List of British game shows
This is a list of British game shows. A game show is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.
Activity-orientated
- 99 to Beat
 - The Adventure Game
 - Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
 - The Button
 - Cannonball
 - Can't Touch This
 - Copycats
 - The Crystal Maze[1]
 - The Desert Forges
 - Distraction
 - Don't Scare the Hare
 - Endurance UK[2][3]
 - Fear Factor
 - Fort Boyard
 - Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge
 - Friends Like These
 - Gladiators
 - Go for It
 - The Great Egg Race
 - In for a Penny
 - Incredible Games
 - Interceptor
 - International King of Sports
 - Iron Chef UK
 - It's a Knockout
 - Jungle Run
 - Knightmare
 - Ninja Warrior UK
 - Pets Win Prizes
 - Raven
 - Remotely Funny
 - Scrapheap Challenge
 - Total Wipeout
 - Treasure Hunt
 - Y Siambr
 
Dating/Relationship
- Baggage
 - Blind Date
 - Celebs Go Dating
 - Dating in the Dark
 - Dinner Date
 - ElimiDate
 - First Dates
 - God's Gift (TV series)
 - It's Not Me, It's You
 - The Love Machine
 - Love Me, Love Me Not
 - Love on a Saturday Night
 - Man O Man
 - The Marriage Ref
 - Meet the Parents
 - Mr. & Mrs.
 - Naked Attraction
 - Newlyweds
 - The Other Half
 - Perfect Match
 - Playdate
 - Senseless
 - Singled Out
 - Streetmate
 - Sweethearts
 - Take Me Out
 - There's Something About Miriam
 - Undercover Lovers
 
Panel games
In these, celebrities compete, usually in two teams.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats
 - 10 O'Clock Live
 - 24 Hour Panel People
 - 29 Minutes of Fame
 - Absolute Cobblers
 - Act Your Age (radio)
 - Alan Davies Après-Ski
 - A League of Their Own
 - Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
 - All About Two
 - And Then You Die
 - Argumental
 - As Seen on TV
 - Ask Rhod Gilbert
 - Best of the Worst
 - The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
 - Bognor or Bust
 - The Book Quiz
 - The Brain Drain
 - The Brains Trust
 - Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment
 - Bring the Noise
 - The Bubble
 - Call My Bluff
 - CelebAbility
 - Celebrity Juice
 - Cluedo
 - Comedy World Cup
 - Cryer's Crackers
 - Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
 - The Dog Ate My Homework
 - Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
 - Duck Quacks Don't Echo
 - Epic Win
 - Face the Music
 - The Fake News Show
 - Fake Reaction
 - Fast and Loose
 - Gag-Tag
 - Guessable
 - Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
 - Have I Got News for You
 - Hypothetical
 - I Love My Country
 - If I Ruled the World
 - I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (radio)
 - The Imitation Game
 - Insert Name Here
 - It's Only A Theory
 - It's Only TV...but I Like It
 - I've Got a Secret
 - Jokers Wild
 - Just a Minute (a regular BBC Radio 4 panel game, it appeared on TV briefly)
 - The King Is Dead
 - King Of...
 - The Mad Bad Ad Show
 - Mad Mad World
 - Magic Numbers
 - The Marriage Ref
 - Mock the Week
 - My Music
 - The Name's the Same
 - Never Mind the Buzzcocks
 - The News Quiz (Radio 4's predecessor to Have I Got News For You)
 - Odd One In
 - Petrolheads
 - Play to the Whistle
 - Pop Quiz
 - Punchlines
 - QI
 - Quote... Unquote
 - Reality Bites
 - Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
 - Safeword
 - Shooting Stars
 - Space Cadets
 - Sweat the Small Stuff
 - Taskmaster
 - Tell the Truth
 - That's Showbusiness
 - There's Something About Movies
 - They Think It's All Over
 - Through the Keyhole
 - Totally Top Trumps
 - Twenty Questions
 - Viral Tap
 - Virtually Famous
 - The Wall
 - Wall Of Fame
 - Was It Something I Said?
 - We Need Answers
 - The What in the World? Quiz
 - What the Dickens
 - What's My Line?
 - Whodunnit?
 - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
 - Win, Lose or Draw
 - Would I Lie to You?
 - You Have Been Watching
 
