About this season
3–2–1 was a popular British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988, with former Butlins Redcoat Ted Rogers as the host. It was based on a Spanish gameshow called Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez and was three shows in one, a quiz show, a variety show and a game show. The show was a huge success consistently pulling in large ratings. The first series, though, intended as a summer filler, attracted up to 16.5 million viewers and subsequent years never failed to peak below 12 million. The show occupied a Saturday early evening slot for most of its run. The final Christmas special attracted 12.5 million viewers, so, it is to this day unclear why an eleventh series was not commissioned in 1989. Ted Rogers claimed in a 1996 interview that "The Oxbridge lot got control of TV and they didn't really want it. It was too downmarket for them. We were still getting 12 million viewers when they took it off after ten years. These days if a show gets nine million everyone does a lap of honour.".
Episodes (14)
1. Series 5, Show 1
Aired 29 January 1983 • 60 min
2. Series 5, Show 2
Aired 5 February 1983 • 60 min
3. Series 5, Show 3
Aired 12 February 1983 • 60 min
4. Series 5, Show 4
Aired 19 February 1983 • 60 min
5. Series 5, Show 5
Aired 26 February 1983 • 60 min
6. Series 5, Show 6
Aired 5 March 1983 • 60 min
7. Series 5, Show 7
Aired 12 March 1983 • 60 min
8. Series 5, Show 8
Aired 19 March 1983 • 60 min
9. Series 5, Show 9
Aired 26 March 1983 • 60 min
10. Series 5, Show 10
Aired 2 April 1983 • 60 min
11. Series 5, Show 11
Aired 9 April 1983 • 60 min
12. Series 5, Show 12
Aired 16 April 1983 • 60 min
13. Series 5, Show 13
Aired 23 April 1983 • 60 min
14. Series Finale Special
Aired 14 May 1983 • 60 min