Cluedo (game show)
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Cluedo was a television game show in the United Kingdom, Australia and other countries based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington Grange of a visiting guest was played and, through a combination of interrogating the suspects (of whom only the murderer could lie) and deduction, celebrity guests had to discover who committed the murder, which of six weapons (not usually the original six from the board game) and in which room it was committed, whilst viewers were invited to play along at home.
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[edit] British version (1990-1994)
Produced by Granada Television for the ITV network.
| Character | Series 1 (1990) | Christmas special (1990) | Series 2 (1991) | Series 3 (1992) | Series 4 (1993) |
| Presenter | James Bellini | James Bellini | Chris Tarrant | Richard Madeley | Richard Madeley |
| Mrs. Peacock | Stephanie Beacham | Kate O'Mara | Rula Lenska | Susan George | Joanna Lumley |
| Col. Mustard | Robin Ellis | David Robb | Michael Jayston | Lewis Collins | Leslie Grantham |
| Rev. Green | Robin Nedwell | Derek Nimmo | Richard Wilson | Christopher Biggins | Nicholas Parsons |
| Prof. Plum | Kristoffer Tabori | Ian Lavender | David McCallum | Tom Baker | John Bird |
| Miss Scarlett | Tracy Louise Ward | Toyah Willcox | Koo Stark | Lysette Anthony | Jerry Hall |
| Mrs. White | June Whitfield | Joan Sims | Mollie Sugden | Pam Ferris | Liz Smith |
[edit] Plot summary
Series One
1) Mrs Peacock with the Poison in the Dining Room
2) Col Mustard with the Statue in the Dining Room
3) Miss Scarlett with the Bridge Trophy in the Study
4) Mrs Peacock with the Antique Sword in the Study
5) Prof Plum with the Tie in the Billiard Room
6) Mrs White with the Poison in the Drawing Room
Christmas Special
Miss Scarlett with the Knife in the Library
Series Two
1) Rev Green with the Kettle Flex in the Kitchen
2) Mrs White with the Sharpening Steel in the Kitchen
3) Col Mustard with the Rope in the Kitchen
4) Mrs Peacock with the Lead Piping in the Billiard Room
5) Miss Scarlett with the Knife in the Study
6) Prof Plum with the Funeral Urn in the Drawing Room
Series Three
1) Rev Green with the Scissors in the Kitchen
2) Col Mustard with the Dagger in the Billiard Room
3) Mrs Peacock with the Croquet Mallet in the Study
4) Mrs White with the Spear in the Drawing Room
5) Prof Plum with the Insecticide in the Library
6) Miss Scarlett with the Sword in the Billiard Room
Series Four
1) Prof Plum with the Dagger in the Billiard Room
2) Col Mustard with the G-string in the Kitchen
3) Rev Green with the Ice Pick in the Kitchen
4) Miss Scarlett with the Desktop Lighter in the Drawing Room
5) Mrs White with the Decanter Stopper in the Study
6) Mrs Peacock with the Microphone in the Study (Weapons: SAS Dagger, Cheese Wire, Snooker Triangle, Broken Glass, Kitchen Knife, *Microphone Flex)
[edit] Australian version (1992-1993)
In the Australian version presented by Ian McFadyen, the studio audience had to pick the culprit using a dial system by which they could select who they thought was guilty. The audience could ask the actors, on stage in character, questions about their motives and actions in the pre-recorded drama which was shown first. An onscreen graphic would show the home viewers how the audience was leaning. At the end of the episode, after the murderer was revealed in another pre-recorded scene, the audience member who had selected correctly (and had not changed their selection) would win a prize. The home viewers could also enter a competition by phone in before the end of the show.
- Jane Badler as Mrs. Elizabeth Peacock
- Nicki Paull as Miss Vivienne Scarlet
- Andrew Daddo as Professor Peter Plum
- Peter Sumner as Reverend Clem Green
- George Mallaby as Colonel Mike Mustard
- Joy Westmore as Mrs. Blanche White
- Frank Gallacher as Detective Sergeant Stanley Bogong
[edit] External links
- Cluedo at UKGameshows.com
- British Version at the Internet Movie Database
- Australian Version at the Internet Movie Database
