New Faces: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

New Faces is a British television talent show that aired from 29 September 1973 – 3 December 1988 on the ITV Network.

It was presented by Derek Hobson (1973-78) & Marti Caine (1986-88).

Regular judges included: Ted Ray, Arthur Askey, Mickie Most, Clifford Davis, Tony Hatch, Nina Myskow & Bonnie Langford.

Acts that were discovered on the show included Victoria Wood, Malandra Burrows (the youngest ever winner), Showaddywaddy, Les Dennis, Lenny Henry, Jim Davidson, Roy Walker, Gary Wilmot, Patti Boulaye and Marti Caine (who later returned to the show as host). Joe Pasquale was discovered on the late 80s revival.

Series details

• Title: New Faces
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1973-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-12-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9558
• IMDb ID: tt0188349
• TVDB ID: 377428

Cast and credited roles

• Derek Hobson — Presenter
• Marti Caine — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-09-29; final listed air date 1973-12-29.
• Season 2: premiered 1974-04-06; final listed air date 1974-07-06.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-09-21; final listed air date 1975-07-19.
• Season 4: premiered 1975-12-20; final listed air date 1976-07-31.
• Season 5: premiered 1976-09-11; final listed air date 1977-04-02.
• Season 6: premiered 1977-09-10; final listed air date 1978-04-01.
• Season 7: premiered 1986-09-20; final listed air date 1986-12-13.
• Season 8: premiered 1987-09-05; final listed air date 1987-11-28.
• Season 9: premiered 1988-09-10; final listed air date 1988-12-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from New Faces 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.