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Rather worryingly my prime memory of "Who Dares, Wins.." is of a naked Tony Robinson (better known then as Baldric in Blackadder). In fact, Tony appeard to spend large chunks of this sketch show naked, along with his more regularly clad co-stars Rory McGrath, Phil Pope and Jimmy Mulville.

Despite its (even for now) near-the-knuckle content it seemed to do rather well for Channel 4, and ran for a good 5 years. Part of this was down to its refusal to view any topic as taboo (often with many complaints) along with the quality of the writing, with the cast all having cut their teeth on the likes of Not The Nine O'Clock News and assorted radio comedy projects. It also remained highly topical, with content being written right up until the time of broadcast (the key writers later going on continue this with Drop The Dead Donkey) and the show occasionally going out live. This of course made it "must-see" TV.

Off the back of the show, Channel 4 commissioned a sitcom from the team - "Chelmsford 123", set in Chelmsford. In the year 123. Essentially the series was a ruder Blackadder set in Roman times but, while entertaining, it wasn't a patch on the show that spawned it.

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  • Anonymous user
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    I went to see them live in Cambridge Corn Exchange in 1988. It was a riot, mind you Rory was "coming home". Tony was running around the audience naked trying to find his clothes that the rest of the cast were selling off! A totally brilliant night out I'll never forget.
  • Anonymous user
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    I used to love this programme,and the pandas were great!
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    Ah yes , it's all coming back now... Naked Tony Robinson The pandas Stupid missile control The pandas Chirpy Cockney Addiction The pandas Songs about the difficulty of sex, the stupidity of humans, what it *really* means to be British and the search for that "real mean cat who's going to get his dues, cause he's the man with the masterplan to give us all the blues" The pandas What else was there? Oh right... Terry and Wang-Wang (The pandas)
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    I was a huge fan of this show, I even travelled the country to see them perform on stage (where Tony Robinson would climb over the audience seats wearing nothing but a smile). Still can't look at a Panda without having a little giggle - but not many people can remember why. Julia Hills was also a member of the cast.

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