Blockbusters (1983) - Video Detective

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Blockbusters is a British television game show based upon an American game show of the same name in which contestants answer trivia questions to complete a path across or down a game board of hexagons. The programme premiered on 29 August 1983 on ITV and ran for ten series, ending on the ITV network on 19 May 1993. Blockbusters was revived for three additional series, the most recent of which aired on Challenge in 2012. A fourth revival, a comedy version hosted by Dara Ó Briain, premiered on Comedy Central on 21 March 2019.

Original Release

08/29/1983

Cast

Name

Character

Bob Holness

Self / Self - Host / Himself - Host / Self - Presenter

Liza Tarbuck

Herself - Host / Self - Host

Peter Tomlinson

Self - Announcer

Michael Aspel

Himself - Host / Self - Host

Simon Mayo

Self - Host

Ruth Hockenhull

Self - Contestant

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Episode #15.1	Monday, 14 May 2012
2	Episode #15.2	Tuesday, 15 May 2012
3	Episode #15.3	Wednesday, 16 May 2012
4	Episode #15.4	Thursday, 17 May 2012
5	Episode #15.5	Friday, 18 May 2012
6	Episode #15.6	Monday, 21 May 2012
7	Episode #15.7	Tuesday, 22 May 2012
8	Episode #15.8	Wednesday, 23 May 2012
9	Episode #15.9	Thursday, 24 May 2012
10	Episode #15.10	Friday, 25 May 2012
11	Episode #15.11	Monday, 28 May 2012
12	Episode #15.12	Tuesday, 29 May 2012
13	Episode #15.13	Wednesday, 30 May 2012
14	Episode #15.14	Thursday, 31 May 2012
15	Episode #15.15	Friday, 01 June 2012
16	Episode #15.16	Monday, 04 June 2012
17	Episode #15.17	Tuesday, 05 June 2012
18	Episode #15.18	Wednesday, 06 June 2012
19	Episode #15.19	Thursday, 07 June 2012
20	Episode #15.20	Friday, 08 June 2012
21	Episode #15.21	Monday, 11 June 2012
22	Episode #15.22	Tuesday, 12 June 2012
23	Episode #15.23	Wednesday, 13 June 2012
24	Episode #15.24	Thursday, 14 June 2012
25	Episode #15.25	Friday, 15 June 2012
26	Episode #15.26	Monday, 18 June 2012
27	Episode #15.27	Tuesday, 19 June 2012
28	Episode #15.28	Wednesday, 20 June 2012
29	Episode #15.29	Thursday, 21 June 2012
30	Episode #15.30	Friday, 22 June 2012
31	Episode #15.31	Monday, 25 June 2012
32	Episode #15.32	Tuesday, 26 June 2012
33	Episode #15.33	Wednesday, 27 June 2012
34	Episode #15.34	Thursday, 28 June 2012
35	Episode #15.35	Friday, 29 June 2012
36	Episode #15.36	Monday, 02 July 2012
37	Episode #15.37	Tuesday, 03 July 2012
38	Episode #15.38	Wednesday, 04 July 2012
39	Episode #15.39	Thursday, 05 July 2012
40	Episode #15.40	Friday, 06 July 2012