Mr and Mrs

In 1968/69 , Derek Batey saw and liked the American 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 the UK. 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 90s remake was attempted with Julian Clary.