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
Les Dennis since 2 August 2013 In 2013, Dennis was a contestant in "Celebrity MasterChef". He came runner-up to Ade Edmondson. He has since returned to the show as a guest judge. 24 December 2013 Dennis appeared in Episode 1 "Midsomer Murder". The Christmas Haunting. On 23 January 2014, it was announced that Dennis would join the long-running ITV soap opera "Coronation Street", playing the part of Michael Rogers (later changed to Michael Rodwell after press release), a petty criminal. He began filming on 27 January 2014, and made his first appearance on TV on 24 March 2014. The show's producer Stuart