Bygones: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Did Arthur Lowe appear in the adverts for Trillions sweets or Hanky Panky popcorn? Who marketed those essential gadgets the Record Vacuum Cleaner and the Buttoneer? What was the real name of Opportunity Knocks winner the Musical Muscle-Man? Danny Baker hosts this seven-part comedy panel game which features two celebrity teams answering questions like these about a bygone era.

As Baker says, we all find it easier to recall trivial items than important ones. We may not want to remember all the words to the first commercials for Smith's Crisps, but we often do.

If you're still puzzled, the answers to the questions above are Hanky Panky popcorn, Ronco and Tony Holland.

Series details

• Title: Bygones
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, History
• Premiere date: 1994-05-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-07-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86720

Cast and credited roles

• Danny Baker — Host
• Rick Wakeman — Team Captain
• Craig Ferguson — Team Captain

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-05-13; final listed air date 1994-07-08.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bygones on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.