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Chain Letters (1987) | Slate

Chain Letters

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Rated 7.0 on TMDB

Chain Letters

Chain Letters was a British television game show produced by Tyne Tees. The show was filmed at their City Road studios in Newcastle Upon Tyne and first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 7 September 1987 to 6 July 1990, then again from 2 January 1995 to 25 April 1997. Three contestants competed to win money by changing letters in words to form new words. Its original host was the late Jeremy Beadle, followed by Andrew O'Connor, Allan Stewart, Ted Robbins, Vince Henderson and Dave Spikey.

Status: Ended
First aired: 1987
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 307 aired
Average episode: 30m
Network: ITV1
Language: English

Direction and writing

Tony KyshDirector

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Unavailable

Seasons

Season 118 episodes
Season 221 episodes
Season 38 episodes

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Cast

Ted Robbins
Andrew O'Connor
Jeremy Beadle

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