Beadle's About

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Beadle's About was a British television prank show in which presenter Jeremy Beadle orchestrated elaborate practical jokes on unsuspecting members of the public.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television series
hidden camera television series
prank show
basedOn practical joke tradition
broadcastFormat pre-recorded television programme
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
filmingTechnique hidden cameras
firstAired 1986
followedBy You’ve Been Framed! NERFINISHED
format elaborate practical jokes on unsuspecting members of the public
genre comedy
reality television
hasHost Jeremy Beadle NERFINISHED
hasPart hidden camera segments
lastAired 1996
mediaType television
notableCountryOfBroadcast United Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableFeature large-scale staged pranks involving props and actors
victims often confronted by Jeremy Beadle at the end of the prank
numberOfSeries 9
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastOn ITV Saturday night schedule
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED
partOf 1980s British television culture
1990s British television culture
presenter Jeremy Beadle NERFINISHED
productionCompany London Weekend Television NERFINISHED
starring Jeremy Beadle NERFINISHED
subjectOf British television nostalgia discussions
targetAudience family audience

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Jeremy Beadle knownFor Beadle's About
Jeremy Beadle notableWork Beadle's About
Jeremy Beadle presented Beadle's About