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Chris moaned that it "took ages to film" - but I don't think this is true. The location scenes were all filmed weeks in advance of studio production, and the studio based scenes were fairly basic, and I don't see where or how it could "take ages to film". Can anyone explain this?

Richard Madeley who took over from Chris for the final two series in 1992 and 1993 had the opposite to say, he enjoyed hosting it.

Maybe Chris felt the show was overly long and drawn out and too slow paced for a light entertainment format, which subsequently made it more of an effort to film? Perhaps the guessing game was also more Madeley's bag with him being a journalist used to that sort of back and forth patter?