BBC revives classic gameshow

 Mel  Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will be hosting a revived Generation Game, the BBC has confirmed today.

It is just one of a series of high-profile projects being lined up for the pair after they agreed not to follow The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4. 

The new show will be similar in tone to the original, with pairs of relatives competing in a series of challenges in a bid to get a seat in front of the show’s final conveyer belt of prizes.

One difference this time around is that a panel of celebrity judges will provide the scores for the couples.

Guy Freeman, from programme-makers BBC Studios, said: 'When asked, this is the TV show that viewers most wanted to see back on their screens and so we are thrilled to be able to make that happen with Mel and Sue, who I know will have just as much fun hosting it as contestants will playing it.'

Mel and Sue follow in the footsteps of previous Generation Game hosts Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson and Jim Davidson. At its peak, it attracted up to 25million viewers.

In 2015, Miranda Hart shot a pilot for a revived programme but later stepped away, saying she wanted to concentrate on her writing and acting.

Published: 23 Jul 2017