Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted January 28, 2020 Sad to hear the news that Nicholas Parsons has passed away. Will always be remembered in these parts for Sale of The Century I guess, but was also a brilliant host on Just a Minute. My dad was a contestant on Sale of the Century in 1980 and actually won it. His prize a was a brown Austin Allegro. Who can forget... "And now - from Norwich - It's the quiz of the week.........." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TCCANARY 263 Posted January 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Sad to hear the news that Nicholas Parsons has passed away. Will always be remembered in these parts for Sale of The Century I guess, but was also a brilliant host on Just a Minute. My dad was a contestant on Sale of the Century in 1980 and actually won it. His prize a was a brown Austin Allegro. Who can forget... "And now - from Norwich - It's the quiz of the week.........." "My dad was a contestant on Sale of the Century in 1980 and actually won it. His prize a was a brown Austin Allegro." Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted January 28, 2020 Sale of the Century had the highest viewing figures for any game show/quiz, at its peak. I am old enough to remember him being the straight man for a comedian called Arthur Haynes, who called him "nickelarse" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,348 Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, TCCANARY said: "My dad was a contestant on Sale of the Century in 1980 and actually won it. His prize a was a brown Austin Allegro." Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh! The second prize was two Austin Allegro's😀 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted January 28, 2020 Second prize Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted January 28, 2020 Yep - that was pretty much what it looked like. 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Great thread for those interested, shows that Twitter doesnt have to be all about abuse. Edited January 29, 2020 by Van wink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul moy 235 Posted January 29, 2020 On 28/01/2020 at 12:47, ricardo said: The second prize was two Austin Allegro's😀 They were indeed about the worst car on the road at the time. Just reminded me of what may have been worse.. the Austin Princess !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
