Brian Cant
The Great Egg Race (1979)
Season 5
The Great Egg Race was a BBC television series that ran from 1979 to 1986 and featured Brian Cant, Professor Heinz Wolff and Lesley Judd, who joined the series in 1984. It was later revived on BBC Choice and was presented by Johnny Ball. In a similar vein to the later Channel 4 series Scrapheap Challenge, the show featured teams creating Heath Robinson-esque mechanical creations in an attempt to solve a problem set at the start of the show.
Released Jan. 2, 1979
Episode 29 min
2+
Genres: Game Show
Keywords: imdb.show, imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.game-show
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Series 5, Episode 1
Aug. 30, 1983, midnight
S5E2 - Series 5, Episode 2
Dismantle a Citroen 2CV and construct a new vehicle that runs without petrol and can be carried by and carry the team members. Thus Professor Heinz Wolff sets another task for 'The Great Egg Race' contestants. Jock Smith is the guest judge in this episode from the fifth series.
Jock Smith, winner of 'The Great Egg Race' in 1980, featured in a few subsequent series as a guest judge.
Sept. 6, 1983, midnight
S5E3 - Series 5, Episode 3
Sept. 13, 1983, midnight
S5E4 - Series 5, Episode 4
Sept. 20, 1983, midnight
S5E5 - Series 5, Episode 5
Sept. 27, 1983, midnight
S5E6 - Series 5, Episode 6
Oct. 4, 1983, midnight
S5E7 - Series 5, Episode 7
Oct. 11, 1983, midnight
S5E8 - Series 5, Episode 8
Oct. 18, 1983, midnight
S5E9 - Series 5, Episode 9
Oct. 25, 1983, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 29 min.
Released: Jan. 2, 1979
Last Air Date: Sept. 12, 1986, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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