Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards Right (1987)

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth.
With Alison Bell, Carol Dean, Denni Kemp,
Natalie van de Bramm & John Melainey.
and the voice of Robin Houston.
A London Weekend Television Production.

[@memyselfandi286]

Loved everything about the 80s from the music to tv programmes and films . Happy memories for me 🙂

[@davidjeffreys9063]

👍

[@Fcutdlady]

I love the joke about the audience being so much better then last week . They were the same audience as more then one show was recorded at a time !

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean than,you typed an e rather than an a

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

RIP BRUCE FORSYTH. YOU WERE A TRUE LEGEND OF BRITISH TELEVISION.

[@Macho_Fantastico]

R.I.P Brucie. You were an absolute legend.

[@ARKURU8632]

Yeah, It Was Nice To See Him, To See Him.....

[@gregrowbrey7102]

Just seeing the new LWT ident, it was the beginning of a new era for itv. This was the final series from 1987, and didn't return until 1994, with a complete make over. Bruce was a tv quiz legend

[@markjolley3768]

loved Friday nights at 7pm when this came on !! the weekend started with this show! no work till Monday!!

[@WillScarlet1991]

Mark Jolley Or school :D

[@Sheffield_Steve]

And no crappy soaps 7 days a week back then! When ITV had variety! Who'd have thought it.

[@stephenduncan3605]

@@Sheffield_Steve I agree there, as much as I like watching Emmerdale I feel its on too much and putting too much on the people who work on the show!

[@Sheffield_Steve]

I remember when Emmerdale used to have the word "Farm" on the end and was only on 2 nights a week, so we'd get more variety on the telly than bleeding soaps!

[@greenfingersgardener822]

Bruce Forsyth, was britain's greatest entertainer, And very possibly the worlds best........

[@davidallen7977]

Barrymore was better.

[@russellthompson9271]

@@davidallen7977 Barrymore was shit

[@stephenoldfield7124]

Barrymore not in the same league

[@gorgolyt]

"What do you do?" "Office worker". "And what do you do?" "Office worker". "And where did you meet?" "Office."

[@douglasghiz1287]

A cross between Play your cards right & Card Sharks.

[@michaeluden7131]

I laughed too lol

[@Christine_1985]

What a man Bruce was! Very sadly missed:(

[@shawneal1]

OMG Its like im a kid again watching this with my parents and not understanding any of it lol!

[@jeffreyweitzman6463]

Iconic - just every ounce of it...Bruce, the intro graphics - the LWT intro graphics and jingles, back then the landscape of ITV in its old form really was dynamic and it showed!

[@binhkhoiluuuc1718]

Bruce Forsyth was one of my favourite British game show hosts, RIP Bruce.

[@michaeluden7131]

The mrs is in the living room watching the new one with Alan Carr and celebrities. I'm in the kitchen watching the original and best, this is true british weekend television the way it should be done 😊

[@profplum5]

Bruce was 1 in a million. Hilarious now, over 35 years later. The true sign of a star.

[@bennyhill4228]

Don't touch the pack we'll be right back , love the break :D

[@antster1983]

"What a lovely audience! You're the same as the last four!"

[@davidtownson1476]

What a lovely audience! You're so much better than last week's! What a good catchphrase!

[@iamthecaptainofmysoul2293]

David Townson the joke was it was the same audience, they filmed multiple episodes at once.

[@Fcutdlady]

@@iamthecaptainofmysoul2293 that's why it was such a good catchphrase

[@bpage4132]

R.I.P. Bruce Forsyth and you`re certainly the king of british television and the king of Saturday night TV, and you`re still definitely my favourite.

[@cheapy2006]

That man was the best thing in English showbiz!!! Good man Bruce!!!

[@alanjones7040]

R.i.p Bruce thanks for the laughs :)

[@stevenfromleicester2529]

These were the days ❤❤

[@gavhinds8190]

Rip brucie. ..nice to see ya to see ya nice..

