The Price Is Right (British game show)

Did You Know?

• The Warman version, called The New Price Is Right, used US music including the opening theme, the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour theme, and Concentration car cues.
• In Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon, Carol Vorderman won the Showcase Showdown and her showcase.
• In Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon, the winner was footballer Graeme Le Saux, who advanced to the quarter-final.

Crowther era (The Price Is Right)

Leslie Crowther was chosen as host after both he and Joe Brown recorded pilot episodes. The show was produced by William G. Stewart, who occasionally appeared on camera. The Crowther version was noted for its energetic pace and glamour, though prizes were limited by Independent Broadcasting Authority regulations. However, the IBA forced Central to drop the Big Wheel due to concerns about lack of pricing skill. Later, the Crowther version replaced Supermarket and the Big Wheel with a Showcase Showdown, where six contestants answered estimated-guess questions, with the farthest from the actual prize eliminated each round until two remained for the Range Finder, now called the Showcase Final.

Forsyth era (Bruce's Price Is Right)

Bruce's Price Is Right began in 1995, benefiting from the Independent Television Commission's removal of prize limits and deregulation. The show was a half-hour format with three pricing games per episode, unlike the hour-long Crowther version, but gave away more valuable prizes, including the possibility of winning two cars in one show. Cars offered were typically superminis from makers such as Daihatsu and Daewoo, or models like the Ford Ka and Mazda Demio, with occasional small sports cars like the Hyundai Accent or Vauxhall Tigra. Plinko was played with different rules from the US version: contestants could risk their cash winnings on a final chip, with the board showing alternating WIN and LOSE spaces; landing on LOSE forfeited all cash, while WIN added a car or large prize. Many European versions that debuted later based their games and sound cues on this show.

Pasquale era (The Price Is Right)

Talkback Thames revived the show on ITV on 8 May 2006 with Joe Pasquale as host. The show had a panto-like atmosphere and relied on nostalgia for the Crowther version. Joe's tour manager, Ray Tizzard, appeared as his twin in various pricing games. After the first three games, Contestants' Row was cleared and a new set of four contestants was called down. A perfect bid in Contestants' Row earned a £100 bonus. The show used a variety of pricing games including Any Number, Cliffhanger, Danger Price, Deck of Cards, Easy as 1, 2, 3, Find the Lady, Half & Half, Hi Lo, Hole in One, Joe's Bargain Bar, Joe's Lucky Bag, Joe Ker, Lucky 7, On the Nose, One Right Price, One Wrong Price, Pick a Number, Pick-a-Pair, Plinko, Price Tags, Push Over, Safecracker, and Side by Side.

Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow (The Price Is Right)

On 30 May 2019, ITV ordered a series called Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow, hosted by Alan Carr and filmed at dock10 studios. The series revived five classic game shows, including The Price Is Right, with civilian contestants playing for cash or prizes. In Cliffhangers, the mountain climber's face resembled Alan Carr, and the actual price of the Popcorn Maker was £50 but was not revealed after the contestant won. The show's models included John Sachs, Matt Peacock, Rachel Trevaskis, and Kimberley Williams.