3–2–1 was a popular British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988, with former Butlins Redcoat Ted Rogers as the host. It was based on a Spanish gameshow called Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez and was three shows in one, a quiz show, a variety show and a game show. The show was a huge success consistently pulling in large ratings. The first series, though, intended as a summer filler, attracted up to 16.5 million viewers and subsequent years never failed to peak below 12 million. The show occupied a Saturday early evening slot for most of its run. The final Christmas special attracted 12.5 million viewers, so, it is to this day unclear why an eleventh series was not commissioned in 1989. Ted Rogers claimed in a 1996 interview that "The Oxbridge lot got control of TV and they didn't really want it. It was too downmarket for them. We were still getting 12 million viewers when they took it off after ten years. These days if a show gets nine million everyone does a lap of honour.".
3-2-1 (Season 9)
Series 9, Show 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 1986-08-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Acts: IRVING DAVIES DANCERS TED ROGERS! PETER SKELLERN NORMAN COLLIER NANA MISKOURI
Sea Cruise (Episode 2)
Air date: 1986-09-06
Runtime: 60 min
Rock Down the Ages (Episode 3)
Air date: 1986-09-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Acts: THE IRVING DAVIES DANCERS THE FOXES MUDD ANDREW O'CONNOR FIVE STAR
Roaring Twenties (Episode 4)
Air date: 1986-09-20
Runtime: 60 min
Show Stoppers (Episode 5)
Air date: 1986-09-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Acts: KEN DODD HELEN GELZER THE MINI TONES (One for you Star Wars boys. Kenny Baker & Rusty Goff) SHANE RICHIE THE BRIAN ROGER'S CONNECTION
Magic (Episode 6)
Air date: 1986-10-04
Runtime: 60 min
Mediterranee (Episode 7)
Air date: 1986-10-18
Runtime: 60 min
Pictures (Episode 8)
Air date: 1986-10-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Acts: BRIAN ROGER'S CONNECTION (Doing a dreadful interpretation of SHAFT!) TRAVILLION AND NINE (I love these guys!) JOHN LOGAN MICK MILLER DIANE SOLOMON
Sixties (Episode 9)
Air date: 1986-11-01
Runtime: 60 min
Winners (Episode 10)
Air date: 1986-11-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Acts: GINA MAYER SCHOONER (not sure on sp!) TONY CHRISTIE COVERGIRLS SONNY HAYES AND CO Guests: DOUG & GILL GODDARD TUBBY & LYN PHILLIPOE JOHN & LIN MELLOR
Pop on the Box (Episode 11)
Air date: 1986-11-15
Runtime: 60 min
Special: Christmas at Toad Hall (Episode 12)
Air date: 1986-12-21
Runtime: 60 min
