Small Talk (UK game show)
| Small Talk | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Ronnie Corbett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Reg Grundy Productions |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 24 July 1994 – 18 December 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Small Talk (US version) |
Small Talk is a BBC One game show that aired from 24 July 1994 to 18 December 1996 and it was hosted by The Two Ronnies star and Sorry! actor Ronnie Corbett.
Rounds 1 and 2
Corbett asks the three contestants a question that they asked panel of 9 children (10 or 11 if 1 or 2 squares have pairs). The contestants secretly lock in what they think the majority of the panel answered (the majority guess), and those who are correct get 20 points (10 points in series 1) otherwise, they are out for the rest of the round, which was dropped after series 1.
After this, one by one, the contestants picked a single child or single pair of children and guess what he, she or they said, and if correct they score 30 points (20 points in series 1) in Round 1 and 40 points (30 points in series 1) in Round 2.
Round 3
In this round, only the two players with the highest scores are allowed to play. Now, players alternate randomly selecting children by square with buzzers located at their lecterns. Otherwise, gameplay is the same, awarding players 40 points per match (30 in series 1).
Final round
In the final round, the winner will try to turn his or her main game score to 500 and to do this they must do the following. The contestant picks 5 panelists and each is given a question. Each kid or pair holds a card with a number on it from 50 to 500. If the contestant guesses the response of the kid or pair correctly he or she will get the points on the card added to his or her overall score. If the contestant gets 500 points or more they will win the grand prize and £500, if they score less than 500 he or she will win £2 a point from the 251st point onwards. In later series, the contestant was given the consolation prize of a "slap-up" night out with theatre tickets and dinner.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 July 1994[1] | 23 October 1994[1] | 12[1] |
| 2 | 14 May 1995[1] | 30 July 1995[1] | 12[1] |
| 3 | 15 May 1996[1] | 28 August 1996[1] | 12[1] |
| 4 | 4 September 1996[1] | 18 December 1996[1] | 16[1] |