Richard Osman's House of Games: Week 23: Friday
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm, Friday, January 16 on U&Dave ja vu (74)
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Week 23: Friday
Season 5, Episode 135
Des Clarke, Rachel Fairburn, Trevor Nelson and Kimberley Nixon test their general knowledge skills in the final helping of challenges before the week's winner is announced
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Richard Osman
(Presenter)
Rachel Fairburn
(Contestant)
Des Clarke
(Contestant)
Trevor Nelson
(Contestant)
Kimberley Nixon
(Contestant)
Tamara Gilder
(Executive producer)
John Smith
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Richard Osman
(Presenter)
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.
Rachel Fairburn
(Contestant)
Des Clarke
(Contestant)
Trevor Nelson
(Contestant)
Kimberley Nixon
(Contestant)
Born:
September 24, 1985
in
Bristol
Best Known For:
Fresh Meat and Hebburn.
Early-life:
Kimberley Nixon was born in Bristol on September 24, 1985 but she was raised with her six brothers in Pontypridd. She went on to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
Career:
Nixon's first break came in 2007 when she played Sophy Hutton in BBC period drama Cranford. Supporting roles followed a year later on the big screen in Wild Child (2008), Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) and Easy Virtue (2008). She played one of the leads opposite Rupert Grint in Cherrybomb (2009) and starred in Black Death (2010). More recently, she has enjoyed success on the small screen in Fresh Meat, Kidnap and Ransom and Hebburn.
Quote:
"I love British comedy so Fresh Meat is totally my sense of humour; I've always been a massive fan of Peep Show but work wise it has always been drama whether in film, TV or theatre."
Trivia:
She is a supporter of the British Humanist Association.
Tamara Gilder
(Executive producer)
John Smith
(Director)
