The Chase Celebrity Special
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Sunday, February 8 on Challenge (48)
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Season 1, Episode 1
Bradley Walsh presents as actress Sally Lindsay, ex-EastEnders star Shaun Williamson, former boxer Barry McGuigan and singer Jenny Frost pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds for their chosen charities. They must work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught
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Cast & Crew
Bradley Walsh
(Host)
Sally Lindsay
(Contestant)
Shaun Williamson
(Contestant)
Barry McGuigan
(Contestant)
Jenny Frost
(Contestant)
Michael Kelpie
(Executive producer)
Sue Allison
(Executive producer)
John Ireland
(Series producer)
Richard van't Riet
(Director)
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Did You Know..
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.
Sally Lindsay
(Contestant)
Born:
July 08, 1973
in
Stockport
Quote:
"Being on a soap is the best training you'll ever have."
Trivia:
Lindsay performed as Dolly Parton on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes.
Best Known For:
Coronation Street and Mount Pleasant.
Early-life:
Sally was born in Stockport on July 8, 1973. She has a younger brother, Christopher, with whom she's very close - she was the best man at his wedding. Her first brush with showbusiness came when, as a member of the St Winifred's Choir, she two weeks at number one thanks to the song Grandma. After school, she studied English language and literature at Hull University.
Career:
Lindsay performed stand-up before turning to acting. Her TV debut came in an episode of The Royle Family in 2000. A year later she made a brief appearance alongside close friend Peter Kay in his cult sitcom Phoenix Nights. A few months on, Lindsay played Shelley Unwin for the first time in Coronation Street, a role she played until 2006. Since then, she has starred in Reggie Perrin, Scott & Bailey, Mount Pleasant, Still Open All Hours and Ordinary Lies.
Shaun Williamson
(Contestant)
Born:
November 04, 1965
in
Maidstone, Kent
Best Known For:
Playing Barry in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born November 4, 1965 in Maidstone, Kent. To pay the rent he worked for the Post Office; the Navy; a supermarket and as a holiday rep. Williamson created his own amateur theatre group and staged a production of A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg. The production won him Best Actor in the Kent Drama Festival. He completed a three-year acting diploma at The Webber Douglas Academy. In 1994 he landed the memorable part of lovable loser Barry Evans in EastEnders.
Career:
Williamson stayed with the soap for 10 years and after leaving Albert Square featured in the pantomimes Snow White and Cinderella, and starred in the stage productions Saturday Night Fever, The Rocky Horror Show, Oliver and Guys and Dolls. He enjoyed a new wave of popularity when Ricky Gervais cast him as a comic version of himself in Extras. Also appeared in BBC drama Funland; the movie Daylight Robbery; Comic Relief does Fame Academy 2007; Holby City and BBC One's Fairy Tales.
Quote:
"I don't mind portraying myself as someone who's a bit of a loser and who hasn't worked at all because I know it isn't the truth."
Trivia:
In 2009, he played Norman Stanley Fletcher in a stage version of TV comedy Porridge.
Barry McGuigan
(Contestant)
Jenny Frost
(Contestant)
Born:
February 22, 1978
in
Wallasey, Merseyside
Best Known For:
Being in girl band Atomic Kitten.
Early-life:
Jennifer Frost was born in Liverpool on February 22, 1978. She loved music and performance from an early age, going to her first concert - Level 42 - with her dad when she was nine. At school, she was interested in sports and dancing and apparently excelled at both, but her real ambition was to become a model. After leaving, she broke into TV, working on the BBC's Holiday programme among other things. During this time Jenny joined girl band Precious.
Career:
After a string of relatively unsuccessful singles, Precious found wider fame when they represented the UK in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest. The group finished twelfth, and continued to release singles after the event. In 2001, Frost was drafted in to Atomic Kitten when original member Kerry Katona left. She also appeared in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! alongside Antony Costa, Carol Thatcher and Sheree Murphy among others.
Quote:
"When it comes to girl bands, we're all rivals."
Trivia:
Away from singing, she undertakes various modelling, DJing and TV presenting work.
Michael Kelpie
(Executive producer)
Sue Allison
(Executive producer)
John Ireland
(Series producer)
Richard van't Riet
(Director)
