bearsted. Plus a guide to formal evening wear, and a finishing-school graduate explains the correct way to open a gate ...

Sir John Gielgud and Jeremy Irons are just two of the stars of classic television clips the Moran family from Dalton and the Hatcher family from Newport watch, as Noel Edmonds quizzes them in the search for the Telly Addicts champions of 1988.

The Thomas family from Cardiff and the Sandbach family from Worthing join Noel Edmonds for another round of the finger-licking rib-tickling search for the Telly Addicts champions.

Just eight families are left in this year's contest to find the Telly Addicts champions of 1988. Tonight, the Ewings play the Mainwarings, as Noel Edmonds asks the questions in the first of the quarter-finals.

The Blakemore family from Bolton and the Moore family from Sutton face a testing time tonight as Noel Edmonds asks them to spot vintage comedy stars and famous detectives in the search for the Telly Addicts champions of 1988.

A pensioner isn't what she seems, and an ice-cool hero isn't quite up with the times; but they appear tonight when Noel Edmonds quizzes the Thoburn family from Bedlington and the Perry family from Maidstone in the second quarter-final of the search for the Telly Addicts Champions of 1988.

What will Noel Edmonds pull out of the prop bag this week? To find out, join the Hatcher family from Newport on the Isle of Wight and the Thomas family from Cardiff for this week's quarter-final.

The Mainwarings and the Thoburns are the families joining Noel Edmonds for tips on make-up, a foot inspection and a display of martial arts - all part of the first semi-final of the search for the Telly Addicts Champions of 1988!

'It's end-to-end stuff in this thrilling second semi-final, Brian' - and not a football clip in sight. Tonight's teams are the Blakemores and the Thomases, Noel Edmonds has the whistle and yellow card.

It's the battle of the 'telly-trivia brainboxes' tonight as the Mainwarings from Swansea meet the Thomases from Cardiff.

Who will become the Telly Addicts of 1988? Join Noel Edmonds and find out.

The Mainwarings from Swansea are this year's Telly Addicts champions but how will they fare against last year's winners, the Brustads?

Noel Edmonds has more TV clips, props and posers to baffle and delight.

Noel Edmonds is back with a sparkling new series.

Tonight, two families try to further their chances of becoming the champion box watchers of 1989.

More 'Magic Moments' from television's illustrious past are on show tonight as Noel Edmonds grills the goggle-box buffs on how much they really know about the small screen. Rowan and Martin invite you to a 'Laugh-In' and Tarzan will be flexing his chuckle muscles.

Noel Edmonds puts more families through their paces as they try to guess who, what, when and where from a cornucopia of television clips. How well do they know the comedy favourites and vintage classics on offer? Can you beat them in the Spotlight Relay?

There's something for the fans of 70s soaps tonight, while adventure lovers can revel in the exploits of Robin Hood (resplendent in wrinkly grey tights). Noel Edmonds puts the questions that test the television knowledge of two more families of avid box-watchers.

Noel Edmonds quizzes two more families who admit to being addicted to television, and introduces some more of your Magic Moments. The sky's the limit as tonight's contestants lock remote controls in the TV aerial Battle of Britain. So 'chocks away', fasten all safety belts and join Squadron Leader Edmonds on a flight through some classic television. It could turn into quite a dog fight.

If you consider the halcyon days of television to be no more than black and white memories, then tonight's show brings those memories flooding back. There's high (and low) drama from both sides of the Atlantic, and another chance to go 'channel hopping'.

'It's easy when you know the answers,' says Noel Edmonds. But who wins in your household when you grapple with his goggle-box teasers?

Noel Edmonds puts two more families through their paces with questions on a veritable cornucopia of TV clips.

Noel Edmonds invites you to pit your gogglebox knowledge against that accumulated by the last two first-round families.

It's the first of the quarter-final matches and the tension mounts as the Rossiter and Robertson families return to be quizzed by Noel Edmonds.

Noel Edmonds grills more goggle-box buffs about television. In this second quarter-final match the Lockett family play the Lee-Smiths. All eight will be trying to remember who, what, where, why and when as they battle for a place in the next round.

A clutch of comedians, two classic western series and ground-breaking situation comedy are in the show tonight. In the third quarter -final match. Noel Edmonds tests the Plant and Toy families on their TV knowledge.

Two more families lock remote controls tonight as Noel Edmonds continues his search for the most telly-addicted family in Britain. There's one more place to be filled in the semi-final, and to win it, tonight's families will be answering questions on some swashbuckling epics from the archives, two classic American comedies and some great British drama.

