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This was one of the first ever sketch series on Channel 4 and arguably its best of the 1980s. Starring Tony Robinson, Philip Pope, Rory McGrath and Jimmy Mulville, with Julia Hills replacing Brenda Blethyn from the pilot. American actor William Hootkyns also did not return for the series, where the title was shortened to Who Dares Wins from the more cumbersome Who Dares Wins A Week In Benidorm.

This is the first episode of series 1. By a remarkable coincidence, I uploaded it on the 40th anniversary of its first broadcast - 12th May 1984. In the spirit of that, I will be uploading each episode of the first series on the 40th anniversary of their first showing, starting with Episode 2, which was uploaded on May 19th.

For those interested in this aspect of the TV industry, the production company which made this series was called Holmes Associates. This somehow evolved into Hat-Trick, which was run by Jimmy Mulville and his then wife Denise O'Donoghue, and co-owned with Rory McGrath, who was later bought out. Hat-Trick took over as producers of subsequent series.

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