The Chase Celebrity Special


09:00 am - 10:00 am, Wednesday, July 15 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 1, Episode 2

TV presenter Nick Hancock, comedienne Jenny Eclair, actress Michelle Collins and stand-up comic Rufus Hound pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser in the hope of winning thousands of pounds for charity. 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. Bradley Walsh presents


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Cast & Crew

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Nick Hancock (Contestant)
Jenny Eclair (Contestant)
Michelle Collins (Contestant)
Rufus Hound (Contestant)
John Ireland (Series producer)
Sue Allison (Executive producer)
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

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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.
Nick Hancock (Contestant)
Jenny Eclair (Contestant)
Born: March 16, 1960 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Best Known For: Being a comedian.
Early-life: Born Jenny Clare Hargreaves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 16, 1960, her father served as a major in the British Army. Jenny returned to England when she was two. She went on to study at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and joined a cabaret group. After moving to London, she found work as a life model and began performing punk poems. In 1989, she was named the Time Out Cabaret Award winner.
Career: Eclair's first break on TV was in the Channel 4 comedy series Packet of Three alongside Frank Skinner and Henry Normal. Since then, she has acted in Holby City and The Bill, but she is better known for her appearances on Grumpy Old Women and Loose Women. Her theatre credits include a touring version of Grumpy Old Women and The Vagina Monologues. She also continues to perform stand-up. No stranger to reality TV, she has been a contestant on Celebrity Fit Club, Celebrity Fame Academy and I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! In early 2014, she was a contestant on ITV reality series Splash!
Quote: 'I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food.'
Trivia: In 1995, Eclair became the first woman to win the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award. Since 1994, she has written a number of books, including the novel Life, Death and Vanilla Slices.
Michelle Collins (Contestant)
Born: May 28, 1961 in Hackney, London
Best Known For: Playing Cindy Beale in EastEnders and Stella Price in Coronation Street.
Early-life: Born Michelle Danielle Collins on May 28, 1961, in Hackney, London. When Collins was a baby, her father walked out, leaving her mother to bring up two daughters. Collins dreamed of becoming an actress, but didn't do anything about it until the age of 16 when her best friend Kate died of a heart attack. Suddenly life seemed short, and Collins set about getting onto a drama course.
Career: A self-confessed workaholic, her first professional job was as a backing singer for Mari Wilson, which she followed up by appearing in a Squeeze video. She made several minor TV appearances before joining EastEnders in 1988. Since quitting her role as Cindy Beale in the BBC soap she has starred in numerous other major TV shows - including Sunburn (she also released the theme tune as a single), Real Women, Ella and the Mothers, Daylight Robbery, Rock Rivals and Getting Out. She joined the cast of Coronation Street in 2011, playing Stella Price, the landlady of the Rovers Return, but left three years later. She's since appeared in Casualty.
Quote: 'I'm not too beautiful, I'm not too ugly. I'm normal, and I think other women find me accessible.'
Trivia: Away from showbusiness, she is a committed supporter of Oxfam and has travelled to various countries to witness the charity's work in action.
Rufus Hound (Contestant)
Born: March 06, 1979 in Chertsey, Surrey
Best Known For: Being a comedian, actor and TV presenter.
Early-life: Born Robert James Blair Simpson in Chertsey, Surrey, on March 6, 1979. He enjoyed acting while at school, but didn't pursue it as a career. He avoided university as well, fearing he would end up in heaps of debt, so got a job in public relations instead. It was a former girlfriend, who was also a comedy critic, who persuaded him to try stand-up. Renaming himself Rufus Hound, he got his big break as a TV presenter on BBC Three hosting Destination Three, a late-night entertainment show focusing on the worlds of movies, sport, books and music.
Career: Hound has also presented coverage of the Glastonbury festival and Top of the Pops and appeared on a number of comedy panel shows and quizzes such as Celebrity Juice, Argumental and Would I Lie to You? In 2010, he played a TV presenter in CBBC sitcom Hounded, and in the same year won the final of Let's Dance for Sport Relief, dancing to Cheryl Cole's Fight for This Love. On the stage, he has starred in the National Theatre's production of One Man, Two Guvnors, and had a successful stint in the stage version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. In December 2013, he won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
Quote: 'I've had incredible opportunities. I rarely turn things down, because I always think it will be fun to try it.'
Trivia: Hound won a Sony Award in 2013 for hosting Radio 4's My Teenage Diary. In 2011, he released his debut stand-up DVD, Being Rude.
John Ireland (Series producer)
Sue Allison (Executive producer)
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)
Richard van't Riet (Director)

Before / After

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The Chase
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