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1985

Information on every episode from Series 12

Series 12 - 1985

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Date

04-May-85
11-May-85
18-May-85
25-May-85
01-Jun-85
08-Jun-85
15-Jun-85
22-Jun-85
29-Jun-85
06-Jul-85

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Chairman

Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton

Panellist 1

Graeme Garden
Graeme Garden
Kenny Everett
Kenny Everett
Graeme Garden
Graeme Garden
Bill Tidy
Bill Tidy
Graeme Garden
Graeme Garden

Panellist 2

Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer

Barry Cryer

Barry Cryer

Panellist 3

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Panellist 4

Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton

Painist

Colin Sell

Colin Sell

Colin Sell

Colin Sell

Colin Sell

Colin Sell

Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott

​Matthew Scott

“Last week Samantha signed more autographs than all of our panellists put together.

This week she hopes to sign another one”
Humphrey Lyttelton (Series 12 Episode 06)

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Episode 1: Littman's Rules are played in 'Mornington Crescent' only for the teams to get stuck in Fairlop, twice. 
Episode 2: 'Barry's 100th appearance (6 as chairman). 'Give Us A Clue' is the 150th different game played on the show. Humph requests a round of applause for the new 'female scorer', though she isn't named.
Episode 3: Kenny Everett's first appearance.  Samantha makes her first appearance as scorer. 'World Records' is played for the first time since s01e12. 'Hide and Seek' is played for the first time since s03e06. Paul Mayhew-Archer becomes the show's longest serving Producer.
Episode 4: Kenny Everett's last appearance. 
Episode 5: Colin's 75th appearance. 'What a Carry On' is played for the first time since s10e02 and still referred to as 'Pick Up Song'. 
Episode 6: Humph has a go at Colin for interrupting. 
Episode 7: Bill Tidy's first appearance, the tenth different panellist of the 1980's and 13th in total. Tim and Willie broke the World Speed Mornington Crescent Record. 
Episode 8: Barry's 100th appearance as a panellist. Tim and Humph appear for the 110th time, drawing level with Graeme. Backwards is played for the first time since s09e07. 
Episode 9: The show ended with Humph announcing the teams were going to attempt to break the 'Mornington Crescent' World Record by playing for 145 straight hours to raise money for Mornington Crescent Anonymous.
Episode 10: 'The World Record attempt was stopped at the start of the episode, 90 minutes short. 'Limericks is played for the 10th time. 'We'll Meet Again' is censored, again. 

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Paul Mayhew-Archer produces the series.

Samantha makes her debut.

Humph, Graeme and Tim all end the series with 112 appearances.  Barry has 108, with 6 as chairman.

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'Late Arrivals' is played in all 10 episodes.  Mornington Crescent is played 6 times.

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