Noel's House Party

- Season 1

(1991)

Noel Edmonds throws open the doors of his (supposed) stately home and entertains a packed party of celebrities in front of a live, have-a-go audience. In the first programme of the series, mischievous Keith Chegwin tricks Henry Cooper into falling for a scam on the golf course, the two stars of Birds of a Feather challenge two of the EastEnders cast in the Lyric Game, and Ronnie Corbett is on hand to add his own tiny touch of class to the proceedings as the butler. There's also contract gunging in the gunk tank, a chance for viewers to win a a £1,000 cash prize (with ...

Noel is visited this week by some Elvis impersonators who take part in the Lyric Game, Frank Carson, Tony Blackburn and the Village Idiot also pop round; The public get to vote between snooker pros Willie Thorne and John Virgo for the gunge tank; Bob Wilson takes part in Grab a Grand wearing a kilt; and actress Jean Boht unwittingly takes part in a most memorable Gotcha.

On the show this week Radio 1's Bruno Brookes and Liz Kershaw prepare to do battle with Blue Peter presenters Yvette Fielding and John Leslie in the Lyric Game, Keith Chegwin manages to catch DJ Alan Freeman off guard long enough to award him a Gotcha Oscar. There's also another chance for viewers to call in to Grab a Grand or vote for the revoltingly lurid contents of the gunge tank to be disgorged onto a hapless victim's head. Noel also gets a visit from his lascivious neighbour who appears in the form of Lesley Joseph.

This week Noel Edmonds gets a visit from a very persistent travelling salesman who seems to have made Noel a prisoner in his own "home". Australian soap stars Kristian Schmid and Mat Stevenson face each other in the ultimate test of popularity - the gunge tank. Former EastEnders actress, and now pop singer, Sophie Lawrence proves she has a great sense of humour when she earns her Gotcha Oscar making an advertisement she would rather forget. And there's the weekly chance for viewers to call in to Grab a Grand.

A special Christmassy edition comes from the Great House this week. Included are a festive edition of The Lyric Game, a visit from the local Vicar, an unwitting gunge victim, Michael Fish giving a clue as to the chances of a white Christmas, A Gotcha for Andi Peters, David Gower grabbing a grand, and a special visit from Santa in the form of Leslie Neilsen.

This week Ulrika Jonsson loses a public vote and ends up in the gunge tank, Jim Bowen is Gotcha'd, and Willie Carson grabs a grand.

Paradise Club actor Don Henderson visits Noel Edmonds down at Crinkley Bottom this evening; TV presenter Judi Spiers gets a Gotcha Oscar and there's a celebrity round of the Lyric Game. Plus more wary parents are put on the spot in Wait Till I Get You Home.

This week Noel is visited by film director Michael Winner, Nicholas Parsons gets a Gotcha, viewers get to choose between Paul Coia and Richard Whiteley in a bid to see which of the TV presenters gets a seat in the gunge tank, and the director of the Crinkley Bottom Amateur Dramatic Society pops round to see if Noel would like a part in his current production. Plus Holiday presenter Kathy Tayler grabs a grand.

This week Noel gets visited by Robert Kilroy-Silk and Richard Wilson; starts from Children's BBC take part in the Lyric Game; an unsuspecting audience member gets gunged; there's a gotcha for the Antiques Roadshow's Eric Knowles; Stephen Hendry grabs a grand... plus Wait Til I Get You Home and NTV.

At the Great House at Crinkley Bottom this week Noel is joined by the cast of 'Allo 'Allo who play against each other in the Lyric Game. Viewers get to choose whether Derek Jameson or his wife Ellen get to go in the gunge tank, snooker icon Dennis Taylor gets the Gotcha treatment, swimming champion Duncan Goodhew is on hand for some grand grabbing, and Noel has an unforgettable experience when he holds an interview for a new housekeeper.

This week, there is a dramatic Phone-In Gunge as, on the eve of their last show together on Radio 1, Bruno Brookes and Liz Kershaw, the couple who put the hate into love-hate relationships, ask for the viewers' verdict. A Gotcha Oscar turns into a smashing experience for Henry Sandon, the ceramics expert of the Antiques Roadshow, and NTV makes another family wish they'd gone out for the evening.

This week Edwin Currie pops in to see how Noel is planning to vote in the next election and he is more than happy to welcome her into the Great House, giving the apparently unsuspecting member of parliament a new seat - in the gunge tank. The show offers many other delights which include a visit from Dallas star Ken Kercheval, a team-themed joint Gotcha for Tessa Sanderson and Bobby Davro, and an NTV with a difference.

Down at Crinkley Bottom tonight, it's the battle of the baddies as EastEnders Ian Beale and Nick Cotton cower beneath the gunge tank, waiting for your votes on the Phone-In Gunge. The cast of Neighbours take part in the Lyric Game; Children's presenter Timmy Mallett gets a Gotcha Oscar, and another family find themselves broadcasting live to the nation on NTV. Plus, an unexpected visit from a strange, buck-toothed highwayman, who claims to be Noel's long lost twin brother.

It's the men of Emmerdale vs the women of Emmerdale on the Lyric Game this week; Noel gets a visit from an old, bearded soldier with a story or two to tell, and is more than happy when Britt Ekland breaks down on his driveway; Tom O'Connor gets a golfing Gotcha; There's more NTV and Wait 'Till I Get You Home as well as a special Leap Year's Day gunging; plus Geoff Capes is on hand to Grab a Grand.

This week the special guest is Dudley Moore who stops by the Great House and is more than happy to entertain everyone with a tinkle on Noel's Grand Piano. Also former Olympic Swimming champion Duncan Goodhew get's a Gotcha, and Steve Cram is grabbing this week's grand.

Members of the Alan Whicker Appreciation Society compete against each other in the Lyric Game this week; Noel puts one of his cameramen in the gunge tank at his family's request; Watchdog hosts, real-life husband and wife John Stapleton and Lynn Faulds-Wood, pop round, as does a man from the Crinkley Bottom Golf Club who has been having trouble with his actual club. There's also Wait 'till I Get You Home, NTV and Ulrika Jonsson and Max Boyce are joint Gotcha victims. Plus Steve Davis Grabs a Grand.

This week viewers get to vote to put either Phillip Schofield or his sidekick, Gordon the Gopher, in the gunge tank; ABBA is the definite them of The Lyric Game; Brian Johnston pops round to see if he can join the Crinkley Bottom cricket team; some memorable moments from Wait 'Till I Get You Home; an appearance from Noel's Butler; NTV with a yodeling Sandie Shaw fan who has sixteen sets of false teeth; Sharron Davies tries to Grab a Grand in 20 seconds; and a somewhat unforgiving Dave Lee Travis is this week's "Gotcha" victim.

Noel is watching his back this week as it's the final episode of the series. And well he should as Dave Lee Travis is in the the studio out for revenge; Two teams of TV presenters sing it out in The Lyric Game; Spike Milligan pops round (somewhat under the impression it is 1972) as does the Duke of Crinkley Bottom; There's a Gotcha for Tomorrow's World's Howard Stableford; Frank Bruno is the grand grabber, and there is a very special NTV. Plus some appearances from a lot of old friends of the show.