[News] RIP Henry Kelly

Durlston · 2025-02-26T13:45:09+0000

Going For Gold Irish presenter Henry Kelly has died at the age of 78.

Who can ever forget Lars from Sweden battling it out with Ruud from the Netherlands in the late eighties on BBC1 just after the first airing of Neighbours? They don't make programmes like that anymore.

RIP Henry. :down:

DJ NOBO · 2025-02-26T13:56:28+0000

Going for gold, bewitched, home and away, master team, neighbours.
Great telly.

Edit : and out of this world with Maureen flannigan

Muzzman · 2025-02-26T13:57:15+0000

Fun fact - The theme tune to Going for Gold was composed by Hans Zimmer.

hart's shirt · 2025-02-26T13:59:18+0000

I'm doing this on behalf of Crodo.

Greg Bobkin · 2025-02-26T14:01:57+0000

Eurovision for brainboxes – marvellous TV.

RIP HK.

Lenny Rider · 2025-02-26T14:11:18+0000

Game for A Laugh as well, with the very underated Jeremy Beadle

Another part of our youth gone.

hart's shirt · 2025-02-26T14:11:56+0000

The 1988 Grand Final had possibly the biggest drop off from 1st prize to 2nd prize in TV history.

1st prize - a trip to Korea to watch the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
2nd prize - "As series runner-up, you'll be able to enjoy the 1988 Olympics on your remote controlled 24 inch colour television."

lawros left foot · 2025-02-26T14:16:40+0000

Well, both Henry and his brother Mathew will be sorely missed.

Such a talented family.

RIP Henry.

Man of Harveys · 2025-02-26T14:23:41+0000

What am I? I’m a river with its source in the Carpathians etc etc. Wait…the Anglophone contestants always won on an English-speaking quiz show? Hard to believe I know.

Machiavelli · 2025-02-26T14:49:12+0000

Henry Kelly was gold.
I have such fond memories of Going for Gold. Used to watch it as a student regularly. It was banal but such fun, and what a delivery from the host.
"Let's play four in a row", "it's the Beat the Buzzer round", and so on.

Pavilionaire · 2025-02-26T14:56:23+0000

Ireland has transitioned from being a land of insular, potato-eating terrorists to an outward-looking, exemplary EU state. It was Henry Kelly and his Euroquiz that led the way.

happypig · 2025-02-26T15:08:49+0000

Lenny Rider said:
Game for A Laugh as well, with the very underated Jeremy Beadle

Another part of our youth gone.

I had a Jeremy Beadle wristwatch. It only had a little hand...

Lady Whistledown · 2025-02-26T15:35:49+0000

Well this takes me back. I guess he’s finally answered the question (usually posed to a smiling Norwegian called Knut) of

“Will you play or pass?”

Washie · 2025-02-26T15:41:08+0000

lawros left foot said:
Well, both Henry and his brother Mathew will be sorely missed.

Such a talented family.

RIP Henry.

They're not brothers and Matthew is still alive

Normal Rob · 2025-02-26T15:44:07+0000

Washie said:
They're not brothers and Matthew is still alive

Pavilionaire · 2025-02-26T15:48:22+0000

Washie said:
They're not brothers and Matthew is still alive

As is their sister Lorraine.

Van Cleef · 2025-02-26T15:50:15+0000

Pavilionaire said:
As is their sister Lorraine.

But not Machine Gun or Ned.

dazzer6666 · 2025-02-26T15:55:52+0000

Pavilionaire said:
As is their sister Lorraine.

I believe she makes the ice cream

Cheggers · 2025-02-26T15:59:11+0000

What am I? Deceased Henry, deceased. RIP Mr Kelly.

Weststander · 2025-02-26T18:18:24+0000

happypig said:
I had a Jeremy Beadle wristwatch. It only had a little hand...

Talented family, his grandson‘s a goalie on our books.

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