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Name That Tune - TV Shows 📺




Here is a quick and easy reminiscence and musical memory based Dementia Cafe activity.

Print off screenshots for the tables and play music clips from the YouTube playlist below (mixing it up a bit) and ask members to name the TV shows and/or link them to the TV themes.


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Round 1. Sitcoms




Name the TV show +


Name the character & actor?

Name the hidden painting?

Name the actress & holiday camp?

Name the character and actor?

Name the characters & what yellow car did they drive?

Name the characters?

Name the character & what was his catchphrase?

Name the characters & where was the waiter from?

Name the actor & what did he imagine his mother in law as?

Name the characters?

What vegetable did the one on the left love & what was his name?

Name the actor & what was the verger's name?




Round 2. Drama



Name the TV show +


What was his friend's name?

What type of ships were they?

Name the characters?

Name the vet & the dog?

Name the character & actor?

Name the pub & the landlady?

Name the characters & the pub?

Name the characters?

Name the characters & the hospital?

Name the character & the village pub?

Name the family?

Name the character & actor?




Round 3. Childrens



Name the TV show +


Name the presenter & his dog?

Name the actor & the enemies?

What island were they based on (we made it when we were young)?

Name the artist & his 'friend'?

Name the detective?

Name the characters?

There were only 14 episodes / outfits. Can you name any of them?

Name the headmistress?

Name the characters?

Name the cat's owner?

Name the characters?

Complete the saying "One for sorrow ..."?




Round 4. Competitions



Name the TV show +


Name the presenters?

Name the presenter?

Name the presenters?

Name the presenter?

Name the presenters?

Name the presenter & city where the show was broadcast live from?

Name the chaser?

Name the presenter & his 1978 hit?

Name the head judge?

Name the presenters?

Name the quizmaster & what was his catchphrase?

Name the presenter & chasers?




Round 5. US



Name the TV show +


Name the actor & the bar?

Name the characters & the cafe?

Name the characters?

What beer did he drink?

What was the catchphrase?

What was the catchphrase?

Name the actor & where was it set?

Name the singers?

Name the children?

Name the characters?

What do the initials stand for?

Name the characters?




Round 6. More Comedy



Name the TV show +


Name the character & actress?

Name the character & actress? What was she always concerned about?

Name the characters?

Name the comedians & the type of parrot?

What are their full names?

What are their full names?

Name the comedians?

Name the actors, and their horse?

Where was it set?

Name the characters & the prison?

Name the characters and actors?




Round 7. Mixed Bag




Name the TV show +


Name the presenter?

Name the characters? Name the characters? Name the presenters?

Who wrote the stories?

How many seconds before the tape self-destructed?

Name the presenter?

Name the presenter?

Name the character & actor?

Name the dance troupe?

Name the character & actress?

Name the actor?



Here is your YouTube playlist ...










Round 1 Answers


DAD'S ARMY - Name the character & actor? Captain Mainwaring / Arthur Lowe

ALLO ALLO - Name the hidden painting? The Fallen Madonna With The Bog Boobies

HI DO HI - Name the actress & holiday camp? 'Maplins' / Ruth Madoc

SOME MOTHERS DO 'AV 'EM - Name the character and actor? Frank Spencer / Michael Crawford ("Oh Betty.")

ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES - Name the characters & what yellow car did they drive? Del Boy, Rodney & Grandpa / Robin Reliant

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES - Name the characters? Hyacinth & Richard Bucket

ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE - Name the character & what was his catchphrase? Victor Meldrew (Richard Wislon) / "I don't believe it."

FAWLTY TOWERS - Name the characters & where was the waiter from? Basil, Sybil, Polly & Manuel / Barcelona

THE FALL AND RISE OF REGINALD PERRIN - Name the actor & what did he imagine his mother in law as? Leonard Rossiter / Hippopotamus

THE GOOD LIFE - Name the characters? Tom & Barbara Good & Jerry & Margot Leadbetter

BLACKADDER - What vegetable did the one on the left love & what was his name? Turnip / Balldrick

THE VICAR OF DIBLEY - Name the actor & what was the verger's name? Dawn French / Alice Tinker



Round 2 Answers


ROBINSON CRUSOE - What was his friend's name? Man Friday

THE ONEDIN LINE - What type of ships were they? Schooners

UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS - Name the characters? Mrs Bridges & Mr Hudson

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL - Name the vet & the dog? James Herriot / Tricky Woo

CROSSROADS - Name the character & actor? Meg Mortimer / Noel Gordon

EASTENDERS - Name the pub & the landlady? Queen Victoria / Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor)

CORONATION STREET - Name the characters & the pub? Stan & Hilda Ogden / The Rover's Return

LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - Name the characters? Nora Batty, Foggy, Compo & Clegg

CASUALTY - Name the characters & the hospital? Charlie & Duffy / Holby City Hospital

EMMERDALE - Name the character & the village pub? Annie Sugden / The Woolpack

DOWNTON ABBEY - Name the family? Crawley

MIDSOMER MURDERS - Name the character & actor? DCI Tom Barnaby / John Nettles



Round 3 Answers


BLUE PETER - Name the presenter & his dog? John Noakes & Shep

DOCTOR WHO - Name the actor & the enemies? Tom Baker / Daleks

THUNDERBIRDS - What island were they based on (we made it when we were young)? Tracy Island

VISION ON - Name the artist & his 'friend'? Tony Hart & Morph

THE PINK PANTHER - Name the detective? Inspector Clousseau

THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT - Name the characters? Florence, Dougal, Ermintrude (There were also Brian the snail, Dylan the rabbit & Zebedee the spring)

MR BENN - There were only 14 episodes / outfits. Can you name any of them? red knight, big game hunter, cook, caveman, balloonist, zookeeper, caveman, diver, wizard, cowboy, clown, magic carpet rider, spaceman and pirate.

