Masterteam

[voon100]

Anyone remember BBC First Class with Debbie Greenwood? Please upload if you have it.

[sirknight1399]

I loved this programme. Was 14 when the first season aired. I supported the team 'The Civil Servants' because their captain Mary McEnhill was a babe. Was absolutely gutted when they lost the final because their long word containing the three letters was disqualified for highly questionable reasons.

[mkwpompeyfc]

@abhard6 - yes olive she was the old headmistress type tight oulled back grey hair - i do recall seeing her on 15-1 but she didnt do terrificly well bizarrely enough - well remembered !!

[ziggydamaestro]

Was that Phillip Schofield on VO continuity???

[VHSsense]

@ziggydamaestro Yes, because he presented Children's BBC straight before and was sitting at the controls of BBC1!

[piedwagtailrameau]

Memories!! I loved this - especially when the contestants chose pot pourri :-)

[MrDORSETBOY]

Yey !

[Croydondms]

I'd also love to see an episode of this programme. Was a classic !!!

[pufferfishish]

''POT POURRI'', that's right, glad I'm not the only one to remember that one! Weird or what?

I think I remember Masterteam being on in the early evening slot just after CBBC and also things like Rolf Harris' Cartoon Time and The Flintstones around about that time too...

...then a certain cheap Aussie soap came in to fill the slot and the rest is TV history :)

[kingdaniel69]

God i hated this. It dragged on for week after week after week.......

[russ7510]

Master team was a legend quiz one of the best ever

[abhard6]

Used to love watching this show.

I thought it was just me who remembered Olive the woman that seemed to know everything!

Also used to make me laugh the category called Pot Pourri!

[barnet1548]

thats right remember Masterteam for Pot Pourri!!!! classic show

[CelticPowerRanger]

Hailing from Hull I can categorically say that this programme will in my mind forever be remembered for those Good Guessers. What a name for a team that was...and they sure did help to put Hull on the map...at least for a few weeks anyway!

[maxinebendix]

"So - Geography, History, or POT-POURRI"

[xxrobfalconxx]

its a pity that no sky nostalgic channel ever repeated them. I also remember a great show presented by emmlyn hughs called Box Clever

[xxrobfalconxx]

This show was amazing, they should of revived it sometime

[bens1972]

She used to say at the start of each round 'Let's Play'

[Littleswamp1]

Sure that was this one or her other 'daytime' quiz that only lasted one season, 'Matchpoint'?

[dunkiep]

If I remember rightly, matchpoint was somewhat bizzarley set in the middle of a tennis court?

[ianwilson2007]

All I remember about this show was one guy who always seemed to be on it described himself as a 'house husband'. Don't think I'd heard the term before that.

[DidaDragan]

I never forget there was a woman on this called Olive Behan who seemed to know the answer to everything.

[CRUSHACRUSH]

I remember her too... She always introduced herself as "Olive Behan, peripatetic remedial teacher!"

[hugalove]

My mum knew Olive Behan. Mike S.

[jamiebrighton1981]

oh my god, i remember Olive too...she never seemed to not be on. I have memories of her not even waiting for Angela to finish the question!

[KarenP135]

Does anyone remember The Civil Servants who lost to Olive's team in the final? They were called Mary, Bob and Gavin.

[richardsweden]

@DidaDragan

I was thinking about this Olive woman yesterday - I loved Masterteam, my nan was called Olive and died just before this series, I remembered her scoring about 20 points in the first round and breaking the record.

[DidaDragan]

@richardsweden

I can remember seeing her on a couple of other quiz shows around the same time.

Makes me laugh how Angela Rippon is twiddling her thumbs as the theme music is playing.

Not sure if she is doing it in time to the rhythm or if she's just bored by the whole thing.

[cbak12sg]

I was a contestant on this in 1986, as a member of The Bakery (with my wife and brother). We lost! The show was recorded in the Greenwood Theatre, near London Bridge station. The winning teams were Warrington Sports Club (1985, featuring the legendary Olive), The Antrim Coasters (1996), and Carrick Plus One (1987). The show's time slot was then given to Neighbours, sadly.

[CRUSHACRUSH]

WOW... Can't believe you were on it. It was my fave show back then... I also remember The Reprobates From Cleveland for some reason!

[cbak12sg]

We lost to the Stan Graham Fan Club, who eventually reached the semi-finals, where they lost to The Good Guessers from Hull. The series was won by the very impressive Antrim Coasters.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Is this the show where they used to play Paperboy and 720 in one of the rounds?

[cbak12sg]

No. The rounds were Team Challenge (on the buzzer), a spotlight round (individuals choosing questions from a list of topics), a round where teams had to make the longest word including a group of three letters to be spread throughout the word, and starting with the first letter (eg NEK could give NECKLACES), and It's All Yours, where each team in turn has to answer a series of questions together.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Thanks, you don't happen to know the show i'm thinking of at all? Been trying to remember for years...

[brickbat246]

I reckon the show u r thinking of is FIRST CLASS - which was two teams of three kids representing their schools and hosted by Debbie 'Mrs Paul Coia' Greenwood. And a fine show it was as well, just like Masterteam

[ScrewAttackEurope]

The name rings a bell, thanks fot the help mate!

[swanella]

is continuity by Mr Schofield?

[cbak12sg]

Yes. These were the days when he was in the broom cupboard introducing other shows like Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds!

[steps1]

i loved this show as a kid..anyone got any shows?

[mason642]

Angela Rippon is a great host too.

[swanella]

This theme was one of the best TV themes the BBC did. Good to see it again.

[thesilvermachine]

The in-game music was good too, as I recall. I guess someone in the Radiophonic Workshop was let loose with a Fairlight!

Would like to see a complete episode of this programme again.