Whodunnit? (UK TV series)
| Whodunnit? | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Jeremy Lloyd Lance Percival |
| Written by |
Jeremy Lloyd Lance Percival |
| Presented by |
Shaw Taylor (1972: Pilot) Edward Woodward (1973) Jon Pertwee (1974-8) |
| Starring |
Regular Panellists Anouska Hempel Patrick Mower |
| Theme music composer | Simon Park |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 48 (inc. pilot & 1 special) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Thames |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| First shown in | 15 August 1972 |
| Original release | 25 June 1973 – 26 June 1978 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Whodunnit? (US version) |
Whodunnit? was a British television game show that originally aired on ITV as a pilot on 15 August 1972 hosted by Shaw Taylor and then as a full series from 25 June 1973 to 26 June 1978 first hosted by Edward Woodward in 1973 and then hosted by Jon Pertwee from 1974 to 1978.
Format
Each week it featured a short murder-mystery drama enacted in front of a panel of celebrity guests who then had to establish who the murderer was. Anouska Hempel and Patrick Mower became permanent panelists from series 3 onwards, with two guest celebrities each episode. The panel members could interview the remaining characters, with only clue being that only the murderer could lie. Each panelist could also request to see a short replay of one section of the initial drama, which would often include events as they occurred and flashbacks as seen and narrated by individual suspects. At the end the compere would reveal the murderer with the catchphrase "would the real whodunnit please stand up?"
Sets
Whodunnit? originally adopted a conventional panel-game studio layout, but from series 3 onwards utilised the murder scene itself as the set.
DVD releases
The first five series of Whodunnit? have been released on DVD by Network Distributing.
| DVD Title | Discs | Year | Episodes | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Series 1 | 2 | 1973 | 6 (+ pilot) | 31 January 2011 |
| Complete Series 2 | 2 | 1974 | 6 (+ special) | 13 August 2012 |
| Complete Series 3 | 3 | 1975 | 10 | 4 June 2012 |
| Complete Series 4 | 2 | 1976 | 7 | 25 March 2013 |
| Complete Series 5 | 1 | 1977 | 7 | 27 April 2015 |
Transmissions
Series
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 15 August 1972 | 1 | |
| 1 | 25 June 1973 | 30 July 1973 | 6 |
| 2 | 24 June 1974 | 29 July 1974 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 July 1975 | 15 September 1975 | 10 |
| 4 | 28 June 1976 | 9 August 1976 | 7 |
| 5 | 13 June 1977 | 25 July 1977 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 April 1978 | 26 June 1978 | 12 |
Specials
| Date | Entitle |
|---|---|
| 26 December 1974 | Christmas Special |
External links
- Whodunnit? at the Internet Movie Database
- Whodunnit? at the British Film Institute
- Whodunnit? at UKGameshows.com