Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

We all love a good quiz. So here's a question - when did ordinary contestants turn into the pro-quizzers of today? Giving the answers are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Judith Keppel, Chris Tarrant, Mark Labbett, Nicholas Parsons and many more. Narrated by Ben Miller.

Cast

Ben Miller

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Nicholas Parsons

as Self

Mark Labbett

as Self

Shaun Wallace

as Self

Chris Tarrant

as Self

Judith Keppel

as Self

Victoria Coren Mitchell

as Self

Kevin Ashman

as Self

Paul Sinha

as Self

Reviews

Similar Movies

Fancy Answers

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

⭐ 4.0

Your Alcohol I.Q.

Just how much do you know about alcohol consumption? Take this video quiz to find out!

⭐ 0.0

The Price Is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker

A new one-hour special honoring the life and career of the beloved late television legend and animal rights activist, who was a longstanding member of the CBS family. Drew Carey, who succeeded Bob Barker as THE PRICE IS RIGHT host – and is a longtime fan and friend of Barker’s – celebrates Barker’s life and legacy as host of the tribute.

⭐ 10.0

Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much

Maths teacher Ted Slauson became adept at recording and memorizing prices of products featured on the iconic game show The Price is Right, an obsession dating back to the show's inception in 1972. This passion and dedication for the show culminated in him helping a contestant place a perfect bid during a 2008 showcase, an innocent act that would create one of the biggest controversies in television industry history.

⭐ 6.5

Game Changers

Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.

⭐ 7.4

Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal

On May 19, 1984, an out of work ice cream truck driver from Southwestern Ohio broke the bank on CBS' hit game show of the mid-1980's "Press Your Luck" and made TV history by setting a record for the most money won by a contestant in one appearance on a daytime game show; A record which may have been long been surpassed with the Big-Jackpot game shows of today, but still stands strong as the biggest win in "Press Your Luck's" history. Was it brilliance? Was it cheating? And how did he do it? "Press Your Luck's" host and crew, the family of Michael Larson - the man who walked away with $110,237 in cash and prizes - and Michael's opponents from that fateful day gathered in Hollywood 19 years later to relive the events of that remarkable event in TV history.

⭐ 6.4

Major Fraud

Footage from the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is examined to reveal how a contestant almost cheated his way to the jackpot.

⭐ 7.7

Family Feud: Decades of Laughs

Steve Harvey hosts a look back at the past few decades of "Family Feud," highlighting fan-favorite moments from the iconic series.

⭐ 0.0

Kulenkampffs Schuhe

Essay film about German family life in the postwar decades, refracted through TV quiz shows and their hosts' biographies.

⭐ 9.5

Game Show Dynamos

A couple gets their family out of debt by winning on TV game shows, again and again.

⭐ 7.2

Slumdog Millionaire

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

⭐ 7.7

National Lampoon's European Vacation

The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.

⭐ 6.2

Starter for 10

In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.

⭐ 6.4

Quiz Show

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.

⭐ 7.3

UHF

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

⭐ 6.7

Melvin and Howard

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.

⭐ 6.4