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Opportunity Knocks is a British television and radio talent show originally hosted by Hughie Green, with a late-1980s revival hosted by Bob Monkhouse, and later by previous winner Les Dawson. From its origin on BBC Radio in 1949 the show provided a platform to fame for acts such as Spike Milligan and Frankie Vaughan.
Synopsis. Con men Eddie Farrell and Lou Pesquino need cash fast and pretend to be repair men sent to fix a gas leak. The con fails, but they escape. Eddie and Lou find an empty house that they decide to burglarize. When they learn from a message on the answering machine that the owner is out of the country and the man who was going to house-sit ...
Opportunity Knocks is a 2008 game show hosted by J. D. Roth and executive produced by Ashton Kutcher and his Katalyst Productions. It premiered on September 23, 2008 on ABC and City in Canada, but received low ratings, especially in the 18–34-year-old age demographic , and was canceled after three episodes.
After the show was cancelled, Green sued the BBC, Carroll Levis, and six friends and family of Levis, alleging a conspiracy to keep his Opportunity Knocks show off the air to preserve Levis's rival show, Discoveries. The case came to trial at the High Court in May 1955, with Green represented by Viscount Hailsham.
Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series), a 1949-1990 UK television and radio talent show. Opportunity Knocks (Australian TV series), a 1976-1978 Australian game show. Opportunity Knocks (film), a 1990 comedy film. Opportunity Knocks (2002 TV show), a 2002 US TV show hosted by Dave Coulier and Shaune Bagwell. Opportunity Knocks (game show), a 2008 US ...
Pam Ayres. Pamela Ayres MBE (born 14 March 1947) is a British poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes. Her 1975 appearance on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks led to appearances on other TV and radio shows, a one-woman touring stage show and performing before The Queen .
The duo entered the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, which they won for a then-record seven times, with such songs as "All Change Places", "I'm Confessin'", "Let It Be Me" and "All I Ever Need is You
Freddie Davies. Born. ( 1937-07-21) 21 July 1937 (age 86) Brixton, London, England. Freddie Davies (born 21 July 1937) is a British comedian and actor who came to public notice in 1964 though the television talent show Opportunity Knocks and has since appeared in several television series and films.