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!
Entertainers wanted
Could you entertain an audience for two minutes, to win yourself £25,000?!
A brand new, prime time show is looking for game-for-a-laugh singers, comedians and unusual variety acts to take part in a unique television experience, where the premise is simple:
A quick turn could win you big money!
You don’t have to be the next Leona Lewis or Michael McIntyre, just be entertaining!
Apply at talent@magnumtv.co.uk now!
Deadline: 9th September 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: TBC
Fort Boyard (teenagers)
The legendary show FORT BOYARD is back!
Foundation TV / Zodiak Media (leading International television company) is producing a new version of the exciting, action-based TV game show in the famous Fort Boyard off the French coast - this time for young contestants.
We are looking for young Americans and Brits to apply to take part in the show who are either aged 13-15, or 18 years old. You must be sporty, pretty fearless and up for a challenge!
Is this you? If so, we want to hear from you. Please email contestants@foundationtv.co.uk with ‘UKGameshow application’ as the subject line, with the following details:
- Name
- Age + date of birth
- Nationality
- Contact number (if under 18, give your parent/guardian’s number instead)
- Email address (if under 18, give your parent/guardian’s email instead)
- Your height
- Any dates you are unavailable during June + July this year
- A bit about yourself
- Attach a photo
IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, it’s very important that you ask your parent/guardian’s permission before applying.
Only successful candidates will be contacted. Be quick – auditions will be very soon. Good luck!
Deadline: 10th June 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: TBC
CALLING ALL COUPLES!
You and your partner could be the stars of a new prime time ITV1 Saturday night comedy panel show!
Endemol UK are looking for fun couples who are very much in love, but have an ongoing niggle or dispute that they want resolved, once and for all! It doesn’t matter how small or ridiculous the issue may be, they want to hear from you!
A celebrity comedy panel will watch each couple in action, listen to both sides of the story, and then ultimately decide who they think is right, and who is wrong. This is the chance to finally get your own way on an issue that’s been driving you mad!
Email us now at couples@endemoluk.com for an application form
Deadline: 31 May 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
Pointless - Series 5
Can you name a top 40 single released by The Beatles? Can you name a John Travolta movie? Can you name a Grand Slam winning tennis player? If so, you could be in with a chance of winning big money.
Four pairs of contestants will be pitted against each other as their general knowledge skills are put to the test. Could you trust your friend, your dad, your girlfriend or your work colleague under pressure? We would like to hear from pairs of people who think they can take up the challenge.
Nationwide auditions for Series 5 will be taking place from March, so please get in touch now. Pointless is produced for the BBC by Endemol UK.
We will use your information for the purpose of selecting contestants for the programme. Applicants must be 18 years of age and over. You must be resident in the UK.
To apply: request an email application form by email: gameshow@endemoluk.com
By post:
Pointless 5 Applications Endemol UK Shepherds Building Central Charecroft Way London W14 0EE
Deadline: 28 March 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
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 saralee.mullan@itv.com.
Visit www.channel4.com/deal to fill out an application form online.
Visit 12yard.com/eggheads to fill out an application form online.
Alternatively you can email: eggheads@12yard.com
Fill in the online application form or write to:
Masterchef 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
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.
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.
