| Through the Keyhole | |
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| Format | Comedy panel game |
| Presented by | Sir David Frost |
| Starring | Loyd Grossman (1987-2003) Catherine Gee (2004-2006) Lisa Snowdon & Stefanie Powers (2007-2008) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Yorkshire Television (ITV) Paradine Productions (Sky1/BBC One/BBC Two) |
| Running time | 60mins (inc. adverts) (ITV/Sky1) 45 minutes (BBC One/BBC Two) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (3 April 1987 - 1 May 1995) Sky1 (22 February - 23 December 1996) BBC One (7 April 1997 - 9 May 2007) BBC Two (6 May - 4 June 2008) |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1987-2000) 16:9 (2001-2008) |
| Original run | 3 April 1987 – 4 June 2008 |
Through the Keyhole was a British panel game, hosted by Sir David Frost where panellists are given a video tour of a mystery famous guest's property and attempt to identify them. As of 1996, it is produced by David Frost's own production company, Paradine Productions at The Leeds Studios (having originally been produced by Yorkshire Television), and has been on air since 3 April 1987. It first aired on ITV from 3 April 1987 to 19 June 1994 with a special that aired on 1 May 1995, then moved jointly to Sky1 from 22 February to 23 December 1996, it was then moved to BBC One from 7 April 1997 to 9 May 2007 and then moved to BBC Two from 6 May to 4 June 2008.
At the start of each episode, Frost introduces a panel of three celebrities, with the catchphrase "And what a panel they are...." and some gently humorous or mocking descriptions. He then hands over to the location presenter who gives the panellists a guided tour of the property, noting particular items, though, there is typically a large amount of misdirection involved as the items pointed out by the presenter are not necessarily the most pertinent clues to the person's identity. Items not specifically mentioned may provide much more useful clues. Once completed, Frost reveals the identity of the guest to the audience, and the panel are given turns at guessing their identity. The audience participate with varying degrees of clapping according to the accuracy of the panellists' guesswork.
The panellists are either successful at identifying the guest, or Frost has to reveal their identity, after which they are interviewed and given a key-shaped trophy as a memento.
Starting during Catherine Gee's reign as location presenter, the geographic spread of the properties was extended with one of the properties on each show being located in the US and one in Europe. When Stefanie Powers took over her role in 2007, she was based in the US and conducted the US property tours, whilst UK based Lisa Snowdon conducted the European property tours.
In July 2011, it was announced that the rights to the show had been bought by FremantleMedia. It was reported that Through the Keyhole will return in a revived format with Vernon Kay as location presenter.[1][2]
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