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Pointless

Pointless

20096.434 Seasons1824 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.

Created by Breid McLoone
Produced by Kieran O'Brien
NetworksBBC OneBBC Two

Top Cast

Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Armstrong

Self - Presenter

Themes & Keywords

competitiongame showjackpot

About Pointless

Pointless is a reality series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of competition, game show, jackpot. Created by Breid McLoone, it stars Alexander Armstrong. Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.

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