Shammy Dab
GenreComedy panel game
Presented byBill Torrance
Johnny Beattie
Dougie Donnelly
StarringAndy Cameron
George Duffus
Art Sutter
Country of originScotland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes54
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyShihallion Television
Original release
NetworkGrampian Television
Release8 January 1985 (1985-01-08) 
1 June 1989 (1989-06-01)

Shammy Dab is a Scottish comedy panel game show that aired on Grampian Television from 8 January 1985 to 1 June 1989.

History

Shammy Dab was created in 1975 by Bill Torrance as part of a series for Radio Forth in Edinburgh entitled Fair Flummoxed. The radio version mainly featured Scottish country dance bands.[1]

The name was changed to 'Shammy Dab' (referring to a cheap wall decoration where a wall was stippled with a wet sponge - when done well, it was said to be a shammy dab).[2]

Transmissions

In later years, the series was also aired on Border Television and Scottish Television.

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
18 January 198512 February 19856
214 May 198518 June 19856
311 March 198622 April 19867
414 July 198618 August 19866
520 January 198714 April 198713
616 February 19891 June 198916

References

  1. "Shammy Dab - UKGameshows".
  2. "The Pres and Journal - Thursday 20 Dec 1984: P5 "Jus the Dad to Start with"
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