Contestant Penelope Davis was a retired actress, who had appeared in small roles on television, including Coronation Street (1960). She takes part in the quiz under her married name, Gowling.
The oddity of the Bob Monkhouse Wipeout era being shot with just technical crew and the sound of an audience dubbed on afterwards reaches even more bizarre heights on this edition.
Contestant Barry Lynch gets a large "Whooooooooooo!" from the "crowd" when he reveals his career is the unpopular role of an estate agent. Such a reaction may have surprised Lynch if he watched the episode on television later, as the audible "reaction" is entirely post-dubbed.
Contestant Barry Lynch gets a large "Whooooooooooo!" from the "crowd" when he reveals his career is the unpopular role of an estate agent. Such a reaction may have surprised Lynch if he watched the episode on television later, as the audible "reaction" is entirely post-dubbed.
As with many of the editions of the series, Bob repeatedly reveals whether answers are correct or Wipeouts before the grid does, taking away some suspense of the gameplay.
There are a couple of racier moments on this edition for a midday audience. A grid on German composers sees Bob make a reference to "Brahms and Liszt", rhyming slang for "pissed". However, a question actually based around this expression had already appeared in Episode #1.6 (1994).
Undoubtedly the most risqué moment occurs during a grid with characters played by Kenny Everett - which includes the Spoonerism of the character "Cupid Stunt".
The contestant selecting the answer chuckles at the reference, though Bob passes it by without comment. The word to which the name alludes wouldn't be authorised to appear on the BBC until the post-watershed Witchcraze (2003), and certainly wouldn't have been aired pre-watershed.
Undoubtedly the most risqué moment occurs during a grid with characters played by Kenny Everett - which includes the Spoonerism of the character "Cupid Stunt".
The contestant selecting the answer chuckles at the reference, though Bob passes it by without comment. The word to which the name alludes wouldn't be authorised to appear on the BBC until the post-watershed Witchcraze (2003), and certainly wouldn't have been aired pre-watershed.
The final grid on James Bond actors features Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan as possible answers.
As all four starred in more than one James Bond movie and none are specified, these haven't been included in Movie Connections.
As all four starred in more than one James Bond movie and none are specified, these haven't been included in Movie Connections.
