Bob Holness's classic TV gameshow Blockbusters is being rebooted by X Factor producer TalkBack Thames.

The teatime quiz, which created the famous catchphrase "Can I have a P please, Bob?" is currently being reworked and will return with a new host.

Based around a hexagonal board of letters, contestants - who were traditionally young students - battled against each other to get a complete line across the board. The winner would then take part in the Gold Rush bonus round.

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The new series will include over-18s instead of students. TalkBack Thames is said to be looking for "outgoing people with good general knowledge and bags of enthusiasm" to take part in the show.

BBC Two previously revamped Blockbusters in 1997, when Michael Aspel replaced Holness in the host's chair. Sky1 also briefly revived the format in 2000, with Liza Tarbuck at the helm.

A host for the new series has yet to be announced, though Holness will not return to his original role, having suffered a serious stroke in 2002.

"We are looking for contestants for a return of Blockbusters, but it is early days," said a TalkBack spokesman.

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Watch the original Blockbusters title sequence below:

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