Career: Osman has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer on a number of TV programmes, including Deal or No Deal, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and 10 O'Clock Live. As the UK creative director of TV production company Endemol, he pitched the quiz Pointless to the BBC. As a way of explaining the rules, he played the co-host during a run-through. He was asked to do the role for real when the show was commissioned. Pointless started on BBC Two in 2009 and was an immediate hit. It quickly made the switch to BBC One. Since being in the spotlight on Pointless, he has made guest appearances on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You? He also guest presented an episode of The One Show alongside Alex Jones.

Career: Strachan was a prominent personality on British Saturday morning TV in the 1980s thanks to such programmes as TV-am and Wide Awake Club with Timmy Mallett. In 1988 she hosted the pan-European show Boogie Box on the channel Music Box. In 1993, she joined the team of presenters of The Really Wild Show, and stayed with the series until its cancellation in 2006. Strachan starred as 'Her' in the music show The Hitman and Her alongside Pete Waterman. She has also featured in a small acting role in the BBC sitcom Game On. Since the 1990s, Strachan has been involved in a number of wildlife programmes, including Michaela's Wild Challenge, Springwatch and Autumnwatch. She is also a regular on the pantomime circuit. In January 2014, she was a contestant on ITV reality series Splash!