It's nail-biting, it's gripping, it's semi-final time.

The Telly Addicts families have been glued to their TVs in readiness for tonight's test - but what have they been watching? Will an encyclopaedic knowledge of Postman Pat stand them in good stead?

Noel Edmonds plunders the television archives again and comes up clutching more classic clips. It's the second semi-final, and two families of avid box-watchers will be pulling out all the stops to win a place in the final.

There's rib-tickling comedy of the highest order on the menu tonight, along with classic American hokum and a couple of shows that haven't seen the light of day since daylight was invented!

It's tense, nail-biting stuff - the final of the search for the Telly Addicts family of 89. Having been rubbed down with a couple of vintage copies of the Radio Times, these eight gogglebox buffs are ready to answer any TV questions thrown at them by Noel Edmonds.

Noel Edmonds is back with the programme for television addicts everywhere. Tonight, two families tackle questions on TV programmes old and new.

Noel Edmonds puts two more families to the test in the programme for television addicts everywhere.

Noel Edmonds puts two more families to the test in the programme for television addicts.

Noel Edmonds puts two more families to the test in the programme for television addicts.

Noel Edmonds puts two more families to the test in the programme for television addicts.

Two more families tackle questions on TV programmes old and new as Noel Edmonds continues his search for the Telly Addicts of 1990.

Two more families of goggle-box buffs join Noel Edmonds to answer questions on television.

Noel Edmonds tests two more families of channel-hopping goggle-box buffs.

Two more families of goggle-box buffs join Noel Edmonds to answer questions about television.

Noel Edmonds tests two more families of channel-hopping goggle-box buffs.

Two more families of goggle-box buffs join Noel Edmonds to answer questions about television.

Noel Edmonds tests two more families of channel-hopping, goggle-box buffs.

In tonight's semi-final Noel Edmonds quizzes two more families on their television knowledge.

Noel Edmonds quizzes the Collins and the Allmans families in the second semi-final.

Noel Edmonds presides over this year's grand final to find the goggle-box buffs of 1990. Which family will be champions - the Allmans or the Bones?

In the first of two Telly Addicts specials, this year's champion family, the Bones from Morden in Surrey, takes on the celebrity team of Ray Alan, Barbara Windsor, John Kettley and Jill Dando. Presented by Noel Edmonds.

Noel Edmonds puts children's favourites, past and present, to a test on the subject of children's TV. His party guests are Leslie Crowther, Tony Hart , Jenny Powell, John Craven, Jenny Hanley, Andi Peters, Brian Cant and Cheryl Baker.

The 1991 search is on for the family in Britain who know the most about what they watch on television. Presented Noel Edmonds.

Can you remember who, what, when and where? That's the task facing two more telly addicted families as Noel Edmonds trawls the television archives to prove that nostalgia M what it used to be.

Noel Edmonds quizzes two more families vying for the title Telly Addicts of 1991.

Noel Edmonds puts two more families under the spotlight as he quizzes them on classic television clips in order to find the Telly Addicts of 1991.

Two more families join Noel Edmonds on tonight's show to compete for the title Telly Addicts of 1991.

Two more families join Noel Edmonds on tonight's show to compete for the title Telly Addicts of 1991.

In which two series did father and son Patrick and David Troughton each play a doctor? Another actor was common to both programmes: who was he? If you're a telly addict, too, join Noel Edmonds and two more competing families.

Where else could you get 50 different shows in one programme? Noel Edmonds puts two more families under the spotlight as he tests them on classic television clips.

What year brought to our screens a murderous pope, a Jersey detective, a left-wing university lecturer and a star teddy bear called Aloysius? If you're a telly addict, too, join Noel Edmonds and two more competing families.

A "circle" of comedy actors connect The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp, Porridge, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies and Reginald Perrin again: who are they? Join the competition as Noel Edmonds tests two more families on their knowledge of television.

Noel Edmonds continues his search for the Telly Addicts of 1991 with two more families answering questions on archive television clips.

Noel Edmonds continues his search for the Telly Addicts of 1991 with eight more masterminds of TV trivia answering questions on archive television clips.

Noel Edmonds quizzes two teams of semi-finalists on their knowledge of television. The Marks family from Southgate fight it out with the Reynoldses from Eastleigh for the coveted place in the final.

Noel Edmonds hosts the second semi-final in the competition to find 1991's telly addicts.

