About this season
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Episodes (26)
1. Episode 1
Aired 2 October 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Irene Handl, The Earl of Arran and Alan Melville with Heather Sears, Robertson Hare. Referee, Robin Ray
2. Episode 2
Aired 9 October 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Angela Douglas, Kenneth More and Alan Melville with Fenella Fielding, Danny Blanchflower. Referee, Robin Ray
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 October 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Hermione Gingold, Jonathan Miller and Alan Melville with Elizabeth Allan, Godfrey Winn.
4. Episode 4
Aired 23 October 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Marianne Faithfull, David Frost and Alan Melville with Fanny Cradock, Daniel Massey. Referee, Robin Ray
5. Episode 5
Aired 30 October 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Lynn Redgrave, Warren Mitchell and Alan Melville with Moira Lister, Ian Carmichael. Referee, Robin Ray
6. Episode 6
Aired 6 November 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Jane Gaskell, Alan Bennett and Alan Melville with Miriam Karlin, Richard Murdoch. Referee, Robin Ray
7. Episode 7
Aired 13 November 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Charlotte Bingham, Peter Jones and Patrick Campbell with Nina and Frederik. Referee, Robin Ray
8. Episode 8
Aired 20 November 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Julie Felix, Ronnie Barker and Patrick Campbell with Jill Tweedie, Daniel Farson. Referee, Robin Ray
9. Episode 9
Aired 27 November 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Phyllis Calvert, Harvey Orkin, Patrick Campbell with Barbara Evans, David Hutcheson.
10. Episode 10
Aired 4 December 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Katharine Whitehorn, Joe Melia and Patrick Campbell with Gabrielle Brune, Anthony Blond.
11. Episode 11
Aired 18 December 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jimmy Edwards with Pauline Devaney, Edwin Apps and Patrick Campbell with Pixie Weir, Vasco Lazzolo. Referee, Joe Melia
12. Episode 12
Aired 6 January 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jimmy Edwards with Pauline Devaney, Edwin Apps and Patrick Campbell with Pixie Weir, Vasco Lazzolo. Referee, Joe Melia
13. Episode 13
Aired 13 January 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Williams with Sandie Shaw, Richard Lester, Patrick Campbell with Jean Lodge, Kenneth Haigh. Referee, Joe Melia
14. Episode 14
Aired 20 January 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Williams with Joan Sims, Alan Bennett and Patrick Campbell with Marla Landi, Osbert Lancaster. Referee, Joe Melia
15. Episode 15
Aired 27 January 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Naomi Chance, Norman Hartnell and Kenneth Williams with Dilys Laye, Leslie Sands. Referee, Joe Melia
16. Episode 16
Aired 3 February 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Cicely Berry, Frank Norman and Kenneth Williams with Lisa Daniely, Richard Wattis. Referee, Joe Melia
17. Episode 17
Aired 10 February 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Jean Marsh, Leslie Mitchell and Kenneth Williams with Juliet Mills, Stanley Unwin. Referee, Joe Melia
18. Episode 18
Aired 17 February 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Margaret Furse, Clive Morton and Kenneth Williams with Janet Brown, Peter Butterworth. Referee, Joe Melia
19. Episode 19
Aired 24 February 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Lana Morris, Jeffrey Bernard and Kenneth Williams with Maxine Audley, Joe Orton. Referee, Joe Melia
20. Episode 20
Aired 3 March 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Elizabeth Tyrrell, Antony Wysard and Kenneth Williams with Wendy Hall, Gordon Jackson. Referee, Joe Melia
21. Episode 21
Aired 10 March 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Miss World: Reita Faria, Derek Nimmo and Patrick Campbell with Hermione Baddeley, Ned Sherrin. Referee, Joe Melia
22. Episode 22
Aired 17 March 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Elizabeth Knight, Steve Race and Patrick Campbell with Bernadette O'Farrell, Noel Purcell. Referee, Joe Melia
23. Episode 23
Aired 24 March 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Catherine Boyle, Alfred Marks and Patrick Campbell with Brigid Campbell, Charles Sharpe. Referee, Joe Melia
24. Episode 24
Aired 30 March 1967
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Meriel Forbes, Lord David Cecil and Patrick Campbell with Hy Hazell, Osbert Lancaster. Referee, Joe Melia
25. Episode 25
Aired 7 April 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Eleanor Bron, Alan Bennett and Patrick Campbell with Janey Ironside, Michael Trubshawe. Referee, Joe Melia
26. Episode 26
Aired 14 April 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir with Julie Felix, Jonathan Miller and Patrick Campbell with Jean Lodge, Kenneth Haigh. Referee, Joe Melia