Ask No Questions

Ask No Questions
GenreGame show
Created byJohn Junkin
Presented byJohn Junkin
StarringCarol Vorderman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes37
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyYorkshire Television
Original release
NetworkYorkshire Television (1986)
ITV (1987)
Release1 February 1986 (1986-02-01) –
3 June 1987 (1987-06-03)

Ask No Questions is a British game show that originally aired as a regional programme for Yorkshire Television in 1986 on Saturdays, then it became networked for most ITV regions in 1987.

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 1 February 1986 15 March 1986 7
2 27 March 1987 3 June 1987 30

Regional transmissions information

1986

The first series only aired in the Yorkshire region on Saturdays.

1987

The second series aired in the rest of the regions, but it was not networked:

  • Border, Tyne Tees and Yorkshire: Started on 27 March and finished on 3 June. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5:15pm.
  • LWT: Started on 27 March and finished on 28 August. Fridays at 5:15pm. Not all episodes were broadcast.
  • UTV: Started on 27 March and finished on mid-July. ??? at 5:15pm.
  • HTV Started on 30 March and finished July. Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:15pm.
  • Scottish: Started on 9 April and finished in August. at 3:00pm/3:30pm.
  • Anglia: Started on April and finished on May. ??? at 9:50am.
  • Grampian: Started on 19 August and finished on 24 September. Wednesday to Friday at 5.10pm before switching to 3.00pm for the last 2 weeks
  • TVS and Channel Television: Weekly at 3:00pm.
  • Central, Granada and TSW: Did not air the series.