Noel Edmonds presides over the grand final in which the two most telly addicted families in the land battle it out for the coveted title.

For the first time an all-woman team has triumphed and holds the Telly Addicts title for 1991. Tonight, in a special programme, Noel Edmonds pits them against a team of television stars: actor Karl Howman and comedians Andrew O'Connor, Rod Hull and Lisa Maxwell.

Noel Edmonds returns with the show that tantalises, titillates and tests TV trivia knowledge, using an array of classic clips.

Tonight, the Crones from Coventry and the Woods from Northfleet in Kent are the first two families to compete for the 1992 Telly Addicts title.

Noel Edmonds produces more classic clips to test another two teams on their knowledge of television trivia.

Noel Edmonds tests another two teams on their knowledge of television trivia.

Noel Edmonds finds some more classic clips to test another two teams on their knowledge of television trivia.

Noel Edmonds tests another two teams on their knowledge of television trivia.

Noel Edmonds continues his search for the family in Britain who knows the most about what they watch.

Noel Edmonds continues his search for the family in Britain who knows the most about the television they watch.

Noel Edmonds continues his search for the family in Britain who knows the most about the television they watch. Today, it's a coast-to-coast battle of wits as the Payne family of Hull compete against the Cowan family from Liverpool.

It's quarter-final time in the search for this year's Telly Addicts. Noel Edmonds tests the Wilshees from Coventry and the Wilsons from Nottinghamshire on their knowledge of TV trivia and presents more clips from television's glorious past.

Noel Edmonds presents the second quarter-final as he continues his search for the Telly Addicts of 1992. The two competing families are tested on their TV knowledge, past and present.

Noel Edmonds presents the third quarter-final as he continues his search for the Telly Addicts of 1992. Today's Magic Moment features comedian and film director Woody Allen in a vintage comedy routine.

It's the last quarter-final in the search for this year's Telly Addicts. Noel Edmonds tests the Roots from Kent and the Crones of Coventry on their knowledge of TV trivia and presents more clips from television's glorious past.

Noel Edmonds presents the first of the semi-finals as he continues his search for this year's Telly Addicts.

Second of the semi-finals as Noel Edmonds searches for the family with the most TV trivia knowledge - past and present.

Noel Edmonds referees the final battle for this year's telly-addicted families when the Paynes from Hull take on the Wilsons from Mansfield for the title "Telly Addicts 1992".

Two teams of youngsters battle it out in this special edition, having won local and regional heats organised by Fast Forward magazine.

The Pains are the Telly Addict family of 1985. During their journey to that title they have beaten 15 other families and have answered over 300 questions about television correctly.

Tonight they meet a panel of television specialists. Nina Myskow, Barry Took, Michael Grade and Larry Grayson. Can the Pains beat the experts?

The Cotton Club (Bill Cotton, Terry Wogan, Margaret Ford, Tim Rice) vs. The Gradey Bunch (Michael Grade, Susan Raynish [former contestant], Ernie Wise, Leslie Grantham)

The first of two special editions of the programme finds the Telly Addicts champion family of 1989, the Rossiters (motto: 'we watch while others sleep'), pitting their encyclopaedic knowledge against a team from the world of television. With Noel Edmonds, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Nick Conway, Jayne Irving and Ned Sherrin.

Noel Edmonds digs deep to find some classic Christmas clips for two teams from all five comers of the comedy world: Spike Milligan, Jessica Martin, Barbara Windsor, Barry Cryer, George Layton, Chris Tarrant, Liza Goddard and Graeme Garden will be kept away from the mince pies until they can remember who, what, where and when.

A BBC team takes on an ITV quartet in a special edition of the television knowledge quiz. Les Dawson captains the BBC team, with Carmen Silvera (Edith in 'Allo Allot), Mike Reid (Frank Butcher in EastEnders) and weather forecaster Suzanne Charlton.

You Bet's Matthew Kelly is the ITV captain, with Sarah Kennedy (from Busman Holiday), Bob Holness (of Blockbusters) and Best of Magic's Geoffrey Durham. Hosted by Noel Edmonds.

In this special edition of the television knowledge quiz, Noel Edmonds raids the archives for some festive goodies to challenge his celebrity guests. Answering the questions are Birds of a Feather Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson, singer Michael Ball, Keith Barron (Good Guys), EastEnder Michelle Collins, Rosemarie Ford (Generation Game), Geoffrey Hughes (Keeping Up Appearances), and radio and TV personality Danny Baker.