let be honset Micheal Barrymore, Has a very good chance of coming back on TV, if he wins BB or if he even doesn’t win:
There also a lot of people who want him back on telly which such show as
“Strike it lucky/rich” “MY KIND OF MUSIC”
He was one of the biggest paid entertainers on ITV before his fall form grace. And if ITV never cut his contact I dare say he would still be on ITV
I can see Barrymore having a brief revival in his career, but I can never see him being back at LWT/Granada/ITV, they ended his contract and it was on bad terms AIUI, when the Case of the pool guy was happening, though it must be stressed Barrymore was never convicted of anything.
He might turn up somewhere on Sky after CBB, you never know but I can't see him going back to obscurity just yet.
He might turn up somewhere on Sky after CBB, you never know but I can't see him going back to obscurity just yet.
Or Channel 4? Being as controversial as it has become, I can just see it... ''The Barrymore Show.'' I see the programme being a summer series, based outdoors at a poolside. Maybe not.
I still feel that he was unfairly treated by ITV during the 50yrs celebration.
They more or less completely ignored him and yet for more than 10 years he was one of their best assets. He featured in many shows from The Michael Barrymore Show to My Kind Of People, My Kind Of Music, Strike It Lucky/Rich and I am sure he also appeared in a sit-com!!!!!!!
As for a comeback - maybe but, again, not with ITV. He could actually appear on BBC or even FIve (who could actually bring back Strike It Lucky - it was a Thames programme, now owned by Fremantle/RTL). Remember Strike It Lucky was Thames - Strike It Rich was LWT!!!
let be honset Micheal Barrymore, Has a very good chance of coming back on TV, if he wins BB or if he even doesn’t win:
There also a lot of people who want him back on telly which such show as
“Strike it lucky/rich” “MY KIND OF MUSIC”
He was one of the biggest paid entertainers on ITV before his fall form grace. And if ITV never cut his contact I dare say he would still be on ITV
He won't be back on ITV even if he comes out of CBB in a good light.
I think the era of his act, emptying old folks handbags or swapping trousers with a midget is gone.
And also he's only been in CBB a few days, he might yet have a breakdown and end up worse than he was when he started.
At best I can see him on Five or on Living doing a come back show that nobody watches, or ending up on Extras like Les Dennis
I for one would like to see him back on TV but I do think the only options for him at the moment are Channel 4 & five. ITV would of course be his best bet but we all know he has burnt his bridges with them which is a shame as he's just the personality ITV needs at the moment.
Isn't he presenting The Friday Night Project one week soon?
:-(
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As for a comeback - maybe but, again, not with ITV. He could actually appear on BBC or even FIve (who could actually bring back Strike It Lucky - it was a Thames programme, now owned by Fremantle/RTL). Remember Strike It Lucky was Thames - Strike It Rich was LWT!!!
I could see him on Five on stirke it rich, and it coudl easly be a rating winner for them, but is there good chance of it coming back on five?
Five is owned by Bertlesmann which is the parent company for both RTL and Fremantle. Fremantle in the UK owns TalkbackThames which in turn owns the rights to Strike It Lucky!
Independently Fremantle made Strike it Rich for LWT for ITVplc
so if Five are looking for decent replacement for Family Affairs, they could do no wrong in bringing back some gameshows that Fremantle have the copyrights to - and they have the copyrights to quite a lot of gameshows - such as Celebrity Squares, Wheel Of Fortune, Going For Gold, Keynotes, Jeopardy, Strike It Rich, My Kind Of Music, 100% and the list goes on...