Beat the Chasers


8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Friday, July 31 on ITV4 (26)

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Season 4, Episode 9

Jonathan Ross, Edwina Currie, Edith Bowman, Stephen Brown and Eric Knowles all think they can take on the best quiz team in the world, the Chasers. Bradley Walsh hosts


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Cast & Crew

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Jonathan Ross (Contestant)
Edwina Currie (Contestant)
Edith Bowman (Contestant)
Stephen Brown (Contestant)
Eric Knowles (Contestant)
Helen Tumbridge (Executive producer)
Martin Scott (Executive producer)
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)

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Bradley Walsh (Host)
Born: June 04, 1960 in Watford
Best Known For: Coronation Street and Law & Order: UK
Early-life: Bradley John Walsh was born in Watford on June 4, 1960. He wanted to be a footballer and was playing for a county league team when he was offered a contract with Brentford FC. Sadly, his sporting career was brought to an abrupt end when he broke both his ankles. He then considered joining the police, but was told he was too short, so he followed his father into engineering. He eventually decided to try stand-up comedy, and made his first steps towards turning professional when he became an entertainer at a holiday camp near Morecambe.
Career: Walsh's big TV break came in 1993, when he appeared on the Royal Variety Show. It led to a stint presenting the National Lottery, and he also hosted the game shows Wheel of Fortune and Win, Lose or Draw. After fearing his brand of light entertainment was becoming dated he moved into acting, taking parts in the TV version of Lock, Stock, the soap Night and Day and movie Mike Bassett: England Manager before Coronation Street's bosses created the role of Danny Baldwin for him in 2004. He stayed in Weatherfield for two years before leaving to pursue other projects. He's since appeared in Torn, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Law and Order: UK and SunTrap. He moved back into presenting in 2009 with ITV quiz show The Chase, and is a team captain on Play to the Whistle.
Quote: 'Professionally I saw the end of light entertainment galloping towards me. Oddly enough, it's coming back now thanks to all the reality shows.'
Trivia: Walsh is a supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Jonathan Ross (Contestant)
Best Known For: His cheeky celebrity interviews.
Early-life: Jonathan Stephen Ross was born on November 17, 1960, in Camden, London. He is one of six children born to a lorry driver and his film extra wife (Martha Ross had a bit part in EastEnders for over 20 years). Jonathan appeared in TV ads as a child, but after completing a degree in modern European history at the University of London, he began his TV career as a researcher on such shows as Loose Talk and Soul Train.
Career: In 1987, Ross and his friend Alan Marke devised a format inspired by Late Night with David Letterman, and after struggling to find a suitable host, Ross stepped in. The resulting show, The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross, made him a star. Other major projects include his chat shows Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and The Jonathan Ross Show, and his stint as the reviewer of the BBC's Film programme. He's also a massive comic book fan; his first foray into the genre, Turf, was published in 2010. But he's also hit the headlines for various controversies over the years, including the notorious Sachsgate, which involved a prank call made by him and Russell Brand to actor Andrew Sachs in 2008.
Quote: 'People like coming on my show because they know they'll have fun and they know I'm going to be respectful to them. I'm never, you know, mean-spirited.'
Trivia: He's been married to screenwriter and author Jane Goldman since 1988. They have three children.
Edwina Currie (Contestant)
Born: October 13, 1946 in Liverpool
Best Known For: Former MP and novelist.
Early-life: Born Edwina Cohen in Liverpool on October 13, 1946, but commonly known by her married name Edwina Currie. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at St Anne's College, Oxford, and later gained an MA in economic history from the London School of Economics. She represented the Birmingham ward of Northfield as a councillor from 1975 until 1986. In 1983, she was elected as a member of parliament for South Derbyshire.
Career: As an MP, Currie rose to the rank of junior health minister in 1986 but she was forced to resign when comments she made about salmonella caused egg sales to drop by 60 per cent. In 1991, she became the first Conservative MP to appear on the panel show Have I Got News for You. After 14 years as an MP, she lost her parliamentary seat in the 1997 general election. Her diaries, published in 2002, revealed a four-year affair with John Major between 1984 and 1988. Away from politics, Currie was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011. She was the first celebrity to be eliminated. In November 2014, she entered the jungle as a contestant on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Quote: On being an MP: 'Living in a goldfish bowl with long hours, away from home, is not the easiest job.'
Trivia: Currie released her first novel, A Parliamentary Affair, in 1994. She has released a number of further novels since then.
Edith Bowman (Contestant)
Born: January 15, 1974 in Anstruther, Fife
Best Known For: Her radio shows.
Early-life: Edith was born in Anstruther, Scotland, in 1974. She worked in her parents hotel before going to college and studying for a degree in Communication Studies at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret College. For the following two years Edith worked in a local radio station as both a producer and presenter, dreaming of hitting the big time. Edith joined Radio 1 in 2003 and her first show for the network was the Colin and Edith show with Colin Murray.
Career: During a wide and varied career, Bowman has travelled to Cambodia as part of BBC's series Saving Planet Earth, hosted the Scottish Baftas and co- presented Live Earth alongside Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross. She's as at home interviewing the likes of Liam Gallagher, Muse, Robbie Williams, Kylie and U2, to presenting BBC2's Rough Guide To The World, Channel 4's breakfast show RISE, and regular film specials for Channel 4 and ITV. She is the yearly host of the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds festival, T In The Park, Radio 1's One Big Weekends and the Electric Proms.
Quote: 'People aren't known for having a talent so much, everyone just wants the quick fix and thinks they can be famous for doing nothing.'
Trivia: In 2005, Bowman won Celebrity Fame Academy for Comic Relief.
Stephen Brown (Contestant)
Eric Knowles (Contestant)
Best Known For: His appearances on Antiques Roadshow.
Early-life: Eric was born in Nelson, Lancashire, in 1953, and in the 1970s worked both in engineering and for an antique shipping company. He inherited his love of antiques from his parents and joined the London auctioneers Bonhams in 1976 as a porter in the ceramics department. By 1981 he had become head of that department and was offered a full directorship in 1985.
Career: Eric has made numerous TV appearances in his capacity as an antiques expert, on programmes including Crimewatch UK, Selling the Family Silver, Going for a Song, The Great Antiques Hunt, The Antiques Inspectors, It's a Gift and You Can't Take It With You, as well as small appearances on shows like Jim Davidson's Generation Game, Countdown and the Jimmy Young Show on BBC Radio 2. However, he is perhaps best known for the Antiques Roadshow.
Quote: 'I never ever recommend long term investments because in the antiques business there is no such thing as a sure investment. You'd probably have more luck asking Mystic Meg. All I can suggest is buy something for the love of it.'
Trivia: He enjoys the music of Motown.
Helen Tumbridge (Executive producer)
Martin Scott (Executive producer)
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)