Do You Know Your Place?: Wrexham
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, March 6 on BBC Two England (2)
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Wrexham
Season 1, Episode 10
Vernon Kay hosts the final day of the week's whistlestop tour of the UK. Former EastEnders star Nitin Ganatra, Rev Kate Bottley and Alex Gray, aka Apollo from Gladiators, are this week's players, and this is their final chance to claim glory. Paul Gorton is the unreliable tour guide, and he's taking the players to Wrexham
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Cast & Crew
Vernon Kay
(Presenter)
Paul Gorton
(Contributor)
Nitin Ganatra
(Contributor)
Kate Bottley
(Contributor)
Alex Gray
(Contributor)
John Adams
(Director)
Jude McCaffrey
(Series producer)
Zoe Tait
(Executive producer)
Kieran Doherty
(Executive producer)
Matthew Worthy
(Executive producer)
Damien Doyle
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Vernon Kay
(Presenter)
Born:
April 28, 1974
in
Bolton
Best Known For:
Hosting light entertainment.
Early-life:
Vernon Charles Kay was born on April 28, 1974, in Bolton, Lancashire. He attended St Joseph's RC High School in nearby Horwich. His first taste of fame came when he was spotted by a model scout from the Select agency at the BBC's Clothes Show Live. He went on to have a successful modelling career, culminating in his selection by Channel 4 as Model of the Week on The Big Breakfast.
Career:
Kay was soon snapped up to present various TV shows, including Fully Booked spin-off FBi. This led to him fronting Channel 4's weekend strand T4, as well as Hit Me Baby One More Time - which revived the careers of faded popstars - The Record of the Year, Just the Two of Us - which he co-presented with his wife, Tess Daly - All Star Family Fortunes, and various shows for The Prince's Trust. Most recently he has become the face of light entertainment on ITV, hosting All Star Family Fortunes, Beat the Star, The Whole 19 Yards, and Splash! among others.
Quote:
'I like dossing about in my dressing gown and slippers, just kicking back.'
Trivia:
Kay supports Bolton Wanderers.
Paul Gorton
(Contributor)
Nitin Ganatra
(Contributor)
Born:
June 30, 1967
in
Kenya
Best Known For:
Playing Masood Ahmed in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born Nitin Chandra Ganatra in Kenya on June 30, 1967, his family's origins are in India. His great grandfather had arrived in Kenya to work on the railways. Nitin was three when his family moved to Coventry. He went on to study Drama, Film and Television at the University of Bristol.
Career:
His many film and TV appearances include roles in Truly Madly Deeply (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996), This Life, Extremely Dangerous, Murder in Mind, The Jury, Rescue Me, Being April, Holby City and Bride & Prejudice (2004). In 2005, he became known to worldwide audiences for playing Prince Pondicherry in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He went on to star in Meet the Magoons, Jane Hall, The Bill, New Tricks and Mumbai Calling before joining EastEnders in 2007 as good-natured postman Masood Ahmed. More recently, he investigated why his family moved to England in Who Do You Think You Are?
Quote:
'I've got that sort of face that always, always gets stopped at immigration and customs. It just says ‘come here sir we need to do a strip search''
Trivia:
At the British Soap Awards 2009, Ganatra and his EastEnders co-star Nina Wadia won the award for Best On Screen Partnership.
Kate Bottley
(Contributor)
Alex Gray
(Contributor)
John Adams
(Director)
Jude McCaffrey
(Series producer)
Zoe Tait
(Executive producer)
Kieran Doherty
(Executive producer)
Matthew Worthy
(Executive producer)
Damien Doyle
(Producer)
