"Treasure Hunt" Various: ITV Telethon (1988)

TV Series:

"Treasure Hunt" (1983)

Original Air Date:

29 May 1988 (Season 6, Episode 15)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Clues | Treasure Hunt | Non Fiction

Cast

Anneka Rice	...	Herself - Skyrunner
Kenneth Kendall	...	Himself - Host
Wincey Willis	...	Herself - Adjudicator
Toyah Willcox	...	Herself - Contestant
Jason Connery	...	Himself - Contestant
Kate Hardie	...	Herself - Contestant
Bill Oddie	...	Himself - Contestant
Angharad Rees	...	Herself - Contestant
Christopher Cazenove	...	Himself - Contestant
Tessa Wyatt	...	Herself - Contestant
Rolf Harris	...	Himself - Contestant
Jane Asher	...	Herself - Contestant
Bernard Cribbins	...	Himself - Contestant

Runtime:

50 min

Filming Locations:

BT Tower, 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, London, England, UK

Trivia:

This was a special programme for the ITV Telethon fund-raising event. The hunt was screened live over a 27-hour period on 29 May 1988 (Clue 1) and 30 May 1988 (Clues 2-5). 50 minutes (rather than the usual 45 minutes) were allowed to solve the five clues, and there was a different pair of celebrity contestants for each clue. With the solving of each clue, British Telecom (now BT) donated a sum of money to charity, and viewers were asked to pledge their donations by phoning 01-831-3000. When the first clue was solved BT donated £30,000 (41:18 left on clock); the second clue netted a further £40,000 (30:52 left); the third £50,000 (20:14 remaining); the fourth £60,000 (10:33); and the fifth and final clue £70,000 (with 01:14 to spare!) The total BT donation to the telethon appeal was £250,000.