Runaround was a UK children's television game show, produced by Southern Television for ITV between 1975 and 1981. The original host was comedian Mike Reid, who later starred in EastEnders as Frank Butcher. In 1977 his place was taken by Leslie Crowther and Stan Boardman before he returned in 1978. A child (plural: children) is a young human,or an individual who has not yet reached puberty. ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Southern Television was one of the original ITV companies, serving the south-central and south-east of England from August 30, 1958 until 12:45 AM on January 1, 1982. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mike Reid (born 1939) is a fast-talking, gravel-voiced British cockney comedian and character actor. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast on 19 February 1985. ... Leslie Crowther (born Nottingham 6 February 1933 and died Bristol 28 September 1996) was a British comedian with TV experience from the 1960s, as presenter of such programmes as The Black and White Minstrel Show and long-running childrens institution, Crackerjack (with Peter Glaze) for the BBC from 1960... Stan Boardman is an English comedian, whos racial views are often controversial. ...

External link

• UK Game Shows.com: Runaround