Punchlines

"Punchlines" was a comedy game show series that was produced by LWT and aired on the ITV network from 1981 until 1984. The programme was hosted by Lennie Bennett.

eries Guide

* 79 episodes and 1 special

* Series 1 13 x 30' 03/01/81 - 28/03/81
* FA Cup Final edition 09/05/81
* Series 2 16 x 30' 05/09/81 - 19/12/81
* Series 3 16 x 30' 24/12/82 - 09/04/83
* Series 4 17 x 30' 10/09/83 - 31/12/83
* Series 5 17 x 30' 01/09/84 - 22/12/84

(Source : ITN Source website)

Gameplay

Each week 2 teams of a celebrity guest and a member of the public had to match the punchlines which were given by 8 other celebrity guests who were seated in 'Celebrity Squares' style boxes to the questions that were asked by the host, the first team to reach 150 points won the chance to win a major prize while the losing contestant left with a 'Lennie Bennett' doll in the first 2 series then from series 3 onwards they left with a case of champagne and some glasses.

Bonus Round

In the final round the winning contestant had to match 7 of the 8 punchlines correctly to win the star prize but if they failed to do so they went away with the prize that corresponded to how many correct punchlines they had matched.