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Wordplay (British game show)

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Wordplay
GenreGame show
Directed byDerek Hallworth
Presented byJenny Powell
Jenni Falconer
ComposerMusic 4
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes95
Production
ProducersLucky Day
Group M Productions
Running time50 minutes
(including adverts)
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release23 March (2009-03-23) –
31 July 2009 (2009-07-31)

Wordplay is a game show presented by Jenny Powell and sometimes Jenni Falconer.
It aired live weekdays from 23 March to 31 July 2009 on Channel 5 and was axed after only one series.

Premise

Games
Description
Word Jumble
A simple anagram game.
AKA
Something that could be known as the clue on screen.
Word Smuggle
Finding a word hidden within a sentence of other words.
Hangman
A word or phrase must be found as the letters appear.
Invisible Link
A linking word must be found that relates to three others.
Word Ladder
Adding a letter or changing a letter to make a word that suits the clue.
Safecracker
Answering one question from all the other games to crack the safe.
You can answer how many you like but then you have to guess where the other numbers go to crack the safe.

See also