They Think It's All Over

They Think It's All Over was first broadcast on BBC1 back in 1995. After watching it for the first time, I was hooked! The programme was a sports quiz show that used to look at the funny side of sport, and was nowhere near as serious as A Question Of Sport. The show was presented by Nick Hancock. The two team captains were former cricketer, David Gower, and ex-footballer, Gary Lineker. The two regular original panel members were comedians Lee Hurst and Rory McGrath. Some of the rounds that used to be in the show included: Photo-Fit - where a picture was shown of three sportspersons photos in one. All of these three had to be ...  Read the complete review

This was one quiz that really captured your interest regardless of your interest in sport. The show was hosted on TV by Nick Hancock and had two sport captains - Gary Lineker and David Gower. The comedy apsect of the show - whaich was why even if you didn't like sport you would still watch it was provided by Rory Mcgrath and until his departure in 1998 Lee Hurst. there were a number of changes in panel members of the years, with Lee Mack being the host in the last couple of series and new captains in the form of David Seaman and Phil Tufnell before the series finally finished in 2006. The programme was a good balance between sport and comedy and had ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT: A British sports quiz-show where the emphasis is equally on comedy as much as sports. Hosted by Nick Hancock, the show ran 11 years before closing in 1996. IS IT ANY GOOD: It stands to reason that those of you reading this review don't know me, so let me explain: I don't like sport. I don't mind a bit of snooker or the odd tennis match, but I certainly don't watch football, rugby etc etc. With that in mind, it's a testament to the quality of 'They Think it's all Over', that I truly loved this show. My love of the programme came simply through the fact that it was so funny. It didn't matter that 90% of the sporting references made no sense ...  Read the complete review

They Think It's All Over is a sporting comedy quiz show that is made as a comedy alternative to A Question Of Sport. It is a panel show made up of a resident captain, residetn comedian and a weekly guest, either from the world of sport or showbiz. Nick Hancock is the presenter, and the show ran from 1995 until it was axed by the BBC in 2006. At its inception in 1995, team captains were Gary Lineker and David Gower, and they would constantly poke fun at each other. Resident comedians were Rory McGrath and Lee Hurst, until Hurst was replaced by Jonathan Ross. Hancock presented until 2005, and the final series was presented by Lee Mack. Lineker and Gower also ...  Read the complete review

In the days when Nick Hancock was the host of this show then it was really funny and great to watch however now that Hancock is gone the show is looking tired and has lost its sparkle. This is a sports based quiz show with two teams of three, it is like an adult version of a Question of Sport which is also on the BBC, this one goes out later nd has lots of swearing and sexual jokes. The show has gone through a number of reular team captains and they always have the same comic n the teams, when I used to watch it the captains were Gary Linekar and David Gower who are both a bit vanilla and the two comics were Rory McGrath who knows a bit about ...  Read the complete review