TV series
Chain Letters
1987–1997, English, on ITV1.
Chain Letters was a British television game show produced by Tyne Tees. The show was filmed at their City Road studios in Newcastle Upon Tyne and first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 7 September 1987 to 6 July 1990, then again from 2 January 1995 to 25 April 1997. Three contestants competed to win money by changing letters in words to form new words. Its original host was the late Jeremy Beadle, followed by Andrew O'Connor, Allan Stewart, Ted Robbins, Vince Henderson and Dave Spikey.
- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes
- 321
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1997
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Latest episode
S7 E25: Episode 25
Aired 4 April 1997
Seasons 7
Details
- First aired
- 7 September 1987
- Last aired
- 4 April 1997
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of Chain Letters are there?
Chain Letters has 7 seasons and 321 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is Chain Letters finished?
Yes. Chain Letters ended in 1997, so you can watch the whole story.
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