Surprise Surprise: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The show was hosted by Cilla Black, and filmed in front of a live studio audience. Its premise involved surprising members of the public with long-held wishes, setting up tricks to fool members of the public, making prank calls to people and reuniting guests with long-lost loved ones.

Series details

• Title: Surprise Surprise
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1984-05-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-09-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50052
• IMDb ID: tt0086810
• TVDB ID: 275040

Cast and credited roles

• Cilla Black — Host
• Robin Houston — Narrator
• Bob Carolgees — Bob Carolgees
• Gordon Burns — Gordon Burns
• Tessa Sanderson — Tessa Sanderson
• Christopher Biggins — Christopher Biggins

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-05-06; final listed air date 1984-06-10; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-10-14; final listed air date 1984-12-02; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 1986-01-19; final listed air date 1986-03-09; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 1987-01-18; final listed air date 1987-03-15; episode order: 9.
• Season 5: premiered 1988-01-10; final listed air date 1988-03-06; episode order: 9.
• Season 6: premiered 1989-01-06; final listed air date 1989-03-03; episode order: 9.
• Season 7: premiered 1990-02-16; final listed air date 1990-04-20; episode order: 9.
• Season 8: premiered 1991-02-22; final listed air date 1991-04-26; episode order: 10.
• Season 9: premiered 1992-04-03; final listed air date 1992-05-29; episode order: 9.
• Season 10: premiered 1993-04-25; final listed air date 1993-07-04; episode order: 10.
• Season 11: premiered 1994-04-10; final listed air date 1994-06-19; episode order: 11.
• Season 12: premiered 1995-04-23; final listed air date 1995-07-02; episode order: 10.
• Season 13: premiered 1996-03-31; final listed air date 1996-06-02; episode order: 10.
• Season 14: premiered 1997-07-04; final listed air date 1997-09-05; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Surprise Surprise 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.