Talking Telephone Numbers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Talking Telephone Numbers was a British game show that was produced by Celador and Carlton and aired on ITV from 28 February 1994 to 22 December 1997. It was originally hosted by Phillip Schofield and Emma Forbes, and later by Claudia Winkleman. The programme featured five games, each designed to generate a number. These numbers were combined towards the end of the programme to form a five-digit code. Viewers with telephone numbers where the last 5 digits matched the code could then phone in to try to win a cash prize.

Series details

• Title: Talking Telephone Numbers
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1994-02-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-12-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8688

Cast and credited roles

• Phillip Schofield — Host
• Emma Forbes — Co-Host
• Claudia Winkleman — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-02-28; final listed air date 1994-05-02; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-01-04; final listed air date 1995-04-12; episode order: 15.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-01-08; final listed air date 1996-04-29; episode order: 17.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-09-01; final listed air date 1997-12-22; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Talking Telephone Numbers 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.