Matchpoint (game show)
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| Matchpoint | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Angela Rippon |
| Voices of | Charles Nove |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Elstree |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 17 April – 14 June 1990 |
Matchpoint is a British game show that aired on BBC1 from 17 April to 14 June 1990. It is hosted by Angela Rippon.
Format
[edit]On each edition, two teams of two contestants compete for a place in the quarterfinals by answering questions. For each correct answer they would score the points as in a tennis match e.g. 15,30,40,Game. Each programme was played by the best of 3 'Sets' and the team who won 2 sets won the show and moved onto the quarterfinals while the losing team went away with a bottle of champagne and a punnet of strawberries.
The prize for the winning team at the end was a trip to that year's Wimbledon event.