Puzzle-orientated
Quiz
- 1 & 6 Zeros
 - The 1% Club
 - 1 vs. 100
 - 100%
 - 1000 Heartbeats
 - 1001 Things You Should Know
 - The 21st Question
 - 500 Questions
 - 5 Gold Rings
 - 5-Star Family Reunion
 - The £64,000 Question
 - Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
 - Alphabetical
 - The Answer Trap
 - Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?
 - Ask the Family
 - Babushka[4]
 - Bank Balance
 - The Bank Job
 - Battle of the Brains
 - Benchmark
 - Blockbusters
 - The Boss
 - Brain of Britain
 - Brainchild
 - Brainstorm
 - Breakaway
 - Break the Safe
 - Bridge of Lies
 - Britain's Brainiest Kid
 - Britain's Brightest Family
 - Cash Cab
 - Cash Trapped
 - Catchpoint
 - The Chair
 - The Chase
 - Chase the Case
 - Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
 - Cleverdicks
 - The Code
 - The Common Denominator
 - Criss Cross Quiz
 - Debatable
 - Decimate
 - Defectors
 - Dirty Money
 - Divided
 - Don't Blow the Inheritance
 - Don't Forget the Lyrics!
 - Duel
 - The Edge
 - Eggheads
 - Ejector Seat
 - Eliminator
 - The Exit List
 - Face the Clock
 - Fastest Finger First
 - Fifteen to One
 - The Finish Line
 - Five Minutes to a Fortune
 - Freeze Out
 - The Fuse
 - Gift Wrapped
 - Going for Gold
 - The Great Pretender
 - Greed
 - The Guess List
 - Hardball
 - Head Hunters
 - The Hit List
 - Hive Minds
 - Holding Out for a Hero
 - Horrible Histories: Gory Games
 - I Literally Just Told You
 - Impossible
 - In It to Win It
 - In With a Shout
 - It's Not What You Know
 - Jeopardy!
 - The Kids Are All Right
 - King of the Castle
 - Knowitalls
 - Lateral
 - Lightning
 - Limitless Win
 - The Link
 - Mastermind
 - Masterteam
 - The Million Pound Drop
 - Mind the Gap
 - The Mint
 - Moneybags
 - Moneyball
 - One Hundred and Eighty
 - One Question
 - Only Connect
 - The People Versus
 - Perfection
 - Picture Slam
 - Playing for Time
 - Pointless
 - PokerFace
 - Postcode Challenge
 - Pressure Pad
 - A Question of Genius
 - Quizmania
 - Quizness
 - Rebound
 - Richard Osman's House of Games
 - Riddiculous
 - Rolling In It
 - Round Britain Quiz
 - School's Out
 - Screen Test
 - Secret Fortune
 - Sell Me the Answer
 - Shafted
 - Show Me the Telly
 - Sitting on a Fortune
 - Spin Star
 - Stake Out
 - Starstrider
 - SUDO-Q
 - The Switch
 - Take It or Leave It
 - Take On the Twisters
 - Telly Addicts
 - Tenable
 - Think Tank
 - Tipping Point
 - Today's the Day
 - Top Class[5]
 - Top of the Form
 - The Tournament
 - Twenty-One
 - Two Tribes
 - Unbeatable
 - University Challenge
 - The Vault
 - The Waiting Game
 - The Wall
 - The Wave
 - The Weakest Link
 - The Wheel
 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
 - Winning Combination
 - Winning Lines
 - XYZ
 
Reality television
- 71 Degrees North
 - All Together Now
 - Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife
 - Any Dream Will Do
 - The Apprentice
 - Baby Ballroom: The Championship
 - The Baby Borrowers
 - Back to Reality
 - The Bachelor
 - Beauty and the Geek
 - Big Brother
 - The Biggest Loser
 - Britain's Got Talent
 - Britain's Missing Top Model
 - Britain's Next Top Model
 - Celebrity Karaoke Club
 - Celebrity Scissorhands
 - Cirque de Celebrité
 - Coach Trip
 - Come Dine with Me
 - Dance Dance Dance
 - Dancing on Ice
 - Dancing on Wheels
 - Don't Stop Believing
 - Don't Tell the Bride
 - Fame Academy
 - Farmer Wants a Wife
 - The Farm
 - The Games
 - Girlfri3nds
 - Got to Dance
 - Grease Is the Word
 - The Greatest Dancer
 - Hair
 - Hell's Kitchen
 - Hotter Than My Daughter
 - The House of Tiny Tearaways
 - How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?
 - Hunted
 - I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse
 - I'd Do Anything
 - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
 - I'm Famous and Frightened!
 - The Jump
 - Just the Two of Us
 - Killer Magic
 - Last Man Standing
 - Let It Shine
 - Let's Sing and Dance
 - Lip Sync Battle UK
 - Little Angels
 - Little Mix: The Search
 - Love Island
 - The Marriage Ref
 - The Masked Dancer
 - The Masked Singer
 - MasterChef
 - The Mole
 - Most Haunted
 - Must Be the Music
 - New Faces
 - The One and Only
 - Opportunity Knocks
 - Over the Rainbow
 - Playing It Straight
 - Pop Idol
 - Popstar to Operastar
 - Popstars (see also: Popstars: The Rivals)
 - Project Catwalk
 - Rise and Fall
 - The Secret Millionaire
 - Sexy Beasts
 - Shipwrecked
 - The Singer Takes It All
 - Snog Marry Avoid?
 - So You Think You Can Dance
 - Soapstar Superstar
 - South Side Story
 - Splash!
 - Stars in Their Eyes
 - Strictly Come Dancing
 - Superstar
 - Survivor
 - The Taste
 - Tool Academy
 - The Traitors
 - Tumble
 - Undercover Princes
 - The Villa
 - The Voice UK
 - The Voice Kids
 - When Will I Be Famous?
 - The X Factor
 - Young Apprentice
 - Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum
 - Your Face Sounds Familiar
 
