Richard Osman's House of Games


8:40 pm - 9:20 pm, Thursday, March 19 on U&Dave ja vu (74)

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Season 4, Episode 34

Retired footballer David James, comedians Rhys James and Isy Suttie, and athletics legend Denise Lewis tackle the best-selling author's fun-filled brainteasers in this edition


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Quiz Show Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

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David James (Contestant)
Rhys James (Contestant)
Denise Lewis (Contestant)
Isy Suttie (Contestant)
Ollie Bartlett (Director)
Tamara Gilder (Executive producer)

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Richard Osman (Host)
Born: November 28, 1970 in Billericay
Best Known For: Pointless.
Early-life: Richard Thomas Osman was born in Billericay on November 28, 1970, but grew up in West Sussex. He was raised by his single mum after his father left home - they didn't see each other for 20 years. Richard studied politics and sociology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his future Pointless colleague Alexander Armstrong was reading English literature. He claims that one of his proudest moments came when his mum and grandfather watched his graduation.
Career: Osman has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer on a number of TV programmes, including Deal or No Deal, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and 10 O'Clock Live. As the UK creative director of TV production company Endemol, he pitched the quiz Pointless to the BBC. As a way of explaining the rules, he played the co-host during a run-through. He was asked to do the role for real when the show was commissioned. Pointless started on BBC Two in 2009 and was an immediate hit. It quickly made the switch to BBC One. Since being in the spotlight on Pointless, he has made guest appearances on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You? He also guest presented an episode of The One Show alongside Alex Jones.
Quote: 'Whenever I turn up to pub quizzes now, I see people going: ‘Urgh, that's the guy who knows everything.''
Trivia: He is the younger brother of Mat Osman, bassist with Suede, and suffers from nystagmus, a condition that results in uncontrolled movement of the eyes.
David James (Contestant)
Rhys James (Contestant)
Denise Lewis (Contestant)
Born: August 27, 1972 in Wolverhampton
Best Known For: Winning the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Early-life: Denise was born in Wolverhampton on August 27, 1972. As a child, she wanted to be an athlete. She joined the Birchfield Harriers athletics club at the age of 13.
Career: Specialising in the heptathlon, Lewis took gold in the event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. She collected a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. The pinnacle of her sporting career came in 2000 when she won a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics. Lewis competed at the 2004 Olympics but a number of injuries led to her withdrawing from the competition. Since retiring from athletics, Lewis has worked as a pundit for BBC Sport. In 2004, she took part in Strictly Come Dancing and was the runner-up to Jill Halfpenny. She has also participated in All Star Family Fortunes, Pointless, The Cube and Big Star's Little Star with her son Ryan.
Quote: 'Life is for living - you've got to embrace new challenges.'
Trivia: Lewis was awarded an OBE in the 2000 New Year Honours.
Isy Suttie (Contestant)
Ollie Bartlett (Director)
Tamara Gilder (Executive producer)