Contestant Calls

Revision as of 18:50, 22 December 2011

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.

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!

Only Connect

Victoria Coren presents the 6th series of the popular BBC Four quiz show ONLY CONNECT 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@presentable.co.uk including a contact number. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 31st January 2012, 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 UK residents.

Deadline: 31 January 2012
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Across the UK

The Bank Job

From the producers of The Million Pound Drop, Channel 4 introduces…. THE BANK JOB.

Get rich... and get out.

Could you pull off the ultimate bank heist live on tv?

This is a new event coming soon to Channel 4. Set in a real bank, players will compete across the week to take money out of the vault. And at the end of the week someone will be leaving the bank with a life changing fortune.

The only way to unlock a chance to apply for the show is by playing The Bank Job online game at http://www.channel4.com/bankjob.

For all the news and instant updates follow us at:

http://www.facebook.com/TheBankJob and http://twitter.com/thebankjob

Deadline: 6 January 2012
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes

Blockbusters

The TV quiz show BLOCKBUSTERS is back!

TalkbackTHAMES is on the lookout for contestants to take part in a brand new series of the popular TV quiz show ‘Blockbusters’ for Challenge TV. We are looking for outgoing people with good general knowledge and bags of enthusiasm to take part in the show that proves or disproves that two heads are better than one! You can play as a solo contestant or as a pair with a friend or relative.

If you are over 18 APPLY NOW by emailing blockbusters@talkbackthames.tv

General information

This is a list of other programmes which we believe are currently looking for contestants. When applying, it is usually necessary to include details of: your name, address, age, sex, daytime and evening telephone numbers, fax or email (if appropriate), and the name of the show you are applying for.

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.

Bargain Hunt:

Fill in the online application form or write to:

Contestant Applications
Bargain Hunt
PO Box 229
Bristol
BS99 7JN

Countdown:

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 saralee.mullan@itv.com.

Deal or No Deal:

Visit http://www.channel4.com/programmes/deal-or-no-deal/articles/how-to-become-a-contestant to be notified when applications are accepted.

Eggheads:

Visit 12yard.com/shows/eggheads to fill out an application form online.

Alternatively you can email: eggheads@12yard.com

MasterChef:

The online application form is available for a few months a year.

Mastermind:

Prospective contenders can fill in the online application form or write to:

Mastermind
Room 4012
New Broadcasting House
Oxford Road
MANCHESTER
M60 1SJ

Pointless:

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

University Challenge:

Email universitychallenge@bbc.co.uk.

Only teams from degree-issuing institutions may apply.

For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email saralee.mullan@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.

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 '''[[Countdown]]:'''
-The application form for Countdown is now [http://www.channel4.com/microsites/T/takepart/countdown.html available online] (Microsoft Word format only).
+The application form for Countdown is now [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/countdown/articles/be-on-countdown available online] (Microsoft Word format only).
 Alternatively, you can get a form sent to you by emailing [mailto:countdown@channel4.com countdown@channel4.com] or writing to:
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 '''[[Deal or No Deal]]:'''
-Visit [http://www.channel4.com/deal www.channel4.com/deal] to fill out an application form online.
+Visit [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/deal-or-no-deal/articles/how-to-become-a-contestant http://www.channel4.com/programmes/deal-or-no-deal/articles/how-to-become-a-contestant] to be notified when applications are accepted.
 '''[[Eggheads]]:'''
-Visit [http://www.12yard.com/eggheads 12yard.com/eggheads] to fill out an application form online.
+Visit [http://www.12yard.com/shows/eggheads 12yard.com/shows/eggheads] to fill out an application form online.
 Alternatively you can email: [mailto:eggheads@12yard.com eggheads@12yard.com]
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 '''[[Masterchef Goes Large|MasterChef]]:'''
-Fill in the [http://apply.shinelimited.com/masterchef/ online application form] or write to:
+The [http://www.masterchef.com/ online application form] is available for a few months a year.
- Masterchef
- PO Box 50405
- London
- W8 4XF
 '''[[Mastermind]]:'''
-Prospective contenders can fill in the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/entertainment/mastermind/contestant_appform.shtml online application form] or write to:
+Prospective contenders can fill in the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/mastermind/ifluploader/ online application form] or write to:
   Mastermind
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   MANCHESTER
   M60 1SJ
+'''[[Pointless]]:'''
+Pairs of players will wish to [http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/beonashow/pointless_seven download the application form] (MS Word), or write to:
+ Pointless Applications
+ Endemol UK
+ Shepherd's Building Central
+ Charecroft Way
+ London
+ W14 0EE
 '''[[University Challenge]]:'''
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 For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email [mailto:saralee.mullan@itv.com saralee.mullan@itv.com].
-'''[[The Weakest Link]]:'''
-Send an email to [mailto:weakestlink@bbc.co.uk 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 [http://millionaire.itv.com/beacontestant.php ITV ''Millionaire'' site].
+If applications ever re-open, we can be sure they'll be at the [http://millionaire.itv.com/ ITV ''Millionaire'' site].
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