Family Fortunes a large electronic board, known as "Mr. Babbage", which famously sounds a wrong answer "Eh-uhh" sound effect and its accompanying X to signal the strike, as well as a "ding" (for a right answer). "Family Fortunes" was first hosted by comedian Bob Monkhouse (1980–83) then by singer and entertainer Max Bygraves (1983–85). After being rested for the whole of 1986, the show returned on 27 June 1987 with Les Dennis as presenter, and had a consistently successful run for the next 15 years. It was then moved out of peak time and became a daily daytime show hosted by Andy
All Star Family Fortunes for their chosen charity. Also, if they get all five top answers, the money is tripled to £30,000. If they score less than 200 points, those points plus their earlier score would be multiplied by £10. A twelfth series was recorded between 14 and 20 October 2014. All Star Family Fortunes All Star Family Fortunes is a British television game show broadcast on ITV and presented by Vernon Kay which began airing on 28 October 2006 and ended on 14 June 2015 after its twelfth series. It is a celebrity revival of the original "Family Fortunes" that aired from 6