GRANGE HILL - Name the headmistress? Mrs McClusky

RAINBOW - Name the characters? Bungle, Zippy, George & Geoffrey

BAG PUSS - Name the cat's owner? Emily

THE BANANA SPLITS - Name the characters? Fleegle the beagle, Bingo the ape, Drooper the lion and Snorky the elephant

MAGPIE - Complete the saying "One for sorrow ..."? Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told, Eight's a wish, Nine's a kiss, Ten is a bird you must not miss



Round 4 Answers


MASTERCHEF - Name the presenters? Greg Wallace & John Torode

MASTERMIND - Name the presenter? Magnus Magnusson

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF - Name the presenters? Paul Hollywood & Mary Berry

BLOCKBUSTERS - Name the presenter? Bob Holness ("I'll have a P please Bob".)

THE GENERATION GAME - Name the presenters? Bruce Forsyth & Anthea Redfern ("Didn't they do well.")

SALE OF THE CENTURY - Name the presenter & city where the show was broadcast live from? Nicholas Parsons / "Live from Norwich."

TRESURE HUNT - Name the chaser? Anneka Rice

BLANKETY BLANK - Name the presenter & his 1978 hit? Terry Wogan / The Floral Dance

STRICTLY COME DANCING - Name the head judge? Shirley Ballas

I'M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE - Name the presenters? Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - Name the quizmaster & what was his catchphrase? Chris Tarrant / "Is that your final answer?"

THE CHASE - Name the presenter & chasers? Bradley Walsh & Mark Labbett (The Beast), Shaun Wallace (The Dark Destroyer), Anne Hegerty (The Governess), Paul Sinha (Sinnerman), Jenny Ryan (The Vixen) and Darragh Ennis (The Menace)



Round 5 Answers


CHEERS - Name the actor & the bar? Ted Danson / Sam's Bar

FRIENDS - Name the characters & the cafe? Monica & Ross Geller, Rachel Green, Chandler Bing, Phoebe Buffay & Joey Tribbiani

DALLAS - Name the characters? J.R. Ewing, Bobby Ewing & Pam Ewing

THE SIMPSONS - What beer did he drink? Duff Beer

HILL STREET BLUES - What was the catchphrase? "Let's be careful out there."

HAWAII FIVE 0 - What was the catchphrase? "Book him Danno."

MAGNUM P.I - Name the actor & where was it set? Tom Selleck / Hawaii

THE MONKEES - Name the singers? Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith & Peter Tork

THE WALTONS - Name the children? John-Boy, Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Ben, Jim-Bob & Elizabeth

HAPPY DAYS - Name the characters? Joannie, Richie, Marion and Howard Cunningham & Fonzie

M.A.S.H. - What do the initials stand for? Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Name the characters? Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak · Betty White as Rose Nylund · Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux · Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo



Round 6 Answers


ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS - Name the character & actress? Patsy Stone / Joanna Lumley

ARE YOU BEING SERVED - Name the character & actress? What was she always concerned about? Mrs Slocombe / Molly Sugden / Her Pussy

FATHER TED - Name the characters? Father Ted, Father Jack, Father Dougal & Mrs Doyle

MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS - Name the comedians & the type of parrot? Michael Palin & John Cleese / Norwegian Blue

THE TWO RONNIES - What are their full names?

MORECAMBE AND WISE - What are their full names? Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise

THE GOODIES - Name the comedians? Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor & Graham Garden

STEPTOE AND SON - Name the actors, and their horse? Harry H Corbett & Wilfred Bramble / Hercules

GAVIN AND STACEY - Where was it set? Barry Island & Billericay

PORRIDGE - Name the characters & the prison? Norman Stanley Fletcher & Lennie Godber / H.M. Prison Slade

BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Name the characters & actors? Sharon (Pauline Quirk), Tracey (Linda Robson) & Dorien (Lesley Joseph)

IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM - Name the actors? Windsor Davies, Don Estelle & Melvyn Hayes




Round 7 Answers


ANTIQUES ROADSHOW - Name the presenter? Fiona Bruce

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - Name the characters? Arthur Dent & Marvin the paranoid android

THE MUPPET SHOW - Name the characters? Kermit & Miss Piggy

TOP GEAR - Name the presenters? Jeremy Clarkson, James May & Richard Hammond

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - Who wrote the stories? Roald Dahl

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - How many seconds before the tape self-destructed? 5 seconds

THE SKY AT NIGHT - Name the presenter? Patrick Moore

BLUE PLANET - Name the presenter? David Attenborough

THE SAINT - Name the character & actor? Simon Templar / Roger Moore

TOP OF THE POPS - Name the dance troupe? Pans People

MURDER SHE WROTE - Name the character & actress? Jessica Fletcher / Dame Angela Lansbury

THE ROCKFORD FILES - Name the actor? James Garner




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