| Genre: | Comedy panel game |
| Presenter: | Bill Torrance Johnny Beattie Dougie Donnelly |
| Starring: | Andy Cameron George Duffus Art Sutter |
| Num Series: | 6 |
| Num Episodes: | 54 |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Language: | English |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Company: | Shihallion Television |
| Channel: | Grampian Television |
Shammy Dab is a Scottish comedy panel game show that aired on Grampian Television from 8 January 1985 to 1 June 1989.
Shammy Dab was created in 1975 by Bill Torrance as part of a series for Radio Forth in Edinburgh entitled Fair Flummoxed. The radio version mainly featured Scottish country dance bands.[1]
The name was changed to 'Shammy Dab' (referring to a cheap wall decoration where a wall was stippled with a wet sponge - when done well, it was said to be a shammy dab).[2]
In later years, the series was also aired on Border Television and Scottish Television.
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 January 1985 | 12 February 1985 | 6 | |
| 2 | 14 May 1985 | 18 June 1985 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 March 1986 | 22 April 1986 | 7 | |
| 4 | 14 July 1986 | 18 August 1986 | 6 | |
| 5 | 20 January 1987 | 14 April 1987 | 13 | |
| 6 | 16 February 1989 | 1 June 1989 | 16 |