Famous Contestants
Blind Date featured celebrities before they became well known. These include:
- Mark Speight (1989)
- Amanda Holden (1990)
- Howard Griffiths (1993)
- Ed Byrne (1993)
- Jenni Falconer (1994)
- Ortis Deley (1995)
- Nikki Grahame (2003)
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (2002)
A Comic Relief special in 1994 had Mr Bean on the show. The sketch featured Rowan Atkinson as Bean, Barbara Durkin as Tracy, Bean's date and Cilla Black. The skit also featured Alan Cumming, in one of his earliest on-screen acting roles.
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Famous quotes containing the word famous:
“Nelson’s famous signal before the Battle of Trafalgar was not: “England expects that every man will be a hero.” It said: “England expects that every man will do his duty.” In 1805 that was enough. It should still be.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)