They Think It's All Over: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

They Think It's All Over is a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme.

The show's name is taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous 1966 World Cup commentary quotation, "they think it's all over...it is now!" and the show used the phrase to sign off each episode. In 2006 the show was axed after 11 years on-air.

Series details

• Title: They Think It's All Over
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Sports
• Premiere date: 1995-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 9223
• IMDb ID: tt0112193
• TVDB ID: 78768

Cast and credited roles

• Rory McGrath — Panellist
• Nick Hancock — Presenter
• Gary Lineker — Team Captain
• David Gower — Team Captain
• Jonathan Ross — Panellist
• Lee Hurst — Panellist
• Phil Tufnell — Team Captain
• Ian Wright — Team Captain
• David Seaman — Team Captain
• Lee Mack — Presenter
• Boris Becker — Team Captain

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-09-14; final listed air date 1995-12-28; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-03-12; final listed air date 1996-04-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-09-12; final listed air date 1996-12-23; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-04-09; final listed air date 1997-05-21; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 1987-12-18; final listed air date 1997-12-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 1998-11-12; final listed air date 1998-12-31; episode order: 8.
• Season 7: premiered 1999-04-16; final listed air date 1999-05-27; episode order: 7.
• Season 8: premiered 1999-11-11; final listed air date 1999-12-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 2000-04-20; final listed air date 2000-06-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 2000-11-24; final listed air date 2001-03-30; episode order: 10.
• Season 11: premiered 2001-05-04; final listed air date 2001-06-21; episode order: 8.
• Season 12: premiered 2001-09-07; final listed air date 2001-12-23; episode order: 9.
• Season 13: premiered 2002-01-18; final listed air date 2002-03-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 14: premiered 2002-09-06; final listed air date 2002-12-22; episode order: 9.
• Season 15: premiered 2003-01-03; final listed air date 2003-03-11; episode order: 10.
• Season 16: premiered 2003-09-16; final listed air date 2003-11-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 17: premiered 2004-01-09; final listed air date 2004-02-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 18: premiered 2004-09-02; final listed air date 2004-11-01; episode order: 8.
• Season 19: premiered 2005-10-24; final listed air date 2006-06-09; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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