The Chase Celebrity Special


04:00 am - 05:00 am, Monday, December 22 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 4, Episode 9

TV presenter Adrian Chiles, former Hollyoaks star Gemma Merna (Carmel Valentine), Holby City's Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor) and broadcaster Jon Snow 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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Adrian Chiles (Contestant)
Gemma Merna (Contestant)
Rosie Marcel (Contestant)
Jon Snow (Contestant)
John L Spencer (Director)

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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.
Adrian Chiles (Contestant)
Born: March 21, 1967 in Quinton, Birmingham
Best Known For: Fronting ITV's football coverage.
Early-life: Born in Quinton, Birmingham, on March 21, 1967, to an English father and Croatian mother, he can speak Serbo-Croat. Adrian started his education at Haybridge High School, before graduating with a degree in English Literature from the University of London. He failed the exams needed to gain a post in the civil service, and was invited to apply for MI5 - but failed the second interview. Instead, he read journalism at Cardiff University before joining the BBC, originally for work experience on Business Breakfast.
Career: Chiles rose to become an assistant producer and was soon presenting BBC Two business show Working Lunch, where he became a popular face. He also launched his own show, Chiles on Saturday, on BBC Radio Five Live, which was awarded the sports category Gold Medal at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2002. For BBC One, he fronted Royal Millions, an investigation into the Queen's finances, and was the original presenter of The Apprentice: You're Fired. He became a housewives' favourite while co-hosting The One Show with Christine Bleakley. They eventually moved to ITV and had a short-lived spell fronting Daybreak. Chiles has also hosted football coverage on both the BBC and ITV. He is famous for his love of West Bromwich Albion.
Quote: "I don't really do chirpiness. I can't bear the sight of myself in the morning. I wouldn't want to wake up with me."
Trivia: He plays the double bass and piano.
Gemma Merna (Contestant)
Born: October 11, 1984 in Cleethorpes
Best Known For: Hollyoaks.
Early-life: Gemma Ann Merna was born in Cleethorpes on October 11, 1984. She began appearing on Hollyoaks in 2006.
Career: Merna's role as ditzy blonde Carmel McQueen/Valentine on Hollyoaks won her a British Soap Award in 2007. She has also played the character in spin-off series Hollyoaks Later. Away from acting, she has appeared on Children in Need, Hole in the Wall, All Star Family Fortunes and Big Brother's Bit on the Side. In January 2014, she was a participant in ITV reality series Splash!
Quote: On why she has a fear of water: "When I was first taught to swim, someone pushed me in and I didn't come up to the surface for ages."
Trivia: Claims to be a fan of both Liverpool and Manchester United. She had breast enlargement surgery when she was 21.
Rosie Marcel (Contestant)
Born: May 06, 1977 in London
Best Known For: Playing Jac Naylor in Holby City.
Early-life: Rosie Ellen Celine Marcel was born in London on May 6, 1977. Her mother, Lindsey, was an actress, and her father, Terry, was a film and TV director. She has a sister, Kelly, and a brother, Luke. Her first taste of acting came at the age of three when she played a fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the National Theatre. As a teenager, she landed roles on TV in Press Gang, The Castle of Adventure and Growing Pains.
Career: Marcel went on to have recurring roles in The Vice, The Bill and Bombshell. She is best known for playing Jac Naylor in medical drama Holby City, a part she has played since 2005.
Quote: "I don't like to mince words, it's best to be honest and clear with people in as nice a way as possible."
Trivia: Marcel has a black belt in karate.
Jon Snow (Contestant)
Born: September 28, 1947 in Ardingly, Sussex
Best Known For: Being the face (and bright-coloured tie wearer) of Channel 4 news.
Early-life: Snow was born in Ardingly, Sussex, and brought up at Ardingly College, where his father George D'Oyly Snow was headmaster
Career: Although he had no journalistic experience, Snow managed to secure a place on a radio station and was in the right place at the right time when he was sent to report on the Balcombe Street Seige in London - it was this reporting that landed him his role with ITN in 1976. He joined Channel 4 News in 1989, and has since gone on to reprise roles in radio, and became the main anchor for ITN's coverage of Election Night.
Quote: "I have used and abused my contacts ... And I do not fool myself. I wouldn't have got into radio and television without nepotism."
Trivia: Snow was the Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University from 2001 to 2008.
John L Spencer (Director)
Jennifer Stephenson (Producer)

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The Chase
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