Wheel of Fortune: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wheel of Fortune is a British television game show created by Merv Griffin. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that contestants spin throughout the course of the game to determine their cash and/or prizes. The programme aired between 19 July 1988 and 21 December 2001 and was produced by Scottish Television (STV) for the ITV network - having effectively replaced Now You See It as STV's prime time game show offering for the ITV network. It mostly follows the same general format from the original version of the programme from the United States, with a few minor differences.

Series details

• Title: Wheel of Fortune
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1988-07-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8046
• IMDb ID: tt0200395
• TVDB ID: 363065

Cast and credited roles

• Jenny Powell — Co-Host
• John Leslie — Host
• Nicky Campbell — Host
• Carol Smillie — Co-Host
• Bradley Walsh — Host
• Paul Hendy — Host
• Terri Seymour — Co-Host
• Steve Hamilton — Announcer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-07-19; final listed air date 1988-09-27.
• Season 2: premiered 1989-09-05; final listed air date 1989-12-19.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-06-04; final listed air date 1991-08-27.
• Season 4: premiered 1992-05-18; final listed air date 1992-08-24.
• Season 5: premiered 1993-06-07; final listed air date 1993-08-30.
• Season 6: premiered 1994-07-11; final listed air date 1994-12-12.
• Season 7: premiered 1995-08-30; final listed air date 1995-12-27.
• Season 8: premiered 1996-07-24; final listed air date 1996-12-27.
• Season 9: premiered 1997-01-03; final listed air date 1997-12-12.
• Season 10: premiered 1998-06-15; final listed air date 1998-12-07.
• Season 11: premiered 1999-03-08; final listed air date 1999-09-06.
• Season 12: premiered 2000-05-22; final listed air date 2000-12-08.
• Season 13: premiered 2001-11-12; final listed air date 2001-12-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wheel of Fortune 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.