The Chase Celebrity Special


6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Sunday, July 5 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 2, Episode 3

TV presenter Dan Lobb, musical theatre star Jodie Prenger, wildlife expert Chris Packham and Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape) compete to win thousands of pounds for charity by pitting their general knowledge against one of the show's resident trivia experts. However, they must work as a team to build their prize pot and stay one step ahead of the Chaser. Presented by Bradley Walsh


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Game Show/Quiz/Contest Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

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Dan Lobb (Contestant)
Jodie Prenger (Contestant)
Chris Packham (Contestant)
Jennie McAlpine (Contestant)
David Hall (Series 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.
Dan Lobb (Contestant)
Born: January 07, 1972 in Colden Common, Hampshire
Jodie Prenger (Contestant)
Chris Packham (Contestant)
Born: May 04, 1961 in Southampton
Best Known For: Presenting a string of wildlife programmes.
Early-life: Christopher Gary Packham was born in Southampton on May 4, 1961. His sister, Jenny, is a fashion designer. Chris studied zoology at his home city's university and was going to do a PhD, but instead, after meeting wildlife film-maker Stephen Bullwell, he decided to train with him as a cameraman. Chris's big break came in 1985 when he began working as a presenter on the BBC's children's TV series The Really Wild Show.
Career: After seven years presenting The Really Wild Show, Chris set up his own TV company - Head Over Heels TV - where he made wildlife shows for ITV, Channel 4, Animal Planet, National Geographic and the BBC. More recently he has returned to his first love, working on and presenting TV shows, and can regularly be seen on BBC Two presenting Autumnwatch and Springwatch. He is active in many wildlife conservation bodies: he is vice-president of the RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, and the Brent Lodge Bird & Wildlife Trust, and is a patron of Population Matters.
Quote: On being a sex symbol: 'I suppose I am the only clean-shaven man in ornithology.'
Trivia: In 2011, he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology's Dilys Breese Medal.
Jennie McAlpine (Contestant)
Born: February 12, 1984 in Bury
Best Known For: Playing Fiz in Coronation Street.
Early-life: Born in Bury on February 12, 1984, Jennie's parents separated when she was young. She lived with her father, who encouraged her to take up amateur dramatics when she was eight. As a teenager, she joined the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop. At the age of 13, Jennie came second in a young comedian of the year competition held in London. She went on to spend four years doing stand-up at charity nights, galas and pub nights with her father in Bury.
Career: McAlpine's first TV role was playing Ollie Reynolds' school friend Michelle Morley in Emmerdale from 1999 until 2001. In April 2001, she landed the role of Fiz on Coronation Street, a role she continues to play. She was originally hired for a handful of episodes but her comic timing impressed the soap's producers and they offered her a long-term contract. In 2008, she had a starring role in the one-off Coronation Street: Out of Africa.
Quote: 'My dad always encouraged me to be independent - to take advice but do my own thing.'
Trivia: McAlpine is a patron of The Thebes Project, a charity that helps deprived children in Egypt. She owns a restaurant called Annies in Manchester city centre with her boyfriend Chris Farr.
Richard van't Riet (Director)
David Hall (Series producer)

Before / After

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The Chase
7:00 pm