I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Key to the panelists:

Tim Brooke-Taylor (TBT), Graeme Garden (GG), Barry Cryer (BC), Willie Rushton (WR)

Bill Oddie (BO), Jo Kendall (JK), John Cleese (JC), John Junkin (JJ)

Jonathan Lynn (JL), Denise Coffey (DC), Mike Harding (MH), Kenny Everett (KE)

Bill Tidy (BT), Stephen Fry (SF), Jeremy Hardy (JH), Tony Hawks (TH)

Paul Merton (PM), Sandi Toksvig (ST), Fred MacAulay (FM), Max Boyce (MB)

Key to the chair:

Humphrey Lyttelton (HL), Barry Cryer (BC), Bob Table

Cast: TBT, BC, GG, WR, HL unless specified otherwise Teams: GG & WR v BC & TBT (series 3), TBT & WR v GG & BC (later)

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Series: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | >

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Series One.

The first series of this very long running series is notable in as much as John Cleese, Jo Kendall, Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Greame Garden, the team from ISIRTA, were all in it, and it finished just days before I was born. As I missed this series, if anyone has copies, I would be very eager to hear them!!!!

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
1/1	11.4.72	GG, JK, TBT, BO	HL
1/2	18.4.72	GG, JK, TBT, BO	BC
1/3	25.4.72	GG, JK, TBT, BO	BC
1/4	2.5.72	GG, JC, TBT, BO	HL
1/5	9.5.72	GG, JC, TBT, BO	HL
1/6	16.5.72	GG, JC, TBT, BO	HL
1/7	23.5.72	GG, JC, TBT, BO	HL
1/8	30.5.72	GG, JK, TBT, BO	?
1/9	6.6.72	GG, JK, TBT, BO	BC
1/10	13.6.72	GG, JC, TBT, BO	BC
1/11	20.6.72	GG, JC, TBT, BO	BC
1/12	27.6.72	GG, JK, TBT, JC	HL
1/13	4.7.72	GG, JK, TBT, JC	HL

Series Two .

By the second series, John Cleese had departed and Barry Cryer had moved from sometimes chair to a regular panelist. With the exception of Bill Oddie, this format was to virtually last unchanged until Willie Rushton died . but more of this later.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
2/1	30.4.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/2	7.5.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/3	14.5.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/4	21.5.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/5	28.5.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/6	4.6.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/7	11.6.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/8	18.6.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/9	25.6.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/10	2.7.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/11	9.7.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/12	16.7.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL
2/13	23.7.73	TBT, BC, GG, BO	HL

Series Three.

By this series Willie Rushton had joined the panel and the show was to enjoy twenty years of this format with little deviation.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
3/1	28.8.74	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
3/2	4.9.74	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
3/3	11.9.74	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
3/4	18.9.74	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
3/5	25.9.74	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
3/6	2.10.74	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL

Series Four.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
4/1	29.7.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
4/2	5.8.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
4/3	12.8.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
4/4	19.8.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
4/5	26.8.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
4/6	2.9.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
4/7	9.9.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
4/8	16.9.75	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL

Series Five.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
5/1	6.3.76	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
5/2	13.3.76	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
5/3	20.3.76	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
5/4	27.3.76	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
5/5	3.4.76	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
5/6	10.4.76	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL

Series Six.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
6/1	22.8.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
6/2	29.8.78	TBT, BC, GG, JL	HL
6/3	5.9.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
6/4	12.9.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
6/5	19.9.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
6/6	26.9.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
6/7	3.10.78	TBT, BC, GG, JL	HL
6/8	10.10.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
6/9	17.10.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL
6/10	24.10.78	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL

Series Seven.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
7/1	16.7.79
7/2	23.7.79
7/3	30.7.79
7/4	6.8.79
7/5	13.8.79	TBT, BC, GG, DC	HL
7/6	20.8.79
7/7	27.8.79
7/8	3.9.79
7/9	10.9.79	TBT, BC, GG, DC	HL
7/10	17.9.79
SP	24.12.79
SP	24.12.80

Series Eight.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
8/1	22.8.81
8/2	29.8.81
8/3	5.9.81
8/4	12.9.81	DC, BC, GG, WR	HL
8/5	19.9.81
8/6	26.9.81
8/7	3.10.81
8/8	10.10.81	DC, BC, GG, WR	HL
8/9	17.10.81
8/10	24.10.81
SP	25.12.81

