<Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Blockbusters (US version) </Td> </Tr> <P> Blockbusters is a British television game show based upon an American game show of the same name in which contestants answer trivia questions to complete a path across or down a game board of hexagons . The programme premiered on 29 August 1983 on ITV and ran for ten series, ending on the ITV network on 19 May 1993 . Blockbusters was revived for four additional series, the most recent of which aired on Challenge in 2012 . </P> <P> Blockbusters was created by Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions and originated as an American series in 1980 . The UK version was created after Central Independent Television producer Graham C. Williams spotted the show in 1981 and produced a pilot in 1982 . The difference was that instead of adults, who appeared on the American edition, the UK edition was produced for sixth formers . </P> <P> Bob Holness was the original presenter, staying on for the first ten series of the first incarnation and a 1994 revival on Sky One . A 1997 edition featuring adults was produced for one series on BBC Two with Michael Aspel presenting . Sky One brought Blockbusters back under its original rules in 2001 with Liza Tarbuck at the helm, and the Challenge series was presented by Simon Mayo . </P>

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