[@flashtheoriginal]

The King. At the top of his game. Brucie, take a bow - PYCR was good tv entertainment and when I saw your one man show a few years back it was a privilege.

[@Sheffield_Steve]

Ahhh, the good old days, when ITV didn't just have nowt but bleedin' soaps on at 7pm on Fridays.

[@Loverboy19691]

I agree, this is when TV was good, but I think Play your cards was also shown on Saturdays before or after being shown on Fridays, either way, good quality TV, not like now with the X factor, BGT and reality shows.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

So true. My TV hasn't been on for months! I just watch KZbin now..... or DVD's

[@Redsleather]

Wasn’t this always around 7pm on Friday nights?

[@Sheffield_Steve]

@@Redsleather You are spot on!

[@MJHW-st7dt]

The King of charisma

[@LIVERNIL723]

Great show, one of my faves when I was a kid growing up in the 80s - had a slight stop in my heart when the opening titles were on; I'm sure this was screened back in it's heyday on a Friday Night (could be wrong). Remember a younger version of my dad who enjoyed this show opening a beer and a packet of peanuts :-)

[@SuperZedd]

LIVERNIL723 It was a Friday if I remember.

[@That_Random_Bloke]

LIVERNIL723 Yeah I was just thinking that it reminded me of Fridays as a kid. Never a big fan of game shows but always love this

[@gbhxu]

No doubt after Mind your Language

[@evonne_]

LIVERNIL723 Yes it was shown of Fridays at the start.

[@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater]

Watched this a lot growing up in Scotland. Brings back great memories.

[@GlassOfBubbly]

RIP Brucie!

[@Betterthantelly]

Farrrrrrrk! This is a blast from the past!!

[@tadhgcomhaltas]

awesome! I loved watching this!

[@russellthompson9271]

I miss talented, funny and charming TV presenters.

[@michaeluden7131]

I never thought I'd feel emotional over seeing a Brucey bonus lol

[@AllenJeremy]

R.I.P Bruce Forsyth.

[@adielstephenson2929]

Got to love the prizes...

[@evonne_okafor]

RIP Sir Bruce.

[@andrewjeffrey9]

So nice!!! Thanks.

[@BritishComedyUK69]

RIP Brucey

[@macstar2010]

One of my favourite opening titles me thinks

[@bluray2012ify]

Best version of Card Sharks!!

[@bennyhill4228]

3 weeks and 2 days, good lad

[@YARROWS9]

Look and learn potential hosts.

[@rajnirvan3336]

This was the best intro

[@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater]

Nice to see you to see you...Nice!

[@Redsleather]

Good game my loves, good game!

[@bruce5799]

I miss LWT and i hope the couples are still together?.

[@carolineg1872]

They'd be in their 60's odd now.

[@antster1983]

RIP Brucie. 😢

[@ItsBlackjack115]

Rest In Peace, Sir Bruce Forsyth.

[@bennyhill4228]

lol 44 oh my days i roared :D

[@markdowse3572]

NEVER heard of, let alone seen, this gameshow before.... We Aussies certainly never got it on our screens. Pity. BRUCE is so quick-witted and hilarious! 🤣🤣 He really MAKES the show! ✨👍 M 🦘🏏😎

[@David.L291]

WOW!!! Pity you never got this in Australia, I absolutely loved this show, I so miss these days terribly, And yeah Brucey was a fantastic presenter and actor too tbh

[@antster1983]

Wow, I like that some of these episodes have TX clocks on them :o)

[@alexrobinson4802]

+Anthony Hobson yes

[@bennyhill4228]

That PC :D Potato, but yep back in the day what a rockett!, RIP Bruce

[@bennyhill4228]

To add, would love to know how the dolly birds are doing now, " come on ladies do yer dealing " nice !

[@capitalistm6309]

Trip down memory lane, I have seen a lot of game show host's here in the US except for maybe Merv who might come close to Bruce there's no one who was as fun and entertaining I did not even care for the prizes it was just his nonstop zingers and cheerful banter.....and lol at that waterproof camera as a prize but it was a pretty cool thing in 1987.... Good Times in the UK

[@jivebunny3765]

After that quite snazzy and modern (for the time) LWT ident, Play Your Cards Right looks like something from 1980.

