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!
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
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.
