The
Adventure Game

UK
/ BBC2 / x45m-e / 1980-86 (24
May 80 - 18 February 86)
Creators/Producers: Ian Oliver,
Patrick Dowling
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Science fiction style game show in which a trio
of celebrities visited the planet Argond, taking part in a series of challenging
games such as the dreaded vortex (a giant light floor they had to cross or face
being vaporised if they failed), other sections included the Drogna game (an
anagram of the word Dragon as were all the names used on the show. The series
was heavily influenced by the popularity of Dungeons and Dragons. The residents
of the planet were Darong (played by Moira Stuart ), Gnoard (Charmain Gradwell),
Dorgan (Sarah Lam), Gandor the Butler (Chris Lever), Rongad (Dagnor) (Bill
Homeward). Celebrities taking part included Liza Goddard, James Burke, Derek
Griffiths, Madeline Smith, David Yip, Nerys Hughes, Graeme Garden, Paul Darrow,
Janet Ellis, Noel Edmonds and Fern Britton.
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