Mel Giedroyc

The new Generation Game is a woeful flop

We can only hope Brucie and Larry were not looking down from Variety Heaven. Mel and Sue turned their flagship into an embarrassing travesty.

The Generation Game review

This Easter Sunday resurrection of a BBC classic recaptures the original spirit of show - but has its time passed?

Feelings of loss surrounding Bruce Forsyth are assuaged by this reboot, with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins hosting two episodes reviving the 70s gameshow. Families compete in plate-spinning and teapot-throwing challenges, with Lorraine Kelly, Richard Osman and Martin Kemp acting as celebrity insurance.

When The Generation Game was a national institution during the 1970s and 80s, Bruce Forsyth and subsequent hosts were joined by a female co-host. Here, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins take charge of the proceedings. Star judges will assess how the teams are getting on during their challenges.

Mel & Sue hit back at 'The Generation Game' detractors

'We are not trying to change it or hurt the brand.'

The Generation Game, BBC1, review

Latest reboot lacked Brucie's genius for the impromptu.

Generation Game on a Sunday night? That's sacrilege!

In terms of what we should expect from prime time Easter television, this fell well short of the mark. And it focuses the mind on what we should be saying to those responsible for entertainment at the BBC: stop trying to revisit the past. Go away and think up some original ideas.

Mel and Sue aren't up to the Generation Game

While viewers might watch the new Generation Game out of curiosity, the property itself might actually be beyond a sustained revival.

Mel & Sue's Generation Game: fun trip down memory lane

It may have had a long road to our screens, but the latest reboot of this classic gameshow has the right mix of nostalgia and silliness to enthuse.

Generation Game uses canned laughter

The BBC has used canned laughter on the troubled reboot after the new hosts struggled to recapture Bruce Forsyth's beloved banter when he hosted the show in its heyday. A source said: "It was always going to be a challenge for Mel and Sue to have people chuckling the way Bruce did. The BBC has used canned laughter after listening back to the live audience and agreeing it needed a bit of extra buzz."