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Larry Grayson (31 August 1923 – 7 January 1995), born William Sulley White, was an English comedian and television presenter.He hosted the BBC's Saturday-night peak-time TV game show The Generation Game in the late 1970s and early 1980s, employing his high-camp, English music hall humour.
The Generation Game returned with original host Forsyth in 2007 under the title Brucie's Generation Game: Now and Then, broadcast on UKTV Gold. This version was a retrospective of earlier editions, similar to the digital channel's Wogan and Jim'll Fix It revivals around the same time. [citation needed]
St Clair's rise to national prominence was in 1978 when she became co-host with Larry Grayson in BBC Television's The Generation Game. She won a number of awards including the Pye Colour Television Award for "TV Personality of the Year".
He was replaced on The Generation Game by Larry Grayson. [31] In 1977 he announced that he was leaving television to take the star role in a new musical, The Travelling Music Show, based on the songs of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. [32]
The Generation Game: 1971 [15] "Didn't he/she/they do well?" Sir Bruce Forsyth: The Generation Game: 1971 [16] "Shut that door!" Larry Grayson: The Generation Game: 1978 [17] [18] "What a gay day!" Larry Grayson: The Generation Game: 1978 [18] "Seems like a nice boy!" Larry Grayson: The Generation Game: 1978 [19] "Look at the muck on 'ere ...
It was a fantastic generation, filled with the wonderful Diamond and Pearl, the even better Platinum, gen 2 remakes in HeartGold and SoulSilver, and the best Mystery Dungeon games in the series.
Davidson became known for Big Break (1991–2002) and as the third host of The Generation Game (1995–2002), as the successor to Bruce Forsyth and Larry Grayson. In September 2007, Davidson appeared in the third series of Hell's Kitchen (2007) in the UK, and in May 2008 he appeared in the BBC's Comedy Map of Britain.
He notched games of 278, 237 and 254 for a 769 series while Jamie’s 768 set included games of 225, 279 and 264. Al Farr led another quintet of guys over seven with a 719 series.