''The Sky's the Limit'' was a United Kingdom

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...

first broadcast on 11 July 1970, being a travel-themed version of ''

Double Your Money ''Double Your Money'' was a British quiz show hosted by Hughie Green. Originally broadcast on Radio Luxembourg since 1950 and based on the American radio quiz '' Take It Or Leave It'' (1940–1947), it transferred to ITV in September 1955, a ...

''. The show was hosted by

Hughie Green Hugh Hughes Green (2 February 1920 – 3 May 1997) was an English radio and television presenter, game show host and actor. Early life Green was born in Marylebone, London, to a Scottish father, Hugh Aitchison Green, a former British Army offic ...

and co-hosted by

Monica Rose Monica Angela Rose (11 February 1948 – 2 February 1994) was a British TV quiz show hostess, who appeared on ''Double Your Money'' and '' The Sky's the Limit'', both presented by Hughie Green. Rose was known for her Cockney accent, a novelty a ...

, Audrey Graham and

Katya Wyeth Katya Wyeth (born 1 January 1948) is a former model and actress notable for her roles in several classic horror films of the early 1970s. She was married to British actor Michael Bangerter, with whom she had two children. Credited early on as K ...

. The contestants had to answer questions based on their specialist subject, with every set of answers increasing their prize fund. In the first round, contestants answered questions increasing in value from £1 up to £100 (). They then had to answer a special question to qualify for the further rounds. Further rounds involved contestants being seated in a 'soundproof box'. After the first round questions contained subsequently more parts, so that on the final round the question was a five-part question - all parts had to be answered correctly in each round. The top prize was 21,000 miles of travel and £600 spending money (). It was last broadcast on 5 July 1974. The Director was Royston Mayoh and the producer Peter Holmans.

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* 1970s British game shows 1971 British television series debuts 1974 British television series endings Television series by Yorkshire Television {{Game-show-stub