Richard Osman's House of Games: Week 1: Wednesday
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm, Wednesday, January 21 on U&Dave (19)
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Week 1: Wednesday
Season 6, Episode 3
Hannah Cockroft, Neil Morrissey, Penny Smith and Rhys Stephenson go toe-to-toe testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of trivia-based games
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Cast & Crew
Richard Osman
(Host)
Neil Morrissey
(Contestant)
Penny Smith
(Contestant)
Hannah Cockroft
(Contestant)
Rhys Stephenson
(Contestant)
Tamara Gilder
(Executive producer)
John Smith
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Richard Osman
(Host)
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.
Neil Morrissey
(Contestant)
Born:
July 04, 1962
in
Stafford
Best Known For:
Men Behaving Badly.
Early-life:
Neil Anthony Morrissey was born on July 4, 1962, in Staffordshire, one of four sons of Irish Catholic parents. He and brother Stephen were caught by police during a spree of petty pilfering. They were separated, sent to a children's home and grew up in care. Morrissey didn't have many prospects on leaving school, but turned his life around after enrolling at the Guildhall School Of Music And Drama. On graduating, he landed a job in panto.
Career:
Morrissey made ends meet by taking on advertising work, eventually making his TV debut in a 1984 Juliet Bravo episode. The same year he had a small role in The Bounty alongside Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. Morrissey's big break came in Boon, playing sidekick Rocky for five years before quitting in 1992. Six series of Men Behaving Badly turned him into a major TV star. Other projects include A Woman's Guide To Adultery, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, Hunting Venus, Up 'n' Under, My Summer With Des, The Match and Paradise Heights. He was the original voice of Bob the Builder and had hit records as the character.
Quote:
"If someone wants to pay me millions to be lazy on a big fat project in the sun, then I'm more than happy to take it."
Trivia:
He appeared on the stage in 2006 in Acorn Antiques: The Musical.
Penny Smith
(Contestant)
Hannah Cockroft
(Contestant)
Rhys Stephenson
(Contestant)
Tamara Gilder
(Executive producer)
John Smith
(Director)
