Wahey! The Generation Game’s coming back… and you’ll never guess who’s hosting it!

8) ‘Nice to see you, to see you nice’: The Generation Game

by Closer Online |
Published on

If there's a Generation Game-size hole in your Saturday nights, you're in luck, as everyone's favourite family game show is coming back... with The Great British Bake Off's Mel and Sue as hosts!

From The Crystal Maze to Blind Date, loads of our favourite retro TV shows have returned to our tellies recently, and we couldn't be happier.

And now The Generation Game is coming back to our screens with our favourite funny ladies, Mel and Sue, as hosts!

WATCH: Take a trip down memory lane and watch Brucie hosting The Generation Game back in 1990... oh how times have changed!

The Generation Show first hit British screens in 1971, and has had five different hosts to date; Bruce Forstyh - the original host, who also returned for a stint in the early '90s - Larry Grayson, Jim Davidson, and Vernon Kay and Graham Norton - who both hosted special one-off episodes.

The show's been off-air since 2005, and Mel and Sue will be the first female hosts in the shows 40+ year history.

The Generation Game, Mel and Sue
Mel and Sue will be the shows first female presenters (Credit: BBC) ©BBC

Earlier this month Sue Perkins - who along with her comedy partner Mel Giedroyc hosted The Great British Bake Off until it's Channel 4 takeover - hinted that the cheeky pair would be back on our TVs soon. Appearing on Radio 4's Dessert Island Discs, she told Kirsty Young: ""I'm very hopeful Mel and I will do some pratting about, but I couldn't tell you exactly what yet. Possibly some prime-time pratting,"

Announcing their new gig, Mel and Sue gushed: "It's a cuddly toy, it's a toaster, it's a circular power saw, no it's Mel and Sue doing the Generation Game! We can't believe it, we are so excited!"

The Generation Game, Mel and Sue
Brucey is the shows longest serving host (Credit: BBC) ©BBC

Although BBC One are yet to announce exactly when The Generation Game will be back, they've confirmed it will initially be just a four-episode run.

We. Can't. Wait!

Are you excited that Mel and Sue are hosting a new series of The Generation Game? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter

READ MORE...

Everything you NTK about the Blind Date reboot!

The Weakest Link is back for a special one-off show!

The Crystal Maze is coming back - with Richard Ayoade as host!

Just so you know, we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website - read why you should trust us