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!
Knowitalls
Do you think you know it all?
Could YOU impress OUR Knowitalls?
A new and exciting BBC2 quiz show, Knowitalls, has just started a nationwide search for contestants. The team is looking for intelligent, articulate and confident groups of people who know each other and want to be crowned Knowitalls Champions 2009.
Two teams of three people will go head to head to present handpicked subjects to our panel of experts and see who really is a Knowitall.
Contact us NOW!
Call: 0871 747 5200 or email: knowitalls@bbc.co.uk
Deadline: 29/05/09
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London & Other Major Cities
Totally Saturday
Saturday Nights on BBC One are about to change . . .
Graham Norton is hosting a brand new show and wants you to join him!
We are looking for vibrant individuals, confident couples and enthusiastic families; anyone who would be up for the chance to win BIG prizes on prime time television.
Change your Saturday nights and join Graham LIVE in studio.
For information and an application form e-mail: totallysaturday@bbc.co.uk
Auditions start beginning of May!
Deadline: 24 July 2009
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: No
Interview cities: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow
Untitled new family game show
Are you one of Britain's most competitive families? Do you approach games with a win at all costs mentality? Does Christmas involve thrashing each other at classic board games? Or summer holidays, playing sport on the beach? If so you might be the family we are looking for!
We need families of four (two adults and two kids aged between 7-14), who are fit and ultra competitive, to take on extraordinary games that are literally out of this world!
Up for the challenge?
If so contact Juliet Redden on Juliet.Redden@Silverriver.tv or call 0207 307 2720
Deadline: 24 April 2009
Interview cities: London
Expenses paid?: Information not provided
Are You an Egghead?
Are You an Egghead? is returning to BBC2. Do you think you have what it takes to be the next General Knowledge Giant? Are you as clever as an Egghead? Do you have a wider general knowledge than a set of encyclopaedias? The hit BBC 2 quiz is looking for a new super brain to join the most prestigious group in British quiz show history.
If you think you could call yourself an Egghead contact us TODAY for an application form.
Email: areyouanegghead@12yard.com
Or write to: "Are You An Egghead?" Applications, 12 Yard Productions, 131-151 Great Titchfield Street, London, W1W 5BB.
All applicants must be over 18yrs of age.
Deadline: 1st May 2009
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Across the UK
The Chase
Do you have the knowledge to go in to battle against one of the finest quiz brains in the Country?
It's a game of strategy, team work and courage with a top prize of £100,000! But you will have to work for it, because standing in your way is The Chaser - a quiz genius whose mission is to ruin your day and send you home empty-handed. Can you outwit The Chaser? Or will you be caught?
If you're good at general knowledge, with an outgoing personality and the nerve to take on the challenge apply now:
E-mail: thechase@itv.com
Applicants must be 18 or over and a UK resident currently living in the United Kingdom. Auditions will be held in May 2009.
Deadline: 7 May 2009
Show type: Pilot broadcast series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Partly
Interview cities: London and Manchester
Total Wipeout
Do you want to be a contestant on BBC One's extreme gameshow, Total Wipeout?
Do you think you have what it takes to defeat the Big Balls?
Or perhaps you fancy tackling the wrath of The Sweeper?
If you think you have what it takes to walk away with the cash prize in the awesome Wipeout Zone, apply now.
For more information and to apply go to: www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/beonashow/total_wipeout.shtml
Deadline: 30 April 2009
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle
Mastermind
The BBC is looking for contestants to take part in the famous quiz show Mastermind. To make it easier for you to apply we're going to be holding auditions up and down the country starting from the end of February and continuing through the first 3 weeks of March so apply NOW!
To become a contestant :
Email: mastermind@bbc.co.uk
Apply Online: www.bbc.co.uk/mastermind
Or send a SAE to:
Mastermind Applications, Room 4012, BBC Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M60 1SJ
(Applicants must be aged 18 or over)
Deadline: 29 May 2009
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
Divided
The makers of Golden Balls and Spin Star are looking for lively contestants to audition for a chance to be on Divided.
Do you want to be part of an exciting new ITV1 game show, with the chance to win hundreds of thousands of pounds!?
Could you trust two complete strangers? Have you got the ambition to Win?
2009 Auditions are about to get underway so please apply ASAP! We would like to hear from people who think they can take up the challenge!
If you want the opportunity to apply email dividedapplications@endemoluk.com for an application form.
All applicants must be 18+ and be resident in the UK.
Further terms and conditions apply.
Deadline: 20 April 2009
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: No
Interview cities: London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cardiff
Deal or No Deal
We've had a number of enquiries about how to get onto this very popular show. It seems that they have all the contestants that they need for the moment. The best thing to do is watch the show regularly, they do put contestant calls on air very occasionally. Sorry!
General information
FOR ALL BBC SHOWS
A general email address for contestants enquiries for BBC ONLY entertainment programmes is: entertainmentcontestants@bbc.co.uk
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
See: http://www.channel4.co.uk/bigbrother/
To apply to be on the show, you must ask for an application form by writing to:
Best of Friends Talent TV Ltd. Lion House 72-75 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4NA
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 Annette Johnson on (0113) 2228457.
Apply via the website at www.channel4.com/deal
Visit www.12yard.com/eggheads to fill out an application form online.
Alternatively you can email: eggheads@12yard.com
Download an application form from the Going for Gold website or email gfg@fremantlemedia.com.
Fill in the online application form or write to:
Masterchef Goes Large PO Box 50405 London W8 4XF
Prospective contenders can fill in the online application form or write to:
Mastermind Room 4012 New Broadcasting House Oxford Road MANCHESTER M60 1SJ
For Mastermind Cymru, full details of how to apply are on the show's webpage.
This show is no longer in production.
This show no longer accepts contestant applications from members of the public. However, if you would like to be a "quickie bag challenger" or have a question for the chefs, you can still contact the show at the following address:
Ready Steady Cook PO Box 32678 LONDON W14 0YJ
You can also contact the show via their email address: readysteadycook@endemoluk.com
This programme is no longer in production.
Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting:
Email bargains@reeftv.com
Email universitychallenge@bbc.co.uk.
Only teams from degree-issuing institutions may apply for the main series, but the same address can also be used for applications to University Challenge: The Professionals.
Send an email to weakestlink@bbc.co.uk or write to FREEPOST, THE WEAKEST LINK.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?:
A web application form, and details of other ways of applying, can be found 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.
