Play Your Cards Right: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Play Your Cards Right was broadcasted on ITV from 1980 to 1987 and produced by LWT. Hosted by Bruce Forsyth, Play Your Cards Right was a British television game show based on, and played similarly to, the American show known as Card Sharks.

Series details

• Title: Play Your Cards Right
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1980-02-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8467

Cast and credited roles

• Bruce Forsyth — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-02-01; final listed air date 1980-06-06.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-09-05; final listed air date 1980-12-19.
• Season 3: premiered 1981-10-02; final listed air date 1982-01-22.
• Season 4: premiered 1982-09-17; final listed air date 1982-12-17.
• Season 5: premiered 1983-09-11; final listed air date 1984-01-01.
• Season 6: premiered 1984-08-31; final listed air date 1984-12-14.
• Season 7: premiered 1985-08-30; final listed air date 1985-12-15.
• Season 8: premiered 1986-08-29; final listed air date 1986-12-12.
• Season 9: premiered 1987-09-04; final listed air date 1987-11-22.
• Season 10: premiered 1994-03-18; final listed air date 1994-07-08.
• Season 11: premiered 1995-02-10; final listed air date 1995-05-26.
• Season 12: premiered 1996-02-02; final listed air date 1996-05-17.
• Season 13: premiered 1997-01-05; final listed air date 1997-05-11.
• Season 14: premiered 1998-01-16; final listed air date 1998-05-01.
• Season 15: premiered 1999-01-22; final listed air date 1999-06-04.
• Season 16: premiered 2002-09-07; final listed air date 2002-12-21.

Source and licence

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