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Shammy Dab is a Scottish comedy panel game show that aired on Grampian Television from 8 January 1985 to 1 June 1989.
| Shammy Dab | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy panel game |
| Presented by | Bill Torrance Johnny Beattie Dougie Donnelly |
| Starring | Andy Cameron George Duffus Art Sutter |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Shihallion Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Grampian Television |
| Release | 8 January 1985 – 1 June 1989 |
History edit
Shammy Dab was created in 1975 by Bill Torrance as part of a series for Radio Forth in Edinburgh entitled Fair Flummoxed. The radio version mainly featured Scottish country dance bands.[1]
The name was changed to 'Shammy Dab' (referring to a cheap wall decoration where a wall was stippled with a wet sponge - when done well, it was said to be a shammy dab).[2]
Transmissions edit
In later years, the series was also aired on Border Television and Scottish Television.
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 January 1985 | 12 February 1985 | 6 |
| 2 | 14 May 1985 | 18 June 1985 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 March 1986 | 22 April 1986 | 7 |
| 4 | 14 July 1986 | 18 August 1986 | 6 |
| 5 | 20 January 1987 | 14 April 1987 | 13 |
| 6 | 16 February 1989 | 1 June 1989 | 16 |
References edit
- ^ "Shammy Dab - UKGameshows".
- ^ "The Pres and Journal - Thursday 20 Dec 1984: P5 "Jus the Dad to Start with"