Runaround: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Runaround was produced by Southern Television for the ITV network between 2 September 1975 and 7 September 1981. It was much more successful than the American version that was originally originated. The original host was comedian Mike Reid. In 1977 his place was taken by Leslie Crowther and Stan Boardman, before Reid returned in 1978. The ball in tube scoring was copied from the US version but with two colours; yellow worth one point for a correct answer and red worth two points for being the only contestant to choose the right answer. Metal Mickey made his screen debut on the British version of the show after being discovered by the show's in-vision researcher, Tim Edmunds. The series ended when Southern Television's franchise ended at the end of 1981. A spin-off entitled Poparound was produced by Central and aired between 19 June 1985 and 4 June 1986 with Gary Crowley as the host.

Series details

• Title: Runaround
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Family
• Premiere date: 1975-09-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-09-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9572

Cast and credited roles

• Mike Reid — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-09-02; final listed air date 1975-09-02.
• Season 12: premiered 1981-09-07; final listed air date 1981-09-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from Runaround 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.