The Chase Celebrity Special


9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Saturday, May 30 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 5, Episode 3

Bradley Walsh presents as impressionist Rory Bremner, weather reporter Laura Tobin, Dragons' Den's Deborah Meaden and TV gardener and chat show host Alan Titchmarsh pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They must work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught


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

Cast & Crew

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Rory Bremner (Contestant)
Laura Tobin (Contestant)
Deborah Meaden (Contestant)
Alan Titchmarsh (Contestant)
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)
Martin Scott (Executive producer)
Helen Tumbridge (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.
Rory Bremner (Contestant)
Born: April 06, 1961 in Edinburgh
Best Known For: Impersonating countless political figures.
Early-life: Born Roderick Keith Ogilvy Bremner in Edinburgh on April 6, 1961, Rory realised from an early age he wanted to go into comedy, encouraged by the huge amount of performers travelling to his home city on a yearly basis for the Fringe festival. While attending King's College in London where he studied French and German, he decided to go it alone as a stand-up act, and soon caught the attention of the Fringe's organisers, who asked him to perform at the event he had grown up loving.
Career: As his reputation gathered momentum, Rory was approached to present BBC Radio 4's The Fringe Show, which led to appearances on the station's topical comedy series Week Ending. It was while working on the project he met John Langdon, who went on to be Bremner's permanent co-writer. After a spell on ITV's And There's More, as well as his own BBC Two show, Rory was given his own programme on Channel 4 at the tender age of 24. The impressionist also scored a chart hit with the single Nineteen Not Out. He has gone on to host Rory Bremner, Who Else?, Bremner, Bird and Fortune and provided a plethora of voices for Spitting Image.
Quote: 'I think if there is a God it's very important he has a sense of humour - otherwise you're in for a very miserable afterlife.'
Trivia: He speaks French and German.
Laura Tobin (Contestant)
Deborah Meaden (Contestant)
Born: February 11, 1959 in Taunton, Somerset
Best Known For: Dragons' Den.
Early-life: Deborah was born in Somerset on February 11, 1959. She went to the Godolphin School, Salisbury, before being sent as a boarder to Trowbridge High School, while her mother and stepfather set up the leisure park and amusement business that would become Weststar.
Career: After leaving school, Deborah studied business at Brighton Technical College, during which time she also worked as a salesroom model in a fashion house. After graduating, she moved to Italy to set up a glass and ceramics export agency, which sold products to high-end retailers including Harvey Nichols. The company failed after just 18 months. But she went on to have several successful leisure and retail businesses. In 1988, she joined her family's business to run its amusement arcade operations, and in 1992 she began working for holiday park operator Weststar Holidays. She led a management buyout of the company in 1999 and sold it in 2005 in a deal worth £33 million. She is most famous for her appearances as a 'dragon' on the BBC programme Dragons' Den. She took over from Rachel Elnaugh in 2006. In September 2013, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote: 'You are insulting my intelligence; I'm out!'
Alan Titchmarsh (Contestant)
Born: May 02, 1949 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Best Known For: Ground Force and various chat shows.
Early-life: Alan Fred Titchmarsh was born in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, on May 2, 1949. His love of gardening began while helping his grandfather on his allotment. He left school at 15 with an O-level in art and worked as an apprentice gardener at Ilkley Parks Department while studying for a City & Guilds in horticulture. He then studied at Oaklands College, Hertfordshire, before gaining a diploma at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.
Career: Titchmarsh moved into editing gardening books, writing and broadcasting, and had a stint as a host on Pebble Mill at One on BBC One in the 1990s. He joined Gardeners' World as the main host in 1996 and Ground Force began a year later. After writing a number of horticultural books, he turned to writing novels. His first one, Only Dad, was published in 2001. More novels, gardening books and three biographies followed. He's also hosted the Proms, various series for Radio 2 and Classic FM and Love Your Garden. Despite retiring from The Alan Titchmarsh Show in 2014, he kept busy with writing and presenting commitments. TV shows he has presented since include Britain's Best Back Gardens, Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh and Love Your Home.
Quote: 'I am partly to blame for the decking boom, and I am sorry, I know it's everywhere these days.'
Trivia: He was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List in 1999 and has an honorary DSc from the University of Bradford.
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)
Martin Scott (Executive producer)
Helen Tumbridge (Series producer)

Before / After

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The Chase
8:00 pm
The Chase
10:00 pm