Fri, Nov 22, 1991
Noel Edmonds throws open the doors of his (supposed) stately home and entertains a packed party of celebrities in front of a live, have-a-go audience. In the first programme of the series, mischievous Keith Chegwin tricks Henry Cooper into falling for a scam on the golf course, the two stars of Birds of a Feather challenge two of the EastEnders cast in the Lyric Game, and Ronnie Corbett is on hand to add his own tiny touch of class to the proceedings as the butler. There's also contract gunging in the gunk tank, a chance for viewers to win a a £1,000 cash prize (with help from Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards), and a candid exchange of home truths between some precocious children and their battered parents that takes place, appropriately enough, in the genial host's dungeons.
Fri, Nov 29, 1991
Noel is visited this week by some Elvis impersonators who take part in the Lyric Game, Frank Carson, Tony Blackburn and the Village Idiot also pop round; The public get to vote between snooker pros Willie Thorne and John Virgo for the gunge tank; Bob Wilson takes part in Grab a Grand wearing a kilt; and actress Jean Boht unwittingly takes part in a most memorable Gotcha.
Fri, Dec 6, 1991
On the show this week Radio 1's Bruno Brookes and Liz Kershaw prepare to do battle with Blue Peter presenters Yvette Fielding and John Leslie in the Lyric Game, Keith Chegwin manages to catch DJ Alan Freeman off guard long enough to award him a Gotcha Oscar. There's also another chance for viewers to call in to Grab a Grand or vote for the revoltingly lurid contents of the gunge tank to be disgorged onto a hapless victim's head. Noel also gets a visit from his lascivious neighbour who appears in the form of Lesley Joseph.
Fri, Dec 13, 1991
This week Noel Edmonds gets a visit from a very persistent travelling salesman who seems to have made Noel a prisoner in his own "home". Australian soap stars Kristian Schmid and Mat Stevenson face each other in the ultimate test of popularity - the gunge tank. Former EastEnders actress, and now pop singer, Sophie Lawrence proves she has a great sense of humour when she earns her Gotcha Oscar making an advertisement she would rather forget. And there's the weekly chance for viewers to call in to Grab a Grand.
Fri, Dec 20, 1991
A special Christmassy edition comes from the Great House this week. Included are a festive edition of The Lyric Game, a visit from the local Vicar, an unwitting gunge victim, Michael Fish giving a clue as to the chances of a white Christmas, A Gotcha for Andi Peters, David Gower grabbing a grand, and a special visit from Santa in the form of Leslie Neilsen.