Take the Plunge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adapted from the American format Blackout, Take the Plunge featured two teams competing in a series of word-based challenges that combined description, deduction and strategic decision-making under time pressure. Hosted by Su Pollard and produced by Thames Television for ITV, the programme emphasised clarity of communication and tactical play, with success in the main game determining a team's opportunity to compete for the final prize.

Series details

• Title: Take the Plunge
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1989-10-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-12-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89275

Cast and credited roles

• Su Pollard — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-10-04; final listed air date 1989-12-06; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Take the Plunge 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.