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WORK ID: YFA 7481 (Master Record)
Title | Year | Date |
PRO-CELEBRITY DARTS: EPISODE 0012 | 1979 | 1979-07-12 |
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Original Format: 1 inch Colour: Colour Sound: Sound Duration: 24 mins 36 secs Credits: Presented By Fred Dineage From Ladbroke Dragonara Hotel, Leeds Commentator – Dave Lanning “Everyone Likes Darts” Sung By Darts Games Co-Ordinator – Sue Cullum Editorial Assistant - Nick Lord Designer – Richard Jarvis Studio Director – David St.David-Smith Outside Broadcast Director – Peter Jones Producer - John Meade Executive Director – John Wilford Genre: TV Sport Subject: Entertainment/Leisure Sport |
Summary Fred Dinenage presents the darts competition where professional players and celebrities join forces to compete against each other. Players are Diane Keen, Alan Evans, John Lowe, Liz Frazer, Reg Bosanquet, Rab Smith, Nicky Virachkul and Charlie Williams. |
Description
Fred Dinenage presents the darts competition where professional players and celebrities join forces to compete against each other. Players are Diane Keen, Alan Evans, John Lowe, Liz Frazer, Reg Bosanquet, Rab Smith, Nicky Virachkul and Charlie Williams.
Title: YORKSHIRE TELEVISION In Colour
The opening title sequence shows darts being thrown at a dartboard accompanied by a song. It shows the reactions of the players as they succeed in reaching their target. Views show the celebrities and...
Fred Dinenage presents the darts competition where professional players and celebrities join forces to compete against each other. Players are Diane Keen, Alan Evans, John Lowe, Liz Frazer, Reg Bosanquet, Rab Smith, Nicky Virachkul and Charlie Williams.
Title: YORKSHIRE TELEVISION In Colour
The opening title sequence shows darts being thrown at a dartboard accompanied by a song. It shows the reactions of the players as they succeed in reaching their target. Views show the celebrities and professional players who will appear in the series.
Title: PRO-CELEBRITY DARTS
Title: Fred Dinenage
Fred welcomes viewers to the Ladbroke Dragonara Hotel in Leeds for the singles final in the professional’s tournament of the pro-celebrity competition. A still photograph shows Eric Bristow one of the finalists the other being the Welsh professional Leighton Rees. Fred goes on to the pro-celebrity tournament which was on the programme the previous week but the outcome was not broadcast. The tournament continues with Cliff Lazarenko and Phil Bennett tying at 2 legs each with Liz Fraser and John Lowe. Dave Lanning commentates for the final leg and Tony Green referees.
Cliff Lazarenko throws first, followed by John Lowe, Phil Bennett and Liz Fraser. Chris Lazarenko wins the match for his team. Fred interviews the two teams standing either side of him at the scoreboard. Fred sums up the tournament announcing that the winners, Cliff Lazarenko and Phil Bennet, are the first pro-celebrity darts champions.
The programme is interrupted by a commercial break.
Title: PRO-CELEBRITY DARTS – Back Soon
A clock counts down to the start of part two.
Title: Part Two
In the studio Fred Dinenage welcomes viewers back to the programme and the final of the professional tournament the men’s singles final. Photographs seen at the beginning of the programme show the two finalists Eric Bristow and Leighton Rees. Fred announces that the commentator will Dave Lanning assisted by Welsh professional Alan Evans.
Eric Bristow throws the first dart of the best of three sets, each consisting of the best three legs. Eric Bristow wins the first leg; Leighton Rees starts the second leg. Eric Bristow wins the second leg and the first set. Leighton Rees starts the second set, but Eric Bristow wins the first leg of the second set. Eric Bristow starts the second leg wins that and the championship.
Fred meets with the two finalists in front of the scoreboard, no false modesty from Eric Bristow in his assessment of the match. Leighton Rees admits he did not take his chances during the match, whereas Eric took his very well. A replay of the winning sequence of darts is followed by a return to the studio where Fred Dinenage brings the programme to a close.
He mentions the £1500 that will go to the singles winner Eric Bristow, along with the money he won by making maximum scores. In the final programme there will be a look at the players and the general entertainment that was on show during these two tournaments.
The end credits start over a static view of the winner of the singles tournament Eric Bristow.
PRESENTED BY FRED DINEAGE
FROM LADBROKE DRAGONARA HOTEL, LEEDS
COMMENTATOR DAVE LANNING
“EVERYONE LIKES DARTS” SUNG BY DARTS
GAMES CO-ORDINATOR SUE CULLUM
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT NICK LORD
DESIGNER RICHARD JARVIS
STUDIO DIRECTOR DAVID ST.DAVID-SMITH
OUTSIDE BROADCAST DIRECTOR PETER JONES
PRODUCER JOHN MEADE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JOHN WILFORD
YORKSHIRE TELEVISION
COLOUR PRODUCTION
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