Double Your Money

A quiz show hosted by a Canadian, Hughie Green, based on a format by Radio Luxembourg. Critics agreed the quiz was passable, but condemned Green's attempts at showmanship and wisecracks at the expense of his hostesses. Over the years these included Valerie Drew and Jean Clarke, while Monica Rose and a 77 year-old charlady called Alice Earrey were former contestants. Bobby Charlton was perhaps the most famous contestant, winning ~£1,000 on a pop music question. Green was bitter when ITV axed his show in 1968, but he soon bounced back on Thames with The Sky's The Limit and Opportunity Knocks.