Chain Letters

Chain Letters

1987•30m•7.0/10

Ratings

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7.0/10(1)

Chain Letters was a British television game show produced by Tyne Tees. The show was filmed at their City Road studios in Newcastle Upon Tyne and first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 7 September 1987 to 6 July 1990, then again from 2 January 1995 to 25 April 1997. Three contestants competed to win money by changing letters in words to form new words. Its original host was the late Jeremy Beadle, followed by Andrew O'Connor, Allan Stewart, Ted Robbins, Vince Henderson and Dave Spikey.

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Production

Tyne Tees Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 7, 1987

Last Aired

April 4, 1997

Networks

ITV1

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E2

Series 1, Show 2

Air date: 1987-09-08

E3

Series 1, Show 3

Air date: 1987-09-09

E4

Series 1, Show 4

Air date: 1987-09-10

E7

Series 1, Show 7

Air date: 1987-09-15

E9

Series 1, Show 9

Air date: 1987-09-17

E12

Series 1, Show 12

Air date: 1987-09-22

E14

Series 1, Show 14

Air date: 1987-09-24

E15

Series 1, Show 15

Air date: 1987-09-25

E16

Series 1, Show 16

Air date: 1987-09-28

E17

Series 1, Show 17

Air date: 1987-09-29

E18

Series 1, Show 18

Air date: 1987-09-30

E19

Series 1, Show 19

Air date: 1987-10-01

E20

Series 1, Show 20

Air date: 1987-10-02

E21

Series 1, Show 21

Air date: 1987-10-05

E22

Series 1, Show 22

Air date: 1987-10-06

E23

Series 1, Show 23

Air date: 1987-10-07

E24

Series 1, Show 24

Air date: 1987-10-08

E25

Series 1, Show 25

Air date: 1987-10-09

Cast

Ted Robbins

Ted Robbins

Andrew O'Connor

Andrew O'Connor

Jeremy Beadle

Jeremy Beadle

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