Strike It Lucky: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Strike It Lucky (Michael Barrymore's Strike It Rich! from 1996-9) was a popular British television game show from 29 October 1986 to 23 August 1999, originally produced by Thames Television for ITV, and presented by the British comedian Michael Barrymore. It was based on the American show of the same name that aired in 1986.

Series details

• Title: Strike It Lucky
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1986-10-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-08-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8629
• TVDB ID: 260640

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Barrymore — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-10-29; final listed air date 1986-12-31.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-04-15; final listed air date 1987-06-17.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-01-07; final listed air date 1987-01-28.
• Season 4: premiered 1988-10-04; final listed air date 1989-02-14.
• Season 5: premiered 1989-12-25; final listed air date 1990-06-04.
• Season 6: premiered 1990-09-25; final listed air date 1991-02-12.
• Season 7: premiered 1991-09-23; final listed air date 1991-12-16.
• Season 8: premiered 1992-09-21; final listed air date 1992-12-28.
• Season 9: premiered 1993-09-27; final listed air date 1994-04-04.
• Season 10: premiered 1996-12-12; final listed air date 1997-04-03.
• Season 11: premiered 1997-09-08; final listed air date 1997-12-29.
• Season 12: premiered 1998-09-17; final listed air date 1998-11-26.
• Season 13: premiered 1999-06-07; final listed air date 1999-08-23; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Strike It Lucky 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.