Gambit (opening titles)

[lanks1978]

I have 6 or 7 programmes from this series of Gambit, however the rest of the series was not kept in good condition and tapes could not be recorded

[TheWolfie6]

What an outdated statement the quiz for married couples,what about unmarried couples,same sex couples,single people etc,the concept of marrage is becoming outdated,this show was made before the PC brigade took over. You would not be allowed to make such a statement today.

[RICKD790]

I'll never forget Fred's slaphead

[bnpdronfield]

bow down to the god fred dineage

[vanillaorchid]

drdawn86, you're right. He looks like a crime syndicate overlord.

[yokai1968]

"Gambit, the quiz for married couples"

Is there such a thing these days?

Married couples that is!

[LurkingCrassZero]

Oh God, my mam and dad used to watch this when I was a kid, and I bloodywell hated it!

[photonman666]

She did indeed play a part in Boston Kickout... although died in act 1 scene 1! probably why you cant find a clip with her in! not the most glam parts in a film, but hey! Im trying to figure out who you are nuttybar.. i cant remember you. Michelle's my mum btw! Yep, Sam here on a friends ID as i dont have one myself. The lambourne title went about 21 years ago -Scholfield now!

[1969venters]

Peter Fenn used to play with his organ on this if i'm not mistaken. Dinenage,Lambourne, Benson and Fenn the dream team.

[nuttybar2000]

i just did a google search for ..michelle lambourne .... and got a suprise .. can anybody confirm .. apparently she played a part in a movie called "Boston Kickout " she played the mom of phil...its a english film made in 1995 /97 ...

has anybody seen this film..i cant find a film clip with her in it ... just to see if it is correct because i know her personally ..

[LouisTregidga]

@nuttybar2000 Yeah, Michelle is my aunt, she did play the part of Phil's Mother in Boston Kickout.

[millionseller001]

how can you remember that allenjeremy..great clip.wish it could have went on a bit longer though.

[Hondo20132]

Hey, our version lasted 4 years, and an additional year on a revival! You should be lucky yours lasted that long.

[millionseller001]

hey hondo,i meant i wish the clip could have went on a bit longer.Would be good to see a full episode.Takes me back to the days of TheWombles and tony blackburn...Does that sound sad or what...

[Hondo20132]

Who can blame you?

[millionseller001]

Much appreciated

[nuttybar2000]

i helped to build michelle lambourne new home ..

she is in her 40's now and still a stunning looking woman ..

[davidarthur500]

I used to know her quite well. Is she still in the Fobbing area? Cheers

[nuttybar2000]

yeah she still lives close to the fobbing area...

[chipsy1967]

Apparently Fred Dineage was a big influence on Steve Coogan in creating the Alan Partridge persona. You can see why in Fred's brief appearance after the title music.

PS - Michelle Lambourne for Prime Minister!

[Thascales]

Does anyone know the name of the music or was it written for the series?

[dim432]

Fred use to be in how

[Pusllab1]

Michelle Lambourne was so sexy!

[ATVmidlands5581]

5.15pm on ATV!! great to see this intro again and that lovely Anglia ident at the start.

thanks for posting

atvmidlands uk

[allenjeremy]

In the HTV Wales area it was on at 5.15 on a Tuesday afternoon for the first few series then it moved to 3.00 on a Friday afternoon for the remaining series.

[robr55]

I was never fortunate enough to see this as a child living in a YTV area...I think they may have showed 1 or 2 but I'm not sure about the entire series.

[couleddie]

YTV did show it regularly. I remember it very well. Dear me, what a sad childhood I must have had!

[eclectica1]

One of my earliest televisual memories, this...

[titanb15]

Anglia always blew the budget on the opening titles and left nothing for the programme!

[robr55]

Roflmao! So typical of them

[hyperwhizzkid]

Why was Gambit the quiz for MARRIED couples? Was a TV gambling-based quiz not suitable for anyone else?

[gshowguy]

Well... I guess married couples love to play blackjack a lot. :-) Other than that, to be honest, I don't really know.

[allenjeremy]

I have on a DVD the first 2 episodes of that series of Gambit.

[DANWOODHOUSE]

@allenjeremy why dont you upload them then?

[WANNABENICKO]

@DANWOODHOUSE I second that, allenjeremy - by the way, thank you for uploading the Lingo episode I messaged you about! :-)

[bunnysss]

Oh man.... great to see that again.... or am I a nerd?

[WileyCoyote69]

Great title sequence.  Stop motion rules!

[darrowby1972]

Quite correct misterloftus both Gambit & Sale Of The Century were voiced over by the late John Benson

[allenjeremy]

John was also the voiceover for the final couple of series of 3-2-1.

[couleddie]

Always worth watching to see Fred Dineage belittling the contestants. Classic stuff and that great ident.

[ATVmidlands5581]

crikey! i used to watch this on ATV Midlands at 5.15pm on a week day here in the UK during the 70's. never thought i would see those credits again. good old fred dineage. also great to see the anglia ident still attached. thanks.

[misterloftus]

''And now - live from Norwich it's the quiz of the week''.

Bugger it's the wrong show. LOL.

Yes I know was Sale of the Century and voiceover man John Benson.

[Littleswamp1]

They never said 'Live', common misconception. Seems to trip off the tongue better though!

[sugarbear522]

Didn't Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley produced Gambit?

[allenjeremy]

They produced the US version of the show.

[gshowguy]

In America, they did. This is the UK version we're looking at. ;-)

BTW, I noticed the cards on this version are the same as ours...