1
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50/50 (1997)

Name: 50/50
Released: 1997-04-07

25m

Running Time

1
Seasons

Plot.

50/50 was a British children's game show that was broadcast on BBC1. It was broadcast from 7 April 1997 to 12 July 2005. Two schools in the UK put forward 50 students, each child given a number from 1–50 which they wear during the show, before each round a random number generator picks which students will take part in the next game. The t-shirt colours were originally green and orange but this was changed to blue and yellow. They sit opposite each other in raised seating while the game takes place in between them. Most of the children will not get an opportunity to play in a game, but there are question rounds and observation rounds where points are won by the number of correct answers. The games usually consist of inflatable obstacle courses similar to those found in Get Your Own Back, Fun House and Run the Risk.

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Cast & Crew.

Sophie McDonnell

Angellica Bell

David Wartnaby

Flynn

Gary Martin

Flynn

Ortis Deley

Team Captain - Ainsdale

Gail Porter

Self - Presenter (1999)

Details.

Release Date
April 7, 1997

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Running Time
25m

Last updated: 2024-12-27

This TV Show Is About.

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Wiki.

50/50 is a British children's television game show for BBC television. Airing on BBC One's children's television block, it was first broadcast on 7 April 1997 and ended its run on 12 July 2005 after 9 series. Repeats aired on BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC channel until 2009.

Sally Gray hosted the show from its inception until 2002, followed by Angellica Bell until 2004 and Sophie McDonnell in 2005. The voice of the show's computer, named 'Flynn', was provided by Matthew Davies between 1998 and 2000, then by Gary Martin in 2001 and finally by Dave Kelly from 2002 to 2005.

The show featured a competition contested by two teams, each represented by schools, of fifty 11– and 12–year–old pupils who were randomly selected to take part in physical games and quiz rounds to score points. In addition, all players voted in 'true or false' questions to observational rounds. In most series, prizes were awarded to both schools, but a trophy was awarded to the winning team from series 5 onwards.