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Bad Influence!

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Bad Influence! is an early to mid-1990s British factual television programme broadcast on CITV between 1992 and 1996, and was produced in Leeds by Yorkshire Television. It looked at video games and computer technology, and was described as a "kid’s Tomorrow's World". It was shown on Thursday afternoons and had a run of four series of between 13 and 15 shows, each of 20 minutes duration. For three of the four series, it had the highest ratings of any CITV programme at the time. Its working title was Deep Techies, a colloquial term derived from 'techies' basically meaning technology-obsessed individuals.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

Bad Influence! premiered October 29, 1992. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

Bad Influence! is an early to mid-1990s British factual television programme broadcast on CITV between 1992 and 1996, and was produced in Leeds by Yorkshire Television. It looked at video games and computer technology, and was described as a "kid’s Tomorrow's World". It was shown on Thursday afternoons and had a run of four series of between 13 and 15 shows, each of 20 minutes duration. For three of the four series, it had the highest ratings of any CITV programme at the time. Its working title was Deep Techies, a colloquial term derived from 'techies' basically meaning technology-obsessed individuals.

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Cast

Andy Crane
Violet Berlin
Andy Wear
Sonya Saul
Z. Wright
Donna AirSelf
Brett AdamsSelf

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
57
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ITV1United Kingdom

Themes

children's programmingclassic video gamescomputer gamesconsolesgame showmega drivepc gamesplaystation