Tarby's Frame Game
Encyclopedia
Tarby's Frame Game was a game show produced by Yorkshire Television
in association with Bernstein/Hovis Productions, Columbia Pictures Television
& Action Time. It aired on the ITV
network from 24 May 1987 until 29 July 1989 and was hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck
.
Example: LITTLE-<>-SIMMONS Answer: "Richard" - LITTLE-RICHARD-SIMMONS
The losing couples went away with a portable colour television.
Two new couples competed in the first two rounds with the winners of each round playing the super final round for the right to play the bonus round for big prizes.
In series 2 the format was changed where 3 couples competed in 2 rounds instead of the 2 heats and at the end of the 2 rounds the couple with the lowest score was eliminated while the 2 remaining couples played each other for the right to play for the big prizes.
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
in association with Bernstein/Hovis Productions, Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974.-1974-1982:...
& Action Time. It aired on the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
network from 24 May 1987 until 29 July 1989 and was hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck
Jimmy Tarbuck
Jimmy Tarbuck OBE or Tarby is an English comedian. Growing up he was a schoolmate of John Lennon.His first television show was It's Tarbuck 65! on ITV in 1964. He has also hosted numerous quiz shows, including Winner Takes All, Full Swing, and Tarby's Frame Game...
.
Premise
Two teams of couples try to solve a series of three-word puzzles called frames. A frame is two words with a linking word missing in between. The object of the game is to guess a word that is the missing link between the two words.Example: LITTLE-<
Gameplay
In each round, the couples were shown up to three frames each worth a decreasing number of points. The first was worth 30 points, the second was worth 20 points, and the last was worth 10 points. As soon as a couple knows the word they can buzz-in, if they're right, they score the points attached to the frame, if they're wrong or if nobody knows however, another frame with the same missing link was shown. An unlimited number of frames were played according to time.The losing couples went away with a portable colour television.
Two new couples competed in the first two rounds with the winners of each round playing the super final round for the right to play the bonus round for big prizes.
In series 2 the format was changed where 3 couples competed in 2 rounds instead of the 2 heats and at the end of the 2 rounds the couple with the lowest score was eliminated while the 2 remaining couples played each other for the right to play for the big prizes.
Final Round
In the final round, while one member of the winning couple was isolated, the other was shown five middle words, and constructed a frame for each word by giving two connecting words before & after each word. When the giving player was finished, the guessing player returned and had 45 seconds within which to complete the frames. Solving all five won a grand prize, but failure won an increasing consolation prize.Transmission Guide
- Series 1: 14 editions from 24 May 1987 - 23 August 1987
- Series 2: 14 editions from 28 May 1988 - 27 August 1988
- Series 3: 8 editions from 26 May 1989 - 29 July 1989