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.
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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!
Stars In Their Eyes
Can you sing like your favourite pop star? Would you like the chance to be part of ITV’s brand new Saturday night series?
Initial (an EndemolUK company) are looking for the nation’s best sound-a-likes of the world’s biggest names in music.
STARS IN THEIR EYES, the much loved series is BACK and we will be accepting applications for series 1 until 30th September 2014
To apply, go to www.StarsInTheirEyes.com to complete an application form.
Or send a written request to: ‘Stars In Their Eyes’, Endemol UK, Shepherds Building Central, Charecroft Way, London, W14 0EE (stating a return address)
APPLICANTS MUST BE AGED 18 OR OVER & A RESIDENT OF THE UK.
Deadline: 30th September 2014
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff
Brand New BBC Saturday Night Game Show
Victory Television are looking for couples to take part in an exciting new BBC Saturday night game show.
We’re looking for fantastic bright, lively couples who have some big dreams and would love to win some big prizes.
The most important thing is that you know each other really well…
For an application form, please contact Victory Television on:
Or call: 0141 534 7901.
(Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply)
Closing date is 8th September 2014
We will only 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.
Deadline: 8th September 2014
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: UK-wide
Brand New Game Show
Victory Television, the company behind "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" are making a brand new quiz that tests knowledge in a totally new way!
Can you think on your feet and make snap decisions?
Brave enough to bluff what you don't know?
We are looking for players to take part!
If you love a challenge and think outside the box, we want to hear from you! Must be age 18 or over to apply.
For more details, please contact: gameshow@victorytelevision.com
Deadline: 15th August 2014
Programme type: Pilot
Interview expenses paid?: Yes
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London
Wild Things
Do you have what it takes to win Britain’s newest and funniest PRIMETIME, PHYSICAL GAMESHOW?
We’re looking for couples and relations that don’t hold back when it comes to telling each other exactly what they think!
In your pair, you’ll need to work together, with one guiding the other, to overcome a series of hilarious obstacle courses in order to have the chance of walking away with our big prize!
Think you've got what it takes?
Email: wildthings@iwcmedia.co.uk
Deadline: 31st August 2014
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London/Birmingham/Manchester/via Skype
Relatively Clever
We’re making a brand new television quiz show for a big channel and we need contestants who are… relatively clever.
We want families of two children (aged between 12 to 16, preferably siblings) and two adults (parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles) who have a good grasp of general knowledge.
We will need you to be available for filming during October half term, 25th–30th October 2014.
This will be a fun thing to do during the holidays, a chance to show off your knowledge and to be part of a brand new show.
If you’re interested please send a few lines on you and your family to casting@johnstanleyproductions.com
Deadline: 31st August 2014
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
Decimate
Teams wanted for brand new CPL quiz show 'DECIMATE' hosted by Shane Richie for BBC1!
Do you and your friends, family and colleagues want the chance to win THOUSANDS of pounds?
A new BBC quiz show is looking for teams of 3 with good general knowledge and a competitive spirit to take part in this new tense and tactical quiz show. Auditions will be taking place in July so please get in touch ASAP.
To apply for an application form, email us at casting@cplproductions.co.uk OR telephone 020 7153 0655 (Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply).
Please note applications must be received by 7th July 2014 to be considered.
Applicants must be 18 or over and resident in the UK.
Deadline: NOW CLOSED
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London, Brