Catch Us If You Can (game show)

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Catch Us If You Can is an Australian game and prank television series which ran for 30 episodes[ citation needed ] on the Seven Network in 1981. [1] It consisted of games for members of the studio audience and pre-recorded pranks, similar to Candid Camera . [2] The pranks were usually on unsuspecting members of the public but occasionally on celebrities.

It's pilot aired on Channel 9 in 1980 [3] but they did not take up the show and it moved to Channel 7, beginning in February. [4] It was axed in April 1981. [5]

It was conceived by Lyle McCabe [6] and was hosted in the studio by Bryan Davies. Cast members included , Deborah Gray, Edith Bliss, Ian McRae, Marty Morton, Mark Kounnas, Shirley Strachan [1] Lynette Laming, Amanda Dryburgh and Grant Dodwell. [4] The host for the pilot was Geoff Stone and other cast members included Geoff Harvey, Jacki MacDonald, Robin Stewart, Pete Smith and Abagail. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Groves, Don (1 February 1981), "TV tacticans shifting their battalions", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ Geddes, Margaret (11 February 1981), "Frenzied frivolity", The Age
  3. ↑ Hooks, Barbara (9 October 1980), "Practical jokers take over a show", The Age
  4. 1 2 Shelley, Garry (1 February 1981), "Candid comedies starring the man on the street", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ↑ Robinson, Harry (20 April 1981), "Catch us gets axed", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ↑ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (20 April 1981), "The things they do for TV prizes", The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. ↑ Shelley, Garry (13 October 1980), "Dose of good clean fun", The Sydney Morning Herald
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