The Chase Celebrity Special


5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Saturday, December 27 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 10, Episode 6

Bradley Walsh presents as celebrity contestants Jeff Banks, Michelle Ackerley, Andy Crane and Brian Conley pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers 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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Jeff Banks (Contestant)
Michelle Ackerley (Contestant)
Andy Crane (Contestant)
Brian Conley (Contestant)
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)
Martin Scott (Executive producer)
Helen Tumbridge (Executive producer)

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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.
Jeff Banks (Contestant)
Michelle Ackerley (Contestant)
Andy Crane (Contestant)
Brian Conley (Contestant)
Born: August 07, 1961 in London
Best Known For: A wealth of stage and TV work.
Early-life: Brian Paul Conley was born in west London on August 7, 1961. His father was a cab driver, his mother a dinner lady. Conley, who has severe dyslexia, wanted to get into showbusiness while still at school. He studied Performing Arts at The Barbara Speake Stage School and then, at the age of 16, hit the road and made a living performing cabaret in nightclubs. His father got a job working as a rigger supervisor at the BBC, while his brother Alan and sister Lynn also work in TV.
Career: Conley began his TV career as a warm-up man, but was fired because the producers thought he was so funny he wore the audience down. Since then he has had his own show, starred in TV sitcom Time After Time and played music legend Al Jolson in the West End musical Jolson. He is also famed for playing bullying PE teacher Doug Digby in ITV's 1970s-set comedy The Grimleys. On stage he has appeared in Me and My Girl, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Hairspray. He has also starred on the big screen in Circus, and on the small screen in Arthur's Dyke, Equilibrium, Marple and The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle. He also hosted the BBC talent series Let Me Entertain You. He largely works on the stage these days in pantomimes and his own show, The Best of Brian Conley, which showcases some of his material from past TV shows. In 2011, he toured the UK in Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show, a celebration of singer Neil Diamond. In 2012, he was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Quote: "Fame? I love it. It's a right ego trip. I get a lot of money for doing something I enjoy."
Trivia: Conley frequently plays Buttons in pantomime versions of Cinderella.
Michael Kelpie (Executive producer)
Martin Scott (Executive producer)
Helen Tumbridge (Executive producer)