Mr and Mrs
 In
1968/69 , Derek Batey saw and liked the Mr & Mrs game
show format.
At the time, Batey was Head of Production at Border Television
and took the decision to try a series of 13 weeks of Mr &
Mrs.
In 1973 the show was taken by the whole ITV network.
Basically, a married couple came on to the show. One went into
"the booth" and "donned the headphones" while
the other one answered questions about their other-half
("what's his favourite colour?" etc).
The couple then changed places and we saw how well they
actually knew each other!
Prizes were usually cash, fanned out tantalisingly on a silver
tray. A disastrous 90's remake was attempted with Julian Clary.
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