Other shows
- 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
 - 19 Keys
 - 3-2-1
 - 4 Square
 - 50/50
 - Airmageddon
 - Amazing Greys
 - Bang on the Money
 - Beat the Clock
 - Beat the Crusher
 - Beat the Nation
 - Beat the Star
 - Beat the Teacher
 - The Better Sex
 - Big Break
 - The Big Spell
 - Big Star's Little Star
 - Blankety Blank
 - Bob's Full House
 - Britain's Best Brain
 - Britain's Brightest
 - Bullseye
 - Celebrity Squares
 - Cheggers Plays Pop
 - Child's Play
 - The Colour of Money
 - Concentration
 - Crackerjack
 - Crosswits
 - The Cube
 - Deal or No Deal
 - Defectors
 - Dirty Rotten Cheater
 - Distraction
 - Do You Trust Your Wife?
 - Dog Eat Dog
 - Dotto
 - Double Your Money
 - Drive
 - Eliminator
 - Epic Gameshow
 - Every Second Counts
 - Everybody's Equal
 - Family Fortunes
 - Fast Friends
 - For Love or Money
 - For the Rest of Your Life
 - For What It's Worth
 - Friends Like These
 - Full Swing
 - Gambit
 - Game of Talents
 - Gameshow Marathon
 - The Generation Game
 - Genius Game
 - The Getaway Car
 - Get Set Go
 - Give Us a Clue
 - Golden Balls
 - The Golden Shot
 - Happy Families
 - High Stakes
 - Hitman
 - Hole in the Wall
 - I Can See Your Voice
 - Identity
 - In the Grid
 - The Indoor League
 - Keep It in the Family
 - Keynotes
 - The Krypton Factor
 - Masterpiece
 - May the Best House Win
 - The Movie Game
 - Name That Tune
 - Newlyweds
 - Nothing But the Truth
 - Now You See It
 - Odd One Out
 - Opportunity Knocks
 - Password
 - People Are Funny
 - Pick Me!
 - Pictionary
 - Play Your Cards Right
 - Play Your Hunch
 - Press Your Luck
 - The Price Is Right
 - Prize Island
 - Prized Apart
 - Punchlines
 - Push the Button
 - The Pyramid Game
 - The Question Jury
 - A Question of Pop
 - A Question of Sport
 - Raise the Roof
 - Rank the Prank
 - Red or Black?
 - Reflex
 - Relic: Guardians of the Museum
 - Robot Wars
 - Runaround
 - Runway
 - Sale of the Century
 - School of Silence
 - The Sky's the Limit
 - Small Fortune
 - Small Talk
 - Split Second
 - Spot the Tune
 - Strike It Lucky
 - Supermarket Sweep
 - Swashbuckle
 - Take a Letter
 - Take the Plunge
 - Take Your Pick!
 - Takeover Bid
 - Talk About
 - Techno Games
 - That Puppet Game Show
 - Time Commanders
 - Timekeepers
 - Total Wipeout
 - Traitor
 - Turnabout
 - Two for the Money
 - Ultimate Brain
 - We've Got Your Number
 - Who Dares Wins
 - The Who, What, or Where Game
 - The Whole 19 Yards
 - Win Beadle's Money
 - Win Your Wish List
 - Winner Takes All
 - Wipeout
 - You Bet!
 - You're Back in the Room
 
References
- ^ "Not a-maze-ing any more". Western Telegraph. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
 - ^ "Index E – UKGameshows". Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
 - ^ "Endurance UK – UKGameshows". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
 - ^ "BABUSHKA | Shows | be on TV". Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
 - ^ "BBC - CBBC is Top Class - Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.