Contestant Calls
Want to be on TV to win lots of cash, have the holiday of a lifetime, test your knowledge, or generally make a prat of yourself? This is the page to help you do just that. See below for the current opportunities available.
PRODUCERS: If you wish to place an advert here, please refer to our Producer Information page.
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Special calls
This section contains specific adverts placed by producers who have contacted this website. When applying for a programme, please let them know you saw their appeal on UKGameshows.com - thanks!
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY IS BACK... and we’re looking for people to play an exciting new game live on the show!
Are you stuck at work on Saturday nights whilst all your friends are out having fun? Do you work at a factory, cinema, call centre, bowling alley, ice rink, theatre, fish and chip restaurant or somewhere else?
Or perhaps you are getting married on a Saturday and would you like to make your special day even bigger and better?
We are looking for people from all over the country so if you would like to apply please send an e-mail to: breakaway@itv.com.
Alternatively, you can nominate someone to be surprised!
If you know someone who is stuck at work, or getting married on a Saturday night in February, March or April 2013 and would like to put them forward, please send an e-mail to: saturdaynight@itv.com
Deadline: 7th April 2013
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
Only Connect
The popular BBC Four quiz hosted by Victoria Coren returns in 2013!
It's the quiz where, as in life itself, knowledge will only take you so far: patience and lateral thinking are also vital. It’s all about making connections between things which may appear, at first glance, not to be connected at all.
We’re looking for teams of three players who share a common passion, ability or profession, to pool their combined wits to solve fiendish conundrums and vexing puzzles.
To request an application please email onlyconnect@parasolmedia.co.uk including a contact name and number. The closing date for applications is Friday 25th January 2013, so get them in as soon as possible.
If you applied for a previous series, but were unsuccessful, you are welcome to apply again for the new series. Auditions will be held in regional centres across the UK. All applicants must be aged 18+ and U.K. Residents.
Deadline: 25th January 2013
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Around the UK
Beat the Pack
You don't need to have all the answers; you just need to be sure that your opponents don't have them!
Can you balance good general knowledge with good judgement? Do your bluffing skills match your powers of persuasion? Would you like to win up to £25,000? Can you "Beat the Pack"?
We are looking for confident, out-going individuals with a good level of general knowledge to take on the challenge of this exciting new BBC1 show hosted by Jake Humphrey!
To request an application form please email us at beatthepack@bbc.co.uk
Applicants must be 18 years of age and over.
All applicants must be a resident in the UK or Channel Islands.
Applicants must not be employed by the BBC.
Other terms may apply. See the application form for more details.
It’s the ultimate game of choosing the right question at the right time…!
Deadline: 13 February 2013
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Partly
Interview cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Newcastle, Belfast. *These are not yet confirmed*
General information
FOR ALL BBC SHOWS
A general email address for contestants enquiries for BBC ONLY entertainment programmes is: entertainmentcontestants@bbc.co.uk
Contestant calls are posted at bbc.co.uk/beonashow.
There is also a separate CBBC "Be on a show" page.
CHANNEL 4 SHOWS
Specific contestant calls are regularly posted at www.channel4.com/takepart.
Fill in the online application form or write to:
Contestant Applications Bargain Hunt PO Box 229 Bristol BS99 7JN
The application form for Countdown is now available online (Microsoft Word format only).
Alternatively, you can get a form sent to you by emailing countdown@channel4.com or writing to:
Countdown The Television Centre Leeds West Yorkshire LS3 1JS
For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email shantelle.gaston-hird@itv.com.
Visit http://www.channel4.com/programmes/deal-or-no-deal/articles/how-to-become-a-contestant to be notified when applications are accepted.
Visit 12yard.com/shows/eggheads to fill out an application form online.
Alternatively you can email: eggheads@12yard.com
The online application form is available for a few months a year.
Prospective contenders can fill in the online application form or write to:
Mastermind Room 4012 New Broadcasting House Oxford Road MANCHESTER M60 1SJ
Pairs of players will wish to download the application form (MS Word), or write to:
Pointless Applications Endemol UK Shepherd's Building Central Charecroft Way London W14 0EE
Email universitychallenge@bbc.co.uk.
Only teams from degree-issuing institutions may apply.
For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email shantelle.gaston-hird@itv.com.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?:
If applications ever re-open, we can be sure they'll be at the ITV Millionaire site.
Application details are provided as a service to readers, but please note that all contestant enquiries should be directed to the named production company and not to UKGameshows.com. Addresses can be found on our list of contact details for production companies.
