A former Angus maths teacher has told how he would love to return to the Crystal Maze.
Sandy Douglas, 58, proved a hit on the show in 1992 for his “spirit level straight fringe and werewolf beard”.
Mr Douglas, who spent time in Brechin and Stonehaven, has never been able to live down his appearance on the cult show after failing a challenge in his own subject.
A celebrity version is set to be hosted by Stephen Merchant and will be part of Channel 4’s annual Stand Up To Cancer night.
There are hopes that, if it is successful, the cult classic will return on a more permanent basis.
Despite his previous hiccup, Sandy said he would love to take part in the show again if the opportunity came along.
He said: “I think it would be quite fun to get an old team together and see how we got on against all the younger folk.”
Sandy, a maths teacher at Portlethen Academy, took part in the TV competition in November 1991 when he was in his early 30s.
He said: “I’ve still got my crystal but I haven’t been able to live down failing a maths challenge.
“Pupils and everyone else have never let me forget it.
“It was about problem solving and if I took my time I would have been fine but I rushed and failed the maths challenge.”
During the challenge when Sandy had to balance scales — and failed — host Richard O’Brien said: “I’m not going to help the school teacher that teaches maths.
“You haven’t worked it out yet, it is so simple this.
“Oh dear, dear Sandy.”
However, Sandy still looks back on the memory fondly.
He said: “Richard was great fun, he kept in touch with us all going through the filming and, apart from lunch, he was with us all through the breaks in filming when they were setting up other cameras.”
Sandy was vice captain in the programme, which was hosted by Richard O’Brien and, for the last two series, Edward Tudor-Pole.
The objective of the show was to gather as many crystals as possible by playing the games in each zone.
Winning a game secured a crystal, worth five seconds of time for the team in the Crystal Dome in the show’s finale.
When the team reached the Crystal Dome, they had to collect as many gold tokens as possible to win a prize.
The cult show was a huge hit, pulling in viewers of all ages across the UK during its time on air from 1990 to 1995.
The competitors faced challenges in the Maze’s four zones – medieval, futuristic, industrial – later replaced by ocean – and Aztec.
