Play the Game (Irish game show)

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Play the Game
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Ronan Collins
Starring	Twink (1984-1994); Brendan Grace (1984-1985); Derek Davis (1986-1994)
Country of origin	Ireland
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	RTÉ 2; RTÉ One
Release	21 November 1984 –; 9 April 1994

GenreGame show

Presented byRonan Collins

StarringTwink (1984-1994)
Brendan Grace (1984-1985)
Derek Davis (1986-1994)

Country of originIreland

Play The Game is an Irish televised game show version of charades which was broadcast by RTÉ from 1984 to 1994. The show was hosted by Ronan Collins and featured two teams, one captained by Twink and the other by Brendan Grace. Later versions of the programme had Derek Davis as captain of the men's team.^[1]

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Play the Game (Irish game show)

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