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User Rating:
6.7/10   11 votes
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Writer:
Richard Turner (writer)
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Seasons:
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Genre:
Game-Show more
Plot:
Celebrities gamble on the outcome of a challenge performed by members of the public. full summary
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User Comments:
Did I like it? YOU BET !!! more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 2 of 16)
Matthew Kelly ... Himself - Host (58 episodes, 1990-1995)
Bruce Forsyth ... Himself - Host (26 episodes, 1988-1990)
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Additional Details

Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[a JCB driver has explained that the digger is flown around the world for demonstrations]
Bruce Forsyth: I bet there's hells bells when you go through the metal detector!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "On the Waterfront: (#2.11)" (1989) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Did I like it? YOU BET !!!, 19 October 2002
Author: (russontour2002@hotmail.com) from London, England

..it's all true, for years You Bet was THE diamond in the big, shiny, intricate crown that is British Saturday night television. The premise of the show is well documented here and I will not repeat what has been said. My favourite "bet" of all time saw a man make 30 clay pots in 3 minutes. Anyone who has even a basic interest in pottery will understand how difficult that would be. ...but that was the joy of "You Bet" - it featured real life, miracle makers. The man who lived up the street who could use a fork lift truck to turn a magazine page. The cultural importance of this programme cannot and should not be underrated. I knew people (without video recorders) who would literally postpone their holiday's so as not to miss an episode. It touched people and was a real pre-cursor to all these interactive gameshows as featured on digital TV nowadays. One evening, I ran up a debt of over £10 with my brother simply because I thought it was impossible for British astrologist Patrick Moore to play the xylophone in the buffet car of a British Rail train....

Life affirming, truly original TV. BRING IT BACK !!!

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