The Chase Celebrity Special
09:00 am - 10:00 am, Thursday, December 25 on Challenge (48)
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About this Broadcast
Season 5, Episode 6
Actress Sally Phillips, musician Rick Wakeman, professional snowboarder Jenny Jones and impressionist Alistair McGowan pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser, as Bradley Walsh hosts another star-studded edition of the show. The celebrities 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
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Cast & Crew
Bradley Walsh
(Host)
Sally Phillips
(Contestant)
Rick Wakeman
(Contestant)
Jenny Jones
(Contestant)
Alistair McGowan
(Contestant)
Michael Kelpie
(Executive producer)
Martin Scott
(Executive producer)
Helen Tumbridge
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
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.
Sally Phillips
(Contestant)
Born:
May 10, 1970
in
Hong Kong
Best Known For:
Smack the Pony
Early-life:
Phillips was born in Hong Kong in 1970, the daughter of Tim Phillips, the chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club who host The Championships, Wimbledon. She was educated at the private Wycombe Abbey School, in Campbell House and then graduated from New College, Oxford with a 1st class degree in Italian. Keen for a career on the stage she was involved in nine consecutive Edinburgh festivals. Her first TV role was in Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun in 1994, shortly after followed by a cameo in Alas Smith and Jones.
Career:
Her role as a receptionist in I'm Alan Partridge proved to be her big break and she was nominated for best female newcomer at the British Comedy Awards that year. She had a starring role in the short-lived 1999 British comedy series Hippies (with Simon Pegg and Julian Rhind-Tutt), and also co-created and wrote Smack the Pony, the all-female, double Emmy Award winning comedy show. She appeared in Bridget Jones's Diary as "Shazzer", and has appeared in such success stories as Jam and Jerusalem and hit comedy Miranda.
Quote:
"Both my boys are obsessed with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and I have spawned the greatest, tiniest Dick Van Dyke impersonators of all time. Me Ol' Bamboo has to be seen to be believed."
Trivia:
She has played the title role in Radio 4 sitcom Clare in the Community since 2004.
Rick Wakeman
(Contestant)
Jenny Jones
(Contestant)
Alistair McGowan
(Contestant)
Born:
November 21, 1964
in
Evesham, Worcestershire
Best Known For:
Imitating stars.
Early-life:
Alistair Charles McGowan was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, on November 21, 1964. He credits his parents for starting him on the impressionist path. Alistair studied English at Leeds University with the intention of becoming a journalist, but became hooked on drama. After graduating, he went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where his contemporaries included Rhys Ifans and Geraldine Somerville.
Career:
McGowan's professional debut came in The Pied Piper at Worcester. He began appearing in clubs as a stand-up comedian in 1989. A stint on Radio 4's Week Ending led to him spending four years on Spitting Image. Other radio work includes The Harpoon, The Nick Revell Show, First Impressions, The Game's Up and Just a Minute. His own TV show, Big Impression, came in 1999, for which he picked up a Royal Society award for entertainment performance. McGowan has also starred in TV's Preston Front, The Dark Ages, Mayo and Bleak House. He enjoys a successful stage career too, popping up in acclaimed productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret and The Mikado. More recently, he has starred in TV movie Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches, Little Crackers, Skins, and Leonardo. He returned to stand-up in 2013 with his Not Just a Pretty Voice tour.
Quote:
"There's an undercurrent of nastiness in a lot of comedy today. It's the same with life."
Trivia:
In 2011, McGowan became a patron of the Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery, where more than 30 members of his extended family are interred.
Michael Kelpie
(Executive producer)
Martin Scott
(Executive producer)
Helen Tumbridge
(Series producer)
