Blind Date is set to make a television comeback after more than 13 years off air, with Graham Norton the hot favourite to take over hosting duties following the death of Cilla Black in 2015.
Black hosted the dating show for its entire 18-year run before it came to an end in 2003 after she announced live on air that she intended to quit.
The show is best remembered for her catchphrase wishing contestants "a lorra, lorra luck chuck" before they met their suitors.
The revamped show will be broadcast on Britain's Channel 5, with a source telling The Sun, "Blind Date is the original dating show and its huge news to bring it back.
"It's a classic format that will be rebooted to make it young, sexy and modern. Expect sparks to fly. In an age of Tinder, you have got to earn the right to love on this show."
The programme will be produced by So Television, the company behind BBC's Graham Norton Show.
Norton is the bookmakers favourite to front the series. Big Brother hosts Emma Willis, Rylan Clarke as well as Davina McCall, Holly Willoughby and Leigh Francis are also said to be in the mix.
A ratings juggernaut in its heyday, the matchmaking show aired on Saturday nights from 1985-2003 and involved three contestants being introduced to the audience.
They were then asked a number of questions by an unseen potential suitor. The contestant would then pick one of the line-up to go on a date with after some suitably cringey (and obviously scripted) answers were delivered.
During its run, three pairs of contestants ended up walking down the aisle, with Black attending each of the three weddings.
Down through the years some well know faces took their chances on Blind Date including this dashing young Irish architect who is now a household name. Prepare to cringe.
The revamped show will face a number of challenges especially in an era where First Dates, with its unscripted interactions between daters and diverse line-up, has become the gold standard in dating shows.