[@videonut1988]

Didn’t have a new theme and titles until the Nineties…

[@nudisco300]

The Thames set remained the same all the way through albeit some very minor lighting/colour changes. Around this time Strike it Lucky was massive so I'd imagine viewing figures on this were beginning to fall and hence the last season.

[@SuperZedd]

I think the 87 series was aired the same year Nicolas Lyndhurst starred in The Two Of Us ITV sitcom on a Friday night, which was another LWT production.

[@antster1983]

Series 2 of _The Two of Us_ started on Friday 11 September 1987, a week after Series 9 of _Play Your Cards Right_ started.

[@SuperZedd]

Anthony Hobson I knew it was close. Good info.

[@jasongoodacre]

The computer still better than Windows Vista.

[@owenh1438]

25th September 1987

[@LordHeath1972]

14:07 LOL - come on Bruce!!! That made me laugh!

[@MusicLoverMusicLover-es6mi]

Nice to see you nice!

[@bobbydazzler9482]

i'm the leader of the pack that makes me such a lucjy jack

[@antster1983]

Wow, those cards in the second round were evil!

[@6611haggis]

Shuffling the cards must have been tricky.

[@taofanarchy96-renzomaracas14]

7:29 Dying of love 16:30 Division, Clear the lobby 17:11 The Ayes to the right, fourteen; the Noes to the left eighty six; so the Noes have it. 17:48 *PIF:* Respect your elders

[@thomasisaac9059]

rip

[@Lijoue]

This brings back memories of evenings at my nan and grandads i was 13 lol

[@user-cf9xp1mo4u]

They should repeat more vintage quiz shows xxxlol❤❤❤ 2:51

[@davewhelan7805]

😂❤

[@callumclark4021]

Did he give up "Nice to see you, to see you NICE' in the 1980s?

[@damienchance2622]

Is like a different version of card sharks

[@stephenduncan3605]

That's the one in the United States, that was shown in the UK on weekday mornings on Sky One in 1993 and 1994 One with Concentration which was also the United States version!

[@bens1972]

At 3:28. Awwww, British people were so naive in 1987.....😂

[@joshc1981]

HIGHER!

[@LIVERNIL723]

A time when adults were adults and were allowed to share adult humour in the mainstream broadcasting without the fear/intervention of 'political correctness'! First female contestant was a bit of a looker - office romance, wish I was in a workplace like this :-)

[@bunnybismuth]

+LIVERNIL723 Nobody cares about your complexes, keep them to yourself.

[@LIVERNIL723]

+Chan Kobun Err, you'll find this is an opinion of - jerk!

[@jamiecovfefe6323]

+Chan Kobun shut it you mug

[@LIVERNIL723]

Lol whatever sunshine.

[@slavicprincess]

Ha! We're not in that evil time anymore!

[@sophiee.h]

26 June 1987

[@solojinglesradio1]

😂😂😂

[@Greenpoloboy3]

He didn't say "It's nice to see you to see you NICE". Also I wonder if the 2 pairs and still a couple.......

[@iloveanimals6361]

Yeah, he didn’t say it.. I couldn’t believe it..Awww r.i.p Bruce, a true legend of t.v..😢

[@tommyvale3822]

2018

[@davidfearis7335]

What were the Levels of Points they needed to get each prize?

[@BenNCM]

TIL: 55 men would rather have been called a Dirty Old Man in 1987

[@laurakruk4692]

Hey'! This looks just like Card Sharks!

[@cutemimi25]

+Laura Kruk That's because it is, just a different name all together :P

[@DarkLight753]

Yep this is the UK version of Card Sharks.

[@DarkLight753]

I think it's also better than Card Sharks because Brucie is such a laugh. But I'm British and I grew up with Brucie and his many game shows so I may be biased lol.

[@laurakruk4692]

+DarkLight753 I was wondering when they show movies in theaters in England and they are already in American English, like Disney for example, do they redub them into British?

