Matchpoint (game show)

Matchpoint
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Angela Rippon
Voices of	Charles Nove
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	32
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	BBC Elstree
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	17 April (1990-4-17) – 14 June 1990 (1990-6-14)

Matchpoint is a British game show that aired on BBC1 from 17 April to 14 June 1990. It is hosted by Angela Rippon.

Format

On each edition, two teams of two contestants compete for a place in the quarterfinals by answering questions. For each correct answer they would score the points as in a tennis match, e.g., 15, 30, 40, Game. Each programme was played by the best of 3 'Sets' and the team who won 2 sets won the show and moved onto the quarterfinals while the losing team went away with a bottle of champagne and a punnet of strawberries.

The prize for the winning team at the end was a trip to that year's Wimbledon event.

References

• Matchpoint at IMDb
• Matchpoint at UKGameshows.com