Series Nine.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
9/1	20.3.82
9/2	27.3.82
9/3	29.5.82 (postponed from 3.4.82)
9/4	10.4.82
9/5	17.4.82
9/6	24.4.82
9/7	1.5.82
9/8	8.5.82
9/9	15.5.82
9/10	22.5.82

Series Ten.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
10/1	26.2.83	TBT, DC, GG, WR,	HL
10/2	5.3.83	TBT, DC, GG, WR,	HL	Guildhall School of Music
10/3	12.3.83
10/4	19.3.83
10/5	26.3.83
10/6	2.4.83
10/7	9.4.83
10/8	16.4.83
10/9	23.4.83	from Imperial College
10/10	30.4.83

Series Eleven.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
11/1	7.4.84
11/2	14.4.84
11/3	21.4.84
11/4	28.4.84
11/5	5.5.84
11/6	12.5.84
11/7	19.5.84
11/8	26.5.84
11/9	2.6.84	MH, BC, GG, WR	HL
11/10	9.6.84	MH, BC, GG, WR	HL

Series Twelve.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
12/1	4.5.85
12/2	11.5.85
12/3	18.5.85	TBT, BC, KE, WR	HL
12/4	25.5.85	TBT, BC, KE, WR	HL
12/5 1.6.85
12/6 8.6.85
12/7 15.6.85	TBT, BC, BT, WR	HL
12/8 22.6.85	TBT, BC, BT, WR	HL
12/9 29.6.85
12/10 6.7.85

Series Thirteen.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
13/1	26.7.86	TBT, JJ, GG, WR	HL
13/2	2.8.86	TBT, JJ, GG, WR	HL
13/3	9.8.86	TBT, MH, GG, WR	HL
13/4	16.8.86	TBT, MH, GG, WR	HL
13/5	23.8.86	TBT, BC, SF, WR	HL
13/6	30.8.86	TBT, BC, SF, WR	HL
13/7	6.9.86	TBT, MH, GG, WR	HL
13/8	13.9.86
13/9	20.9.86
13/10	27.9.86	TBT, BC, SF, WR	HL
SP	25.12.86

Series Fourteen.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
14/1	17.8.87
14/2	24.8.87	SF, BC, GG, WR	HL
14/3	31.8.87
14/4	7.9.87	SF, BC, GG, WR	HL
14/5	14.9.87
14/6	21.9.87	TBT, BC, GG, WR	Bob Table
14/7	28.9.87
14/8	5.10.87
14/9	12.10.87
14/10	19.10.87

Series Fifteen.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair
15/1	7.1.89
15/2	14.1.89
15/3	21.1.89	TBT, BT, GG, WR	HL
15/4	28.1.89
15/5	4.2.89	TBT, SF, GG, WR	HL
15/6	11.2.89
15/7	18.2.89	TBT, BT, GG, WR	HL
15/8	25.2.89
15/9	4.3.89	TBT, SF, GG, WR	HL
15/10	11.3.89

Series Sixteen.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair	First Round
16/1	5.2.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Predictions
16/2	12.2.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Crossbreeds
16/3	19.2.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Good News, Bad News
16/4	26.2.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Wuthering Hillocks
16/5	5.3.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Crossbreeds
16/6	12.3.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Good News, Bad News

Series Seventeen.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair	First Round	Venue
17/1	17.11.90
17/2	24.11.90
17/3	1.12.90
17/4	8.12.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Crossbreeds
17/5	15.12.90
17/6	22.12.90
17/7	29.12.90	TBT, BC, GG, WR	HL	Telegrams	Westminster Theatre

One show unassigned from this series starts with Good News, Bad News and is from the Westminster Theatre with the regular crew.

Series Eighteen.

Bill Tidy replaced Tim Brooke.Taylor for this series.

Ep	Tx Date	Panel	Chair	First Round	Venue
18/1	22.6.91	BC, GG, WR, BT	HL	Good News, Bad News	Brighton
18/2	29.6.91	BC, GG, WR, BT	HL	Crossbreeds	Brighton
18/3	6.7.91	BC, GG, WR, BT	HL	Famous Last Words
18/4	13.7.91	BC, GG, WR, BT	HL	Historical Headlines
18/5	20.7.91	BC, GG, WR, BT	HL	Budget Remakes
18/6	27.7.91	BC, GG, WR, BT	HL	Sounds Peculiar