The Syndicate | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Nick Ross |
Theme music composer | Philip Pope |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Production location | Fountain Studios [1] |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 26 June – 15 September 2000 |
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