[@DarkLight753]

Laura Kruk Lol, no there's no dubbing for movies in Britain. We get exactly the same as you. There's not a huge amount of difference between American English and British English. Just the way some words are said. Like in the US, for tomato you say To-may-toe but we say To-mah-to. For some US documentaries that are shown in the UK the original narrator is replaced by a British voice. Deadliest Catch is one such example

[@ThePorkypete51]

Wonder if they are still married?

[@Redsleather]

Or alive? In their 60s at least now

[@gbhxu]

Is my memory playing tricks on me? Did some of the main games run short and Bruce asked members of the audience high/low questions for a tenner a time?

[@antster1983]

No, you're right. There's at least one episode on KZbin from 1980 (first series, with single contestants and Brucie with a handheld mic) where Brucie goes into the audience and got two people to play a quick question worth a tenner before the credits rolled.

[@charliemcgrory8439]

1:43 - 1:48

[@brockschul3221]

I wish they were given 50 pounds for the match & start the bonus round with 50 pounds & 3 cards. Then on the next level the winning couple gets another 50 pounds & 3 more cards. And make the minimum bet 10 pounds until the last card on the last level when they risk at least half of their betting money.

[@Rlotpir1972]

UK version of Card Sharks.

[@cutemimi25]

+Robert Lopresti Yep, Australia also has the same name, the US we know it as "Card Sharks" in the UK and Australia they know it as "Play your cards right"

[@CC-bn3nm]

0:04

[@ThePorkypete51]

12:30 You get nothing for a pair....not in this game!

[@cutemimi25]

12:40 You don't get anything for a pair, Not in this game!!!

[@97channel]

+cutemimi25 Suppose it does sound like that. But it's actually "You don't get anything for a pair... ...Not in this game.".

[@cutemimi25]

97channel Oh...

[@sergioroman2920]

12:40 16:14 20:18 You don't get anything for a pair....NOT IN THIS GAME!

[@bigcookprintables1968]

No way were those massive cards ever shuffled properly....The show was as fake as Bruceoids hair.

[@TinyDrew5]

Stick?! Why does everyone always say "stick"?

[@cameronyoungcg9270]

If you're going to 'give someone some stick' it means you're going to criticise them (often to their face) or talk to them in a disiplinary (however you spell it) way. It's generally done after they've done something that personally offends you.

[@mbvideoselection]

Stick is another word for Twist, ie. don't gamble at this point.

[@funnywomen2816]

@@mbvideoselection You got that mixed up, they're the complete opposite of each other. Twist is like saying hit - i.e. take another card. Stick is like stand - i.e. stop dealing.

[@David.L291]

What's with the annoying timer on the screen???

[@80sandretrogubbins25]

Something to do with being a feed from the VT room. This wasn't taped off TV.

[@johnmanning5568]

For decades I have been annoyed when Bruce says a Jack is a good card (like he did in this game) but a 5 is a bad card (as he did in this game). They’re both the same! A five has 2-3-4 lower than it and a Jack has a Q-K-A higher than it! Same mathematical probability of losing!

[@russellthompson9271]

Bruce is great, but 80's hairstyles are annoying.

[@johnking5174]

Sadly Bruce's own hair was going, going, gone by 1987, meaning he needed to wear awful toupees.

[@Redsleather]

@@johnking5174 Brucie has more ‘hair’ in 1987 than he did in the 1980 first episode!

[@bobomb1986]

"I'm not even going to say it". Of course not. Slimy man. I dread to think how nasty he was to contestants behind the scenes.

[@kevinmcgovern9157]

he was a egomaniac control freak who liked being condescending

[@johnking5174]

You could not be farther from the truth Kevin. I had the pleasure of meeting Bruce on a number of occasions, and you are so wrong. The man was so kind and considerate, which may not translate to what you see on screen, but he always cared about the audience and contestants.

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

Did Bruce make fun of Eric Burdon’s sixties rock group, The Animals? House Of The Rising Sun?