Last 3 plays: Guest 51 (10/10), Barca99 (10/10), Flukey (7/10).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right
side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
Questions
Choices
1. Merseyside
Family Pride
2. West Yorkshire
Only Fools and Horses
3. Devon
Last of the Summer Wine
4. Newcastle
Fawlty Towers
5. Greater London
Hinterland
6. Greater Manchester
Blue Murder
7. West Midlands
The Liver Birds
8. Cornwall
Poldark
9. Lanarkshire
Taggart
10. Cardiganshire
55 Degrees North
Select each answer
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Merseyside
Answer: The Liver Birds
The show presents two single girls, played by Nerys Hughes and Polly James, who live in Liverpool as they deal with every day work, parents and boyfriends.
It was penned by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor.
The show was screened on BBC1 from 1969 until 1979. The show reappeared in 1996 for one season.
2. West Yorkshire
Answer: Last of the Summer Wine
Three old men from Yorkshire behaving like teenagers.
Peter Sallis as Clegg, Brian Wilde as "Foggy" Dewhurst and Bill Owen as "Compo" Simmonite.
The show was created by Roy Clarke and was shown on BBC (1973 - 2010).
3. Devon
Answer: Fawlty Towers
A hotelier, his wife, a maid, a Spanish waiter and various hotel guests produced one of the best ever British comedy shows. Although they were only two seasons of six episodes each, the show became legendary.
It was screened on BBC in 1975 and 1979 with the writing credits going to John Cleese and Connie Booth.
The show was set in Torquay.
4. Newcastle
Answer: 55 Degrees North
The adventures of a London detective sergeant relocated to Newcastle from London, following his allegations against police corruption.
The show was created and written by Timothy Praeger and was shown on BBC1 in 2004 and 2005.
5. Greater London
Answer: Only Fools and Horses
Two brothers trying to get very rich by buying and selling shoddy goods.
David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst played "Del" Boy and Rodney respectively. The show was created and written by John Sullivan and was set in Peckham, London.
It was screened on BBC1 from 1981 until 1991.
6. Greater Manchester
Answer: Blue Murder
A woman detective trying to balance police work and private life.
Caroline Quentin was DCI Janine Lewis in a police station at Manchester.
The show was created by Cath Staincliffe and screened on ITV1 from 2003 until 2009.
7. West Midlands
Answer: Family Pride
The show deals with the lives of three Asian families living in Birmingham.
It was written by Mahmood Jamal and Barry Simmer and screened on ITV and Channel4 in 1991 and 1992.
8. Cornwall
Answer: Poldark
This romantic drama, was first screened on BBC1 between 1975 and 1977. Based on the books by Winston Graham it follows the adventures of Ross Poldark.
A series of the same name, created in 2015, was also screened from BBC1.
9. Lanarkshire
Answer: Taggart
Set in Glasgow "Taggart", after the name of a police detective, was one of the longest running series of police drama in Britain.
It was screened between 1983 and 2010 in 27 series on the ITV network.
10. Cardiganshire
Answer: Hinterland
"Hinterland" was a police drama series set in Aberystwyth. It was created by Ed Talfan and Ed Thomas. There were three series in 2013, 15 and 16 with a total of 26 episodes.
It was screened on the S4C channel in the Welsh language.
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