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Season 1, Episode 3
Griff Rhys Jones, Scarlett Moffatt, Adil Ray, Angela Scanlon and Janet Street-Porter go out for dinner and play a series of games between courses, with the loser picking up the bill for the whole table
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Cast & Crew
Griff Rhys Jones
(Contributor)
Scarlett Moffatt
(Contributor)
Adil Ray
(Contributor)
Angela Scanlon
(Contributor)
Janet Street-Porter
(Contributor)
Matt Walton
(Executive producer)
Zoe Tait
(Executive producer)
Paul McGettigan
(Executive producer)
Breid McLoone
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Griff Rhys Jones
(Contributor)
Born:
November 16, 1953
in
Cardiff
Best Known For:
His face-to-face partnership with Mel Smith.
Early-life:
Born in Cardiff on November 16, 1953, but spent his childhood in Sussex and later Essex, with brother William and sister Helen. His father was a doctor who moved jobs frequently. Despite constant upheaval, Jones claims he enjoyed his school years and had lots of friends. He went on to study English and History at Cambridge University. On leaving, he joined the BBC as a radio producer.
Career:
Jones moved into TV with Not The Nine O'Clock News, where he first worked with Mel Smith. Their series, Alas Smith and Jones, ended in 1998. His film credits include Wilt, Morons from Outer Space, Puckoon, and Up 'n' Under. Jones has also directed several plays, including Twelfth Night, The Alchemist and Le School Trip, and written novels. After gaining a reported £23million from the sale of his and Smith's production company Talkback, he dropped out of the limelight, but returned with hit series Restoration. Jones also appeared in Mine All Mine, Three Men in a Boat, Riot at the Rite, Marple and compilation show The Smith and Jones Sketchbook.
Quote:
'I don't drink so going to a party can become very tedious. By about 11 o'clock everybody goes to another planet and you're not there with them, so I tend to avoid that sort of thing.'
Trivia:
Jones has won two Olivier Awards for his work in the stage productions of Charley's Aunt and An Absolute Turkey.
Scarlett Moffatt
(Contributor)
Adil Ray
(Contributor)
Born:
April 26, 1974
in
Birmingham
Best Known For:
Citizen Khan and being a radio host.
Early-life:
Adil was born in Birmingham on April 26, 1974 to a Pakistani father and Kenyan mother. His father worked as a bus driver for almost 40 years, his mother worked for the Civil Service. His parents divorced when he was in his mid teens. Adil went on to study marketing at the University of Huddersfield. During his time at university, he worked as a host on a small Asian radio station in Birmingham before moving on to Choice FM. Other radio work followed at Galaxy 105, Century Radio, Aire FM Leeds and Ministry of Sound Radio.
Career:
In 2002, Ray joined the BBC Asian Network to present the late night Adil Ray Show. He presented other slots on the station before leaving in June 2010. He has since been a regular on BBC Radio 5 Live. Since 2012, he has co-written and starred in the BBC sitcom Citizen Khan. He has also presented Desi DNA and Inside Out. In 2015, he guest presented three episodes of The One Show.
Quote:
'It doesn't matter what religion you are or what background, we all have the same problems, highs and lows.'
Trivia:
As a keen cricketer, Ray represented West Bromwich Dartmouth during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He supports Aston Villa FC.
Angela Scanlon
(Contributor)
Born:
December 29, 1983
in
Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland
Best Known For:
Co-presenting Robot Wars.
Early-life:
Angela Marie Scanlon was born on December 29, 1983 in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland. She went to school in Dunshaughlin, Meath before going to study business at Dublin Institute of Technology.
Career:
Before moving into television, Scanlon worked as a stylist and journalist for the likes of Tatler, Grazia, Company and the Sunday Times Style magazine. She later worked on TV fashion shows Xpose and Off the Rails for RTE and weekend morning show Sunday Brunch for Channel 4. Her first documentary, Oi Ginger!, was broadcast in 2014 and was followed up by her series, Angela Scanlon: Full Frontal. In 2016, she joined The One Show as a reporter and also filled in as a presenter for Alex Jones. In the same year, Scanlon began co-hosting Robot Wars with Dara O Brian on BBC Two. She also presented TV series Angela Scanlon's Close Encounters! and documentary Trump's Unlikely Superfans on BBC Three. Since then, she has been presenting The One Show in the absence of Alex Jones.
Quote:
'I think Dublin's a very special little place, there's a good heart and soul to it.'
Trivia:
She was a dancer with the O'Shea Irish Dance Company in 2001.
Janet Street-Porter
(Contributor)
Born:
December 27, 1946
in
Brentford
Best Known For:
Her unique appearance and voice.
Early-life:
Born Janet Vera Ardern on December 27, 1946, in London. She had a younger sister, Pat, and claims to have disliked her parents, describing her childhood as miserable. In her autobiography, she writes of her outrageous teenage behaviour and how she had two abortions before reinventing herself after leaving home. She studied architecture for two years in the mid-1960s but switched to journalism and by her early twenties was an established name on Fleet Street.
Career:
Street-Porter's first job was as a writer for a girls' magazine. She then worked on the Daily Mail and various glossies. In 1973, she featured on LBC Radio, before hosting TV's The London Weekend Show. Eight years later she became a producer, then became responsible for around 35 series at the BBC. In 1995, she helped set up short-lived TV station L!ve TV. In 2004, she took part in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! She's also appeared in So You Think You Can Teach, So You Think You Can Nurse, Deadline and as Gordon Ramsay's roving reporter on the The F Word.
Quote:
'You get the telly you deserve. Turn it off if you don't like it.'
Trivia:
Away from TV, Street-Porter has been president of the Ramblers' Association and written several books.
Matt Walton
(Executive producer)
Zoe Tait
(Executive producer)
Paul McGettigan
(Executive producer)
Breid McLoone
(Series producer)
