Celebrity Bridge of Lies
11:50 pm - 12:35 am, Tuesday, May 12 on BBC One London (1)
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Season 4, Episode 4
Ross Kemp presents the high stakes quiz. Actor Charlie Brooks, Dr Amir Khan, presenter Sara Damergi and comedian Tim Vine must cross the Bridge by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, earning money for the charity of their choice with each correct answer
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Cast & Crew
Ross Kemp
(Host)
Charlie Brooks
(Contestant)
Dr Amir Khan
(Contestant)
Sara Damergi
(Contestant)
Tim Vine
(Contestant)
Gary Chippington
(Executive producer)
Nick Gunaydin
(Series producer)
John Smith
(Director)
Elena Miles
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Ross Kemp
(Host)
Born:
July 21, 1964
in
Barking, Essex
Best Known For:
Dodging the bullets on the field of battle and for playing EastEnders' hard man Grant Mitchell.
Early-life:
Ross James Kemp was born on July 21, 1964, in Barking, Essex. His mother was a hairdresser, his father a policeman. His brother Darren is a documentary producer. Kemp excelled at sports at school, but knew from an early age he wanted to be an actor after appearing as a shepherd in a nativity play. He later enrolled at the Webber Douglas Academy in London, making ends meet by working as a labourer and waiter.
Career:
Kemp has rarely been out of work since graduating in 1985. His first credited TV appearance was in Emmerdale in 1986. He also appeared in a string of Kellogg's adverts and featured in such series as Birds of a Feather and London's Burning, before landing the role of Grant in EastEnders - the part that made him a household name. He left in 1999 after nine years. He then appeared in A Christmas Carol, Ultimate Force, In Defence, Hero of the Hour, A Line in the Sand, and a TV remake of Spartacus. In 2005, he featured in an episode of Extras and made a brief, but much-publicised return to EastEnders. He has also hosted a number of hard-hitting documentaries for Sky1, including the Bafta-winning Ross Kemp on Gangs.
Quote:
'I never fail to get a buzz from setting off to work early in the morning and settling into that make-up chair. Mind you, I've done an awful lot of rubbish.'
Trivia:
He has written several books, including the novel Moving Target.
Charlie Brooks
(Contestant)
Born:
May 03, 1981
in
Ware, Hertfordshire
Best Known For:
Playing Janine in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born Charlene Emma Brooks on May 3, 1981, in Ware, Hertfordshire. She moved to Barmouth in Wales when she was a child with her mother Roe, brother Ben and sister Beth. Charlie and her brother went on to live with another family in London for a period when they attended Ravenscourt Theatre School. She began attending Arts Educational when she was 16 and was a student there when she landed the role of Janine Butcher in EastEnders.
Career:
Brooks first played the scheming Janine in 1999 and stayed with the role until 2004. After briefly turning up in the soap in April 2008, she returned on a more permanent basis in December 2008. Away from Albert Square, Charlie has appeared in The Bill, London's Burning, Jonathan Creek and The Demon Headmaster. In 2006, she played the title role in Beverley Allitt: Angel of Death. She took part in the Christmas 2011 edition of Strictly Come Dancing, and in 2012, she became the queen of the jungle after winning I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! After taking a break from EastEnders Brooks returned to the soap in April 2013, but left again in March 2014. Away from acting, she has released a best-selling fitness DVD.
Quote:
'I have days where I feel super-sexy and days when I feel fat and really ugly.'
Trivia:
Brooks has won a number of gongs at the British Soap Awards, All About Soap Awards and Inside Soap Awards.
Dr Amir Khan
(Contestant)
Sara Damergi
(Contestant)
Tim Vine
(Contestant)
Born:
March 04, 1967
in
Cheam, London
Best Known For:
His superb one-liners.
Early-life:
Born Timothy Mark Vine in London, on March 4, 1967. The son of a structural engineering lecturer and a part-time medical worker, Tim demonstrated a love of performing from an early age. His elder brother is broadcaster Jeremy Vine and his younger sister, Sonya, is a painter. Tim first got into comedy when he used to take part in a weekly competition night at the Comedy Cafe in central London. As his reputation and confidence grew, so did his fan base and he soon branched out on his own.
Career:
Vine burst onto the stand-up circuit by winning the Perrier Best Newcomer Award for The Tim Vine Fiasco at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995. Tim's solo shows in Edinburgh include Tim Vine Flat Out, I'm Vine Thanks, Tim Vine and the Minotaur, Punslinger and Joke-amotive. He was in both series of ITV's The Sketch Show and appeared alongside his friend Lee Mack in five series of BBC One sitcom No Going Out. They also took part in Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief, with Vine finishing runner-up to competition winner Mack. He's acted in Blandings and is a resident comedian on Celebrity Squares alongside Joe Wilkinson.
Quote:
'Velcro - what a rip off.'
Trivia:
In 2004, Vine broke the record for telling the most jokes in an hour - 499. He held the record until November 2014, when Australian comedian Taylor Goodwin told 550 jokes in an hour.
Gary Chippington
(Executive producer)
Nick Gunaydin
(Series producer)
John Smith
(Director)
Elena Miles
(Producer)
