The Chase Celebrity Special


02:00 am - 03:00 am, Wednesday, July 15 on Challenge (48)

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Season 4, Episode 7

Emmerdale actor Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope), former gymnast Beth Tweddle, 2010 Strictly Come Dancing champion Kara Tointon and X Factor judge Louis Walsh compete to win thousands of pounds for charity by taking on one of the show's resident trivia experts in a test of their general knowledge. However, they must work as a team to build their prize pot and stay one step ahead of the Chaser. Bradley Walsh hosts


subtitles repeat 16x9
Game Show/Quiz/Contest Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

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Tony Audenshaw (Contestant)
Beth Tweddle (Contestant)
Kara Tointon (Contestant)
Louis Walsh (Contestant)

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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.
Tony Audenshaw (Contestant)
Best Known For: Playing Bob Hope in Emmerdale.
Early-life: Antony Audenshaw was born in Denton near Manchester in 1964. Tony had small roles in Raining Stones (1993), Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement, Hillsborough, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Where The Heart Is, Heartbeat and Peak Practice before landing the role that made him famous in Emmerdale.
Career: Audenshaw joined the long-running soap in 2000 as Bob Hope, a love interest of Viv Windsor. Bob proposed to Viv while drunk and they married in 2001. They divorced four years later after Viv had an affair with Paddy Kirk but they reconciled and married for a second time in 2006. Bob had his hands full when Viv gave birth to twins and was left holding the babies when she was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud. He tried to run the café and post office as well as work shifts in the Woolpack and raise the twins on his own. He was shocked when Viv was suddenly released from prison, but they eventually come to the realisation that they were no longer compatible. The current love of Bob's life is Brenda Walker.
Quote: On running in fancy dress: 'You get great enjoyment from wearing a costume if you are not going for a time.'
Trivia: Audenshaw has run a number of marathons in fancy dress for the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. He is also the lead singer of a band called White Van Man.
Beth Tweddle (Contestant)
Born: April 01, 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Best Known For: Winning both an Olympic gymnast medal and Dancing on Ice.
Early-life: Born Elizabeth Kimberly Tweddle in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 1, 1985, she moved with her family to Bunbury, Cheshire, when she was 18 months old. Her dad worked for ICI while her mum was a sales rep for Oxford University Press. Beth began competing in gymnastics at the age of seven at Crewe and Nantwich Gymnastics Club. In 1997, she trained with former Olympic gymnast Amanda Reddin at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club.
Career: During an illustrious gymnastic career, Tweddle won a number of gold medals at World and European championships for routines on the uneven bars and floor. She was the first gymnast from the United Kingdom to win a medal at the European Championships or World Championships, and the first British female gymnast to win a medal at the Olympic Games (she won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics). She retired from the sport in August 2013. Away from athletics, Tweddle won the eighth series of Dancing on Ice with professional ice skater Daniel Whiston. In January 2014, she joined fellow former contestants in the final series of Dancing on Ice and finished third. In early 2016, she was a contestant on Channel 4's sporting reality show The Jump.
Quote: 'I want to be able to do my own hard graft and know whatever I buy is because I've bought it and not because someone handed me the money.'
Trivia: In 2007, Tweddle graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a degree in Sports Science. She is also involved in Total Gymnastics, which sees her going into schools and leisure centres to encourage children to try gymnastics.
Kara Tointon (Contestant)
Louis Walsh (Contestant)
Born: August 05, 1952 in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, Ireland
Best Known For: Being a judge on The X Factor.
Early-life: Born Michael Louis Vincent Walsh in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, on August 5, 1952, Louis's first taste of success came when he managed singer Johnny Logan, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980. Under Louis's tutelage, Logan's debut album sold 500,000 copies in three days and topped the charts in 11 countries.
Career: Eager to find Ireland's answer to Take That, Louis formed Boyzone, and the rest, as they say, is history. To date, the group has sold more than 25 million records worldwide and netted six number one singles in the UK. Walsh has also presided over the careers of other chart-topping acts, including Westlife, Samantha Mumba, Girls Aloud, Shayne Ward, JLS, Ronan Keating and Shane Filan. He is, of course, best known for appearing as a judge on The X Factor, which he has done since its inception in 2004. He has substituted for Simon Cowell at auditions on Britain's Got Talent and the American version of The X Factor.
Quote: On leaving The X Factor: 'I've been doing it ten years. It's an awful long time to be on the show. I don't want to be pushed. I'd prefer to leave than be pushed. To leave on my terms.'
Trivia: He was declared Mayo Person of the Year for 2009.
Jennifer Stephenson (Producer)
Stuart McDonald (Director)

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The Chase
01:00 am
The Chase
03:00 am