Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was an English entertainer and television presenter whose career spanned more than 75 years.

Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series Sunday Night at the London Palladium. He went on to host several game shows, including The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and You Bet!. He co-presented Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013. (Here in the USA, he hosted Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak.)

During his time as host of The Generation Game, Forsyth began using what would become his signature 'call and response' greeting with the studio audience, "It's nice to see you, to see you...", to which the audience would loudly reply, "Nice!"; he used this on many shows he later hosted for the rest of his career. Forsyth was also known for his "The Thinker" pose, emulating Rodin's sculpture, which he used on many shows he later hosted.

Forsyth was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to entertainment and charity. In 2012, Guinness World Records recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. (The longest TV career for a female entertainer belongs to the late Betty White, so the USA won that one.)

The theme tune I've arranged here comes from the British version of the TV game show Card Sharks, known in the UK as Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards Right. I've done it for alto saxophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, piano, and bass guitar. (Note that I did the 1990s version of the song.)

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This arrangement © me and me alone
Information provided by Wikipedia
Original music composed by Alyn Ainsworth; the original arrangement for the 1990s version was written by Laurie Holloway.
Card Sharks/Play Your Cards Right © Fremantle and everybody else who owns the rights; it was originally a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production. The UK version was made by the following production companies:

LWT in association with Talbot Television and Goodson-Todman Productions (1980–87)
LWT and Talbot Television (1994–95)
LWT and Fremantle (UK) Productions (Grundy) (1996–99)
Thames (2002–03)

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Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImnoIGh4sSo

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UPDATE: Now in scraps.