Here is the script front page from ‘Telly Addicts’ series 13, eps 13/14. It lists the key staff member in each department. The popular television game show was presented by Noel Edmonds.
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Telly Addicts Clock
Telly Addict clock, copyright Gail Everett
Telly Addicts clock, courtesy of production assistant Gail Everett. I’m not sure if this was Telly Addicts’ merchandise.
Telly Addicts was a BBC 1 television game show presented by Noel Edmonds between 1985-1998.
Being a Telly Addicts contestant
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In the photo, from left to right. Myself (Billy McLauchlan), Mary McLauchlan ( Mother ), Andy McPherson and Brian Morris (Brother ).
Billy McLauchlan talking about Telly Addicts 1986
“I remember being more excited at the prospect of visiting Pebble Mill than of being a contestant on Telly Addicts in 1986.
The highlight for me was meeting Victoria Wood and Anne Reid along with Hugh Loyd and Christopher Strauli who were recording her As Seen on TV series.
I was a big fan of Pebble Mill at One back in the day.
A shame it’s gone …”
The episode was in series 2 , ep5 ( transmitted 30/9/86 )
Here is the Radio Times entry of the episode, courtesy of the BBC Genome project:
“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.
Producer JOHN G. SMITH
Executive producer JOHN KING BBC Pebble Mill”
Producer JOHN G. SMITH
Executive producer JOHN KING BBC Pebble Mill”
Telly Addicts titles grab
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Thanks to Ian Collins for making this titles grab available.
Telly Addicts was a BBC1 early evening, game show about television presented by Noel Edmonds. It was first transmitted in 1985, and ended in 1998. John King was the Executive Producer, with producers including Tim Manning and Richard Lewis. It was recorded in Studio A.
The questions were about television programmes past and present, with the usual format being a clip followed by questions. There were usually two teams of four people each, with a tournament style of 16 teams, in 8 qualifying heats, being adopted from 1987-1996.
The following comments were left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Denny Hodge: ‘Yes fond memories doing the warm up on the show.’
Jane Green: ‘Your warm ups were a treat to see Denny. Remember them well. I worked on this. Noel was a dream to look after. Helicopter arrived literally 5 minutes before rehearsals began and he had his clothes all ready and pressed and he’d be in studio on time. No fuss, no silly demands. Went to collect him from his dressing room once and found him standing on a chair waving a ‘brick’ around. It was a new thing called a mobile phone and he was trying to get a signal. His very beautiful new wife Helen turned up to rehearsals one evening to support him as his much loved dog had just died and he was so upset. She just walked in – I didn’t know who she was and was about to ask her to leave when someone explained…’
Andrew Langstone: ‘My friend Jennifer Kings (was Hassall) was a production secretary on Telly Addicts. Managed to get us some tickets for a few recordings.’
Malcolm Hickman: ‘Didn’t John King flog the rights to Noel Edmonds?’
Richard Stevenson: ‘The first show I worked on in 1997. Ironically I then went on to work with Noel on numerous Gotchas (65 I think), Noel’s House Party and some great worldwide trips for Noel’s Christmas Presents.’
Belinda Essex: ‘I used to do auto cue sometimes’
Gill Thompson: ‘I used to organise the audiences for this show, never had a problem filling seats was always a popular one!’
Sarah Dunning: ‘And the graphic designer was the brilliant Annie Jenkins!’
Jane Upston: ‘I remember recruiting for this programme (I was Jane Morgan then and worked in HR). I remember Nick Hurran too, the Director and Jennifer Hassell. Who was the PA?’
Richard Stevenson: ‘Trudi Stanton and Roger Sutton vision mixed I think. Can’t remember the PA but it will come to me!….Thea Harvey?’
Top Gear titles grabs
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These title grabs are from one of BBC Pebble Mill’s longest running and most well known series – Top Gear. They date from the 1990s.
The series began as a monthly magazine show in 1977, and ran at Pebble Mill until 2001. It was fronted by a whole host of different presenters over the years, including Jeremy Clarkson, William Woollard, Noel Edmonds and Angela Rippon.
The colour schemes are all suitably macho, as are the design features!
Thanks to Ian Collins for sharing the stills.
The following comment was left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Andy Bentley: ‘Sometimes the vehicles for the program were delivered to Pebble Mill and we kept the keys in the Security office. As space on the car park was at a premium we felt duty bound to re-park them of a night. Got to drive some fab motors.’
Gregory Hallsworth: ‘Standing next to the fax machine the day after Clarkson tore into the Vauxhall Vectra was very revealing!’