Richard Osman's House of Games: Week 6: Thursday
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Thursday, May 7 on BBC Two England (2)
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Week 6: Thursday
Season 8, Episode 29
Jordan Banjo, Sian Lloyd, Nick Pickard and Ellie White test their general knowledge skills in the week's penultimate round of trivia-based games
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Richard Osman
(Presenter)
Jordan Banjo
(Panellist)
Sian Lloyd
(Panellist)
Nick Pickard
(Panellist)
Ellie White
(Panellist)
Breid McLoone
(Executive producer)
John Smith
(Director)
Tamara Gilder
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Richard Osman
(Presenter)
Born:
November 28, 1970
in
Billericay
Best Known For:
Pointless.
Early-life:
Richard Thomas Osman was born in Billericay on November 28, 1970, but grew up in West Sussex. He was raised by his single mum after his father left home - they didn't see each other for 20 years. Richard studied politics and sociology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his future Pointless colleague Alexander Armstrong was reading English literature. He claims that one of his proudest moments came when his mum and grandfather watched his graduation.
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.
Quote:
'Whenever I turn up to pub quizzes now, I see people going: ‘Urgh, that's the guy who knows everything.''
Trivia:
He is the younger brother of Mat Osman, bassist with Suede, and suffers from nystagmus, a condition that results in uncontrolled movement of the eyes.
Jordan Banjo
(Panellist)
Sian Lloyd
(Panellist)
Nick Pickard
(Panellist)
Born:
April 16, 1975
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks.
Early-life:
Nicholas Pickard was born in London on April 16, 1975. He is the older brother of fellow actor John Pickard. Nick studied acting at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Corona Theatre School. His early TV credits include roles in Erasmus Microman, You Rang, M'Lord?, Grange Hill and EastEnders.
Career:
Pickard's big break came in 1995 when he landed the role of Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks. He appeared in the very first episode and still remains on the show today. Over the years, Tony has been married to Mandy Richardson and her stepsister Cindy, lost a daughter to sudden infant death syndrome and battled with testicular cancer. Away from Hollyoaks and spin-off series Hollyoaks Later, Pickard has appeared in panto and reached the final in the 2011 series of Celebrity MasterChef, losing out to Phil Vickery.
Quote:
'I first joined Hollyoaks when I was 19 years old and every year I expect it to end - hope it doesn't - but expect that it could, and every year they keep asking me to stay for another year, so I'm very lucky.'
Trivia:
Pickard is the owner of a number of restaurants in Sheffield. He supports the School Food Trust, which encourages children to eat healthy food.
Ellie White
(Panellist)
Breid McLoone
(Executive producer)
John Smith
(Director)
Tamara Gilder
(Executive producer)
