Strike It Lucky
Strike it Lucky was a popular British television game show from 29 October 1986 to 23 August 1999, originally produced by Thames Television for ITV, and presented by the British comedian Michael Barrymore. It was based on the American show of the same name that aired in 1986. In its formative years, it became well known for the outlandish and often highly eccentric contestants it featured - Barrymore would often spend over 5 minutes talking to them. The introductory footage of the prizes on offer were also noteworthy, often filmed in black-and-white with a slapstick style. In 1987, it was the fifth most watched programme on UK television. The Thames Television version of the show was recorded at Teddington Studios, and later Pinewood Studios. From 1996, the new version aired under the title Strike it Rich!; this being the title of the short-lived American game show Strike it Rich! on which it was based, and it moved to The London Studios. The reason for the name change was that the show was now being co-produced by LWT with Fremantle, so despite now being owned by the same company as Fremantle, Thames were unwilling to allow LWT use of the original title. There is also the factor that when the show was first exported to the UK, the Independent Broadcasting Authority's prize limits were still in place, and "Rich" was probably dropped from the title because of the relatively low value of prizes on offer; by the time it returned as Strike it Rich! the limits had been lifted and it was giving away a substantially higher value of prizes.
Cast
Michael Barrymore
Seasons
E1Series 1, Show 1
Oct 29, 1986
E2Series 1, Show 2
Nov 5, 1986
E3Series 1, Show 3
Nov 12, 1986
E4Series 1, Show 4
Nov 19, 1986
E5Series 1, Show 5
Nov 26, 1986
E6Series 1, Show 6
Dec 3, 1986
E7Series 1, Show 7
Dec 10, 1986
E8Series 1, Show 8
Dec 31, 1986
E1Series 2, Show 1
Apr 15, 1987
E2Series 2, Show 2
Apr 22, 1987
E3Series 2, Show 3
Apr 29, 1987
E4Series 2, Show 4
May 6, 1987
E5Series 2, Show 5
May 13, 1987
E6Series 2, Show 6
May 20, 1987
E7Series 2, Show 7
May 27, 1987
E8Series 2, Show 8
Jun 10, 1987
E9Series 2, Show 9
Jun 17, 1987
E10Series 2, Show 10
Jun 24, 1987
E1Series 3, Show 1
Sep 17, 1987
E2Series 3, Show 2
Sep 24, 1987
E3Series 3, Show 3
Oct 1, 1987
E5Series 3, Show 5
Oct 15, 1987
E6Series 3, Show 6
Oct 22, 1987
E7Series 3, Show 7
Oct 29, 1987
E8Series 3, Show 8
Nov 5, 1987
E9Series 3, Show 9
Nov 12, 1987
E10Series 3, Show 10
Nov 19, 1987
E11Series 3, Show 11
Nov 26, 1987
E12Series 3, Show 12
Dec 3, 1987
E13Series 3, Show 13
Dec 10, 1987
E14Series 3, Show 14
Dec 17, 1987
E15Series 3, Show 15
Dec 24, 1987
E16Series 3, Show 16
Dec 31, 1987
E17Series 3, Show 17
Jan 7, 1988
E18Series 3, Show 18
Jan 14, 1988
E19Series 3, Show 19
Jan 21, 1988
E20Series 3, Show 20
Jan 28, 1988
E1Series 4, Show 1
Oct 4, 1988
E2Series 4, Show 2
Oct 11, 1988
E3Series 4, Show 3
Oct 18, 1988
E4Series 4, Show 4
Oct 25, 1988
E5Series 4, Show 5
Nov 1, 1988
E6Series 4, Show 6
Nov 8, 1988
E7Series 4, Show 7
Nov 15, 1988
E8Series 4, Show 8
Nov 22, 1988
E9Series 4, Show 9
Nov 29, 1988
E10Series 4, Show 10
Dec 6, 1988
E11Series 4, Show 11
Dec 13, 1988
E12Series 4, Show 12
Dec 20, 1988
E13Series 4, Show 13
Dec 27, 1988
E14Series 4, Show 14
Jan 3, 1989
E15Series 4, Show 15
Jan 10, 1989
E16Series 4, Show 16
Jan 17, 1989
E17Series 4, Show 17
Jan 24, 1989
E18Series 4, Show 18
Jan 31, 1989
E19Series 4, Show 19
Feb 7, 1989
E20Series 4, Show 20
Feb 14, 1989
E1Series 5, Show 1
Dec 25, 1989
E2Series 5, Show 2
Jan 22, 1990
E3Series 5, Show 3
Jan 29, 1990
E4Series 5, Show 4
Feb 5, 1990
E5Series 5, Show 5
Feb 12, 1990
E6Series 5, Show 6
Feb 19, 1990
E7Series 5, Show 7
Feb 26, 1990
E8Series 5, Show 8
Mar 5, 1990
E9Series 5, Show 9
Mar 12, 1990
E10Series 5, Show 10
Mar 19, 1990
E11Series 5, Show 11
Mar 26, 1990
E12Series 5, Show 12
Apr 2, 1990
E13Series 5, Show 13
Apr 9, 1990
E14Series 5, Show 14
Apr 16, 1990
E15Series 5, Show 15
Apr 23, 1990
E16Series 5, Show 16
Apr 30, 1990
E17Series 5, Show 17
May 7, 1990
E18Series 5, Show 18
May 14, 1990
E19Series 5, Show 19
May 21, 1990
E20Series 5, Show 20
May 28, 1990
E21Series 5, Show 21
Jun 4, 1990
E1Series 6, Show 1
Sep 25, 1990
E2Series 6, Show 2
Oct 2, 1990
E3Series 6, Show 3
Oct 9, 1990
E4Series 6, Show 4
Oct 16, 1990
E5Series 6, Show 5
Oct 23, 1990
E6Series 6, Show 6
Oct 30, 1990
E7Series 6, Show 7
Nov 6, 1990
E8Series 6, Show 8
Nov 13, 1990
E9Series 6, Show 9
Nov 20, 1990
E10Series 6, Show 10
Nov 27, 1990
E11Series 6, Show 11
Dec 4, 1990
E12Series 6, Show 12
Dec 11, 1990
E13Series 6, Show 13
Dec 18, 1990
E14Series 6, Show 14
Dec 25, 1990
E15Series 6, Show 15
Jan 1, 1991
E16Series 6, Show 16
Jan 8, 1991
E17Series 6, Show 17
Jan 15, 1991
E18Series 6, Show 18
Jan 22, 1991
E19Series 6, Show 19
Jan 29, 1991
E20Series 6, Show 20
Feb 5, 1991
E21Series 6, Show 21
Feb 12, 1991
E1Series 7, Show 1
Sep 23, 1991
E2Series 7, Show 2
Sep 30, 1991
E3Series 7, Show 3
Oct 7, 1991
E4Series 7, Show 4
Oct 14, 1991
E5Series 7, Show 5
Oct 21, 1991
E6Series 7, Show 6
Oct 28, 1991
E7Series 7, Show 7
Nov 4, 1991
E8Series 7, Show 8
Nov 11, 1991
E9Series 7, Show 9
Nov 18, 1991
E10Series 7, Show 10
Nov 25, 1991
E11Series 7, Show 11
Dec 2, 1991
E12Series 7, Show 12
Dec 9, 1991
E13Series 7, Show 13
Dec 26, 1991
E1Series 8, Show 1
Sep 21, 1992
E2Series 8, Show 2
Sep 28, 1992
E3Series 8, Show 3
Oct 5, 1992
E4Series 8, Show 4
Oct 12, 1992
E5Series 8, Show 5
Oct 19, 1992
E6Series 8, Show 6
Oct 26, 1992
E7Series 8, Show 7
Nov 2, 1992
E8Series 8, Show 8
Nov 9, 1992
E9Series 8, Show 9
Nov 16, 1992
E10Series 8, Show 10
Nov 23, 1992
E11Series 8, Show 11
Nov 30, 1992
E12Series 8, Show 12
Dec 28, 1992
E1Series 9, Show 1
Sep 27, 1993
E2Series 9, Show 2
Oct 4, 1993
E3Series 9, Show 3
Oct 11, 1993
E4Series 9, Show 4
Oct 18, 1993
E5Series 9, Show 5
Oct 25, 1993
E6Series 9, Show 6
Nov 1, 1993
E7Series 9, Show 7
Nov 8, 1993
E8Series 9, Show 8
Nov 15, 1993
E9Series 9, Show 9
Nov 22, 1993
E10Series 9, Show 10
Nov 29, 1993
E11Series 9, Show 11
Dec 6, 1993
E12Series 9, Show 12
Dec 13, 1993
E13Series 9, Show 13
Dec 20, 1993
E14Series 9, Show 14
Dec 27, 1993
E1Series 10, Show 1
Sep 13, 1994
E2Episode 2
E3Episode 3
E4Episode 4
E5Episode 5
E6Episode 6
E7Episode 7
E8Series 10, Show 8
Nov 1, 1994
E9Episode 9
E10Episode 10
E11Series 10, Show 11
Nov 22, 1994
E12Series 10, Show 12
Nov 29, 1994
E13Series 10, Show 13
Dec 6, 1994
E14Series 10, Show 14
Dec 29, 1994
E15Episode 15
Dec 15, 1997
E1Series 11, Show 1
Dec 12, 1996
E2Series 11, Show 2
Dec 19, 1996
E3Series 11, Show 3
Dec 26, 1996
E4Series 11, Show 4
Jan 2, 1997
E5Series 11, Show 5
Jan 9, 1997
E6Series 11, Show 6
Jan 16, 1997
E7Series 11, Show 7
Jan 23, 1997
E8Series 11, Show 8
Jan 30, 1997
E9Series 11, Show 9
Feb 6, 1997
E10Series 11, Show 10
Feb 13, 1997
E11Series 11, Show 11
Feb 20, 1997
E12Series 11, Show 12
Feb 27, 1997
E13Series 11, Show 13
Mar 6, 1997
E14Series 11, Show 14
Mar 13, 1997
E15Series 11, Show 15
Mar 20, 1997
E16Series 11, Show 16
Mar 27, 1997
E17Series 11, Show 17
Apr 3, 1997
E1Series 12, Show 1
Sep 8, 1997
E2Series 12, Show 2
Sep 15, 1997
E3Series 12, Show 3
Sep 22, 1997
E4Series 12, Show 4
Sep 29, 1997
E5Series 12, Show 5
Oct 6, 1997
E6Series 12, Show 6
Oct 13, 1997
E7Series 12, Show 7
Oct 20, 1997
E8Series 12, Show 8
Oct 27, 1997
E9Series 12, Show 9
Nov 3, 1997
E10Series 12, Show 10
Nov 10, 1997
E11Series 12, Show 11
Dec 29, 1997
E12Episode 12
Nov 24, 1997
E13Episode 13
Dec 1, 1997
E14Episode 14
Dec 8, 1997
E15Episode 15
Dec 15, 1997
E16Episode 16
Dec 29, 1997
E1Series 13, Show 1
Sep 17, 1998
E2Series 13, Show 2
Sep 24, 1998
E3Series 13, Show 3
Oct 1, 1998
E4Series 13, Show 4
Oct 8, 1998
E5Series 13, Show 5
Oct 15, 1998
E6Series 13, Show 6
Oct 22, 1998
E7Series 13, Show 7
Oct 29, 1998
E8Series 13, Show 8
Nov 5, 1998
E9Series 13, Show 9
Nov 12, 1998
E10Series 13, Show 10
Nov 19, 1998
E11Episode 11
Nov 26, 1998
E12Episode 12
Dec 3, 1998
E13Episode 13
Dec 10, 1998
E14Episode 14
Dec 17, 1998
E15Episode 15
Dec 24, 1998
E16Episode 16
Dec 31, 1998
E1Series 14, Show 1
Jun 7, 1999
E2Series 14, Show 2
Jun 14, 1999
E3Series 14, Show 3
Jun 21, 1999
E4Series 14, Show 4
Jun 28, 1999
E5Series 14, Show 5
Jul 5, 1999
E6Series 14, Show 6
Jul 12, 1999
E7Series 14, Show 7
Jul 19, 1999
E8Series 14, Show 8
Jul 26, 1999
E9Series 14, Show 9
Aug 2, 1999
E10Series 14, Show 10
Aug 9, 1999
E11Series 14, Show 11
Aug 16, 1999
E12Series 14, Show 12
Aug 23, 1999
Storyline
Strike it Lucky was a popular British television game show from 29 October 1986 to 23 August 1999, originally produced by Thames Television for ITV, and presented by the British comedian Michael Barrymore. It was based on the American show of the same name that aired in 1986. In its formative years, it became well known for the outlandish and often highly eccentric contestants it featured - Barrymore would often spend over 5 minutes talking to them. The introductory footage of the prizes on offer were also noteworthy, often filmed in black-and-white with a slapstick style. In 1987, it was the fifth most watched programme on UK television. The Thames Television version of the show was recorded at Teddington Studios, and later Pinewood Studios. From 1996, the new version aired under the title Strike it Rich!; this being the title of the short-lived American game show Strike it Rich! on which it was based, and it moved to The London Studios. The reason for the name change was that the show was now being co-produced by LWT with Fremantle, so despite now being owned by the same company as Fremantle, Thames were unwilling to allow LWT use of the original title. There is also the factor that when the show was first exported to the UK, the Independent Broadcasting Authority's prize limits were still in place, and "Rich" was probably dropped from the title because of the relatively low value of prizes on offer; by the time it returned as Strike it Rich! the limits had been lifted and it was giving away a substantially higher value of prizes.
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