The Chase Celebrity Special


11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Wednesday, December 17 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 4, Episode 12

Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley, Benidorm barman Jake Canuso, Law & Order: UK's Georgia Taylor and comedian Marcus Brigstocke 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 asks the questions


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

Cast & Crew

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Jo Whiley (Contestant)
Jake Canuso (Contestant)
Georgia Taylor (Contestant)
Marcus Brigstocke (Contestant)
Mick Thomas (Director)

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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.
Jo Whiley (Contestant)
Jake Canuso (Contestant)
Born: January 13, 1970 in Near Zurich
Best Known For: Playing barman Mateo in Benidorm.
Early-life: Born Carmine Canuso near Zurich on January 13, 1970 to Italian parents. By the age of 16, he was the youngest member of Zurich's leading contemporary dance company. He performed on the stage and in TV shows in Paris before spending a year in London training at the London Studio Centre. After finishing the course, he trained and performed in New York. He returned to Paris and got to work with Roman Polanski in a piece at the Opera de Bastille.
Career: After settling in London, Canuso danced on tour with a number of artists, including Take That, East 17, Elton John, the Spice Girls and Annie Lennox. He also performed on various TV shows such as the Les Dawson Show, the Royal Variety Performance and Top of the Pops. Canuso eventually made the move into acting and his TV credits include guest appearances in Hustle, Heartbeat, Casualty, Doctors, Shameless, The Hour and Bad Education. He is best known for playing barman Mateo in ITV sitcom Benidorm. On the big screen, he has appeared in Kinky Boots (2005), Journal of a Contract Killer (2008), City Rats (2009) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
Quote: On his Benidorm character: "I don't think there are many similarities between me and Mateo actually. We are quite far apart as people."
Trivia: He speaks six languages.
Georgia Taylor (Contestant)
Born: February 26, 1980 in Wigan
Best Known For: Playing Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street and Ruth Winters on Casualty.
Early-life: Born Claire Jackson on February 26, 1980, in Wigan. After leaving school, she went to Winstanley College in Wigan, where one of her subjects was Theatre Studies. Her first acting role was as a singer alongside Darren Day in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
Career: Her big break came in 1997 when she landed the role of Coronation Street's Toyah Battersby, while still studying at college. She trod the famous Weatherfield cobbles for five years, picking up a British Soap Award along the way in 2001. Her first part after leaving Corrie was alongside Dennis Waterman in an episode of Where the Heart Is. Since then, Taylor has appeared in military drama Red Cap, Blackpool, The History Boys (on the big screen) and New Street Law. In 2007, she landed the part of junior doctor Ruth Winters in BBC medical drama Casualty, a role she played until December 2011. She joined the cast of Law & Order: UK in 2013.
Quote: "I've never regretted my decision to leave the Street, even when I'm not working. I wasn't too worried about being typecast, because the girl who left was different from the one that arrived."
Trivia: Her theatre credits include Christmas is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Marcus Brigstocke (Contestant)
Born: May 08, 1973 in Guildford
Best Known For: Being a comedian and a regular on a number of Radio 4 shows.
Early-life: Marcus Alexander Brigstocke was born in Guildford on May 8, 1973. He attended a boarding school in Devon and studied drama at Bristol University. He has admitted in interviews to dabbling in alcohol and drugs from the age of seven to his late teens.
Career: During his time as a student, Brigstocke performed in the comedy trio Club Seals. Since then, he has toured as a stand-up and worked extensively on Radio 4 in The Now Show, Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off, Just a Minute, The Museum of Everything and The Unbelievable Truth. On TV, he has starred in The Savages, We Are History and Sorry I've Got No Head. He was also a team captain on comedy panel show Argumental. In 2010, he made his musical theatre debut as King Arthur in a touring version of Spamalot. In early 2014, he was a celebrity contestant on Channel 4 reality series The Jump.
Quote: "All my shows are therapy, trying to navigate interesting subjects so I can work them out."
Trivia: Brigstocke enjoys snowboarding.
Mick Thomas (Director)
Jennifer Stephenson (Producer)

Before / After

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Tenable
10:00 am
The Chase
12:00 pm