Tv Series

The Great Egg Race

(en)

1979

30m

The Great Egg Race

Overview: The Great Egg Race was a BBC television series that ran from 1979 to 1986 and featured Brian Cant, Professor Heinz Wolff and Lesley Judd, who joined the series in 1984. It was later revived on BBC Choice and was presented by Johnny Ball. In a similar vein to the later Channel 4 series Scrapheap Challenge, the show featured teams creating Heath Robinson-esque mechanical creations in an attempt to solve a problem set at the start of the show.

Status: Ended

Release date: January 2, 1979

Number of season: 8

Number of episode: 68

Top Cast

Brian Cant

Brian Cant

Johnny Ball

Johnny Ball

Lesley Judd

Lesley Judd

Heinz Wolff

Heinz Wolff

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

January 2, 1979.

  5 Episodes

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Season 2

Season 2

March 25, 1980.

  9 Episodes

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Season 3

Season 3

April 21, 1981.

  9 Episodes

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Season 4

Season 4

April 15, 1982.

  9 Episodes

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Season 5

Season 5

August 30, 1983.

  9 Episodes

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Season 6

Season 6

May 29, 1984.

  9 Episodes

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Season 7

Season 7

May 3, 1985.

  9 Episodes

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Season 8

Season 8

July 4, 1986.

  9 Episodes

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