''The Wall Game'' is a 1985 children's television game show produced by

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for

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. The show was based on the idea of a

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and would see two groups of contestants building sets from pieces of a giant wall, then improvise a play. The programme was conceived and presented by Hal Lehrman, Jr and also starred Helen Bennett, Anthony Johns and

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(who also performed the theme song) in series one. Deborah Goodman, Andrie Reid and

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joined Lehrman and Johns in series two. The series was chosen to represent Britain at the 1985 Tokyo

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Transmission guide

*Series 1: 13 editions from 16 April 1985 – 9 July 1985 *Series 2: 12 editions from 8 January 1986 – 2 April 1986

External links

The Wall Game
at BFI * 1985 British television series debuts 1986 British television series endings ITV children's television shows {{UK-kids-tv-prog-stub