Ask the Family both families were introduced as being almost identical save for surname, with all being quantity surveyors by profession (including the children). A spoof edition on the "Kenny Everett Television Show" featured Everett as Robert Robinson and as the (female) heads of the respective Windsor and Thatcher families. Ask the Family Ask the Family is a British game show that was first broadcast on BBC1 from 12 June 1967 to 22 October 1984 hosted by Robert Robinson and then on UK Gold from 6 June to 10 October 1999 hosted by Alan Titchmarsh and from 4 April to 5 May 2005
Ask the Leyland Brothers "Off the Beaten Track" and "Trekabout", were produced during the early to mid-1970s. Inspiration for the new series came from "You Asked for It", a US series in which Art Baker would fulfill requests from viewers that were sent in via postcards. The series was broadcast in Australia during the 1970s. "Ask the Leyland Brothers" was intended to follow a similar format, with viewers nominating places which the Leyland brothers would visit and cover in each episode. According to Mike Leyland, the plan was for readers to feel involved when their names were read out, thus causing them to encourage