Double Your Money - Theme Tune & Clip with Hughie Green and Monica Rose - Rediffusion (ITV) 1955-68

Double Your Money was the most-viewed television quiz show in Britain right from its inception in 1955 until its demise in 1968 when the programme's production company (the London weekday franchise holder, Rediffusion) lost its ITV franchise. Hosted by Hughie Green (later of Opportunity Knocks fame) 'and I mean that most sincerely folks' and ably assisted by a number of co-hosts - most famously by his wonderful cockney sidekick Monica Rose - the show was an early forerunner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The prize money was of course rather smaller in those days.
Monica Rose was just 15 when she first appeared on the show in 1963 as a contestant, having been picked out of the studio audience. Hughie Green was so impressed by her cheeky charm that he invited her back as a guest presenter six weeks later. She was a regular co-host for three years. She and Hughie were reunited in 1970 on the quiz show The Sky's The Limit. She left the entertainment industry in the 1970s. Having become a Christian, she married Baptist lay-preacher Terry Dunnell in 1982 and undertook important charity work supporting young offenders.
Sadly Monica suffered severely from depression and took her own life in 1994. A lovely lady who will be fondly remembered by a whole generation of viewers and who is greatly missed.

The catchy theme song used here isn't the original 1950s theme, but it's the one that's most fondly remembered from the show's heyday in the 1960s.

Double your money and try to get rich
Double your money without any hitch
Double your money - it's your lucky day
Double your money and take it away!

[levisjeans]

Always adored Monica Rose: what a darling. Thankyou for this treasure of an upload

[stephenguppy]

Monica Rose, bless her. And Redvers Kyle as the announcer. Splendid.

[tonylawrencewalsh]

" You've got to be sincere, when you can fake that you've got it made" said Hughie, off camera of course.

[MJ-nnox]

My dad appeared on this on 28th September 1959. I'd love him to see it again.

[stephencollier]

At Christmas time we play this with our grandchildren and they love it. They start off with 50p and need to ask 5 questions right to nab top prize of £16. Take Your Pick is another one you can easily create. Ten boxes from 1 to 10 along with box 13. Fill them full of prizes and booby prizes and ask them to select their box - then offer them a small amount of money for that box. Amazingly the kids always go for the box. Go on, give it a go....

[tabascocat]

Hughie Green is speaking more London 'ere'

[stephenguppy]

Ah. Monica Rose from Clapham. Bless her. Hughie was a piece of work, though, by all accounts. My other favourite was Michael Miles with Take Your Pick though I have never found sny clips of it anywhere. Does anything exist?

[mancunited]

Does anybody know if the footage of Sir Bobby Charlton on the show is available or wiped, thank you

[sandraannpritchard]

How ca I find break the bank clips with David Jacobs pls