TV Theme Songs Trivia

1. Possibly the most famous theme song in British TV history, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?" opened each episode of "Dad's Army". Which veteran performer sang it?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Bud Flanagan

Jimmy Perry, co-creator of "Dad's Army", wrote the words to the song, which was recorded shortly before Bud Flanagan's death in 1968. Best remembered as a member of the Crazy Gang and as half of a double act with Chesney Allen, Flanagan had performed genuine wartime songs such as "Run, Rabbit, Run" and "We're Going to Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line".

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: EastEnders

"Anyone Can Fall in Love" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. Anita Dobson played Angie Watts, landlady of the Queen Vic, from 1985 until 1988. She married Queen guitarist Brian May in 2000.

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: The Royle Family

"The Royle Family" was created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, who played Denise Royle and her boyfriend and later husband Dave Best. "Half the World Away" was initially released as the B-side to Oasis hit single "Whatever".

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Captain Sensible

Also starring former snooker player John Virgo, "Big Break" was televised by the BBC between 1991 and 2002. Its theme, "The Snooker Song", came from a musical version of "The Hunting of the Snark" composed by Mike Batt. The singer, Captain Sensible, had co-founded punk band The Damned.

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Heartbeat

Nick Berry's version of "Heartbeat" reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1992. He had previously topped the chart with "Every Loser Wins", released when he was playing Simon Beale in "EastEnders".

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

The first series of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet", which featured the adventures of a group of British builders working in Germany, had two separate theme songs, both sung by Joe Fagin. "Breakin' Away", which opened the show, and "That's Livin' Alright", were released as a single record and reached number three in the Singles Chart in 1983.

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: In Sickness and in Health

Alf Garnett and his wife Else first appeared in 1960s comedy "Til Death Us Do Part", which inspired the American hit show "All in the Family". "In Sickness and in Health" took up their story two decades later, when Else was confined to a wheelchair. Later series featured Alf as a widower.

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Minder

Former child actor Dennis Waterman starred in all of these programmes over a 50 year period. As well as "Minder", in which he played the title role of Terry McCann, Waterman sang the theme songs for "New Tricks" and for "On The Up" and "Stay Lucky", in which he also appeared.

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: John Sullivan

The show had separate theme songs for the opening and closing credits, both of them sung by John Sullivan. Starring David Jason as London trader Derek ("Del Boy") Trotter, "Only Fools and Horses" was broadcast between 1981 and 2003 and spawned both a spin-off comedy, "The Green Green Grass", and a prequel, "Rock & Chips", the last episode of which was shown a few days after Sullivan's death in 2011.

This is category 2243
Last Updated Jan 18 2025 5:45 AM

= Top 5% Rated Quiz, Top 10% Rated Quiz, Top 20% Rated Quiz, A Well Rated Quiz
= added recently, = Editor's Pick = FunTrivia Editor = Gold Member
Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.