The Chase Celebrity Special


12:00 am - 01:00 am, Sunday, December 28 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 4, Episode 10

Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor), relationship expert Tracey Cox, choreographer Louie Spence and former tennis star Greg Rusedski 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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Kym Marsh (Contestant)
Tracey Cox (Contestant)
Louie Spence (Contestant)
Greg Rusedski (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.
Kym Marsh (Contestant)
Born: June 13, 1976 in Whiston, Merseyside
Trivia: Marsh has won a number of awards, including Best Celeb Mum at the Tesco Awards in 2008.
Best Known For: Playing Michelle Connor on Coronation Street.
Early-life: Kimberley Gail Marsh was born in Whiston, Merseyside, on June 13, 1976 and raised in Garswood, St Helens. In 2000, Kym auditioned for the ITV talent show Popstars and she became one of the five singers chosen for the manufactured group Hear'Say, along with Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan. Their first single, Pure and Simple, topped the UK singles chart in March 2001. A year later, she left the group.
Career: Marsh signed a solo record deal but her debut album performed badly and she was dropped by her label. In 2005, she made her acting debut in an edition of Doctors. A year later, she joined the cast of Coronation Street, playing Michelle Connor, a role she continues to play. In 2010, she was a participant on Popstar to Operastar - she was voted out in the fifth week. She has been a guest on celebrity editions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Catchphrase, The Cube and The Chase.
Quote: On Coronation Street: "I've not thought about taking a break or pursuing other ventures. I'm happy and haven't got any plans to go anywhere, that's for sure."
Tracey Cox (Contestant)
Louie Spence (Contestant)
Born: April 06, 1969 in Enfield, London
Best Known For: Pineapple Dance Studios.
Early-life: Born on April 6, 1969, Louie grew up in Braintree, Essex. On the advice of a local dance teacher, Louie's parents took out a second mortgage to send him to the Italia Conti Performing Arts School. He landed his West End debut in Bugsy Malone at the age of 13. His talent was spotted by the London Studio Centre and he won a full three-year scholarship to go there. After graduating with full honours in all aspects of dance, Spence joined the cast of Miss Saigon, where he helped choreograph the show's acrobatic sequences.
Career: After a spell working in Italy, Spence returned to London to pursue a career as a commercial dancer. During the 1990s, he toured and worked with Take That, E17, Boyzone and Bjork and was one of only five male dancers selected to accompany the Spice Girls on their debut world tour. Further work in London followed when he joined the West End cast of Cats and the Pet Shop Boys's musical Closer to Heaven. After becoming disheartened by the West End's eight show weeks, he started Edit Agency at Pineapple Dance Studios, where he is currently Artistic Director. TV beckoned when Trouble TV cast him as their Boot Camp mentor for three series of Bump N Grind. Other TV work followed and his big break came on Sky1's fly-on-the-wall documentary series Pineapple Dance Studios. More recently, he was a judge on the seventh series of Dancing on Ice, alongside Robin Cousins and Katarina Witt. In August 2013, he entered the Celebrity Big Brother house. In early 2015, he was a contestant on Channel 4 reality series The Jump.
Quote: "Like a rash darling, I spread myself everywhere."
Trivia: His autobiography, Still Got It, was published by HarperCollins in 2011.
Greg Rusedski (Contestant)
Stuart McDonald (Director)
Jennifer Stephenson (Producer)

Before / After

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Bullseye
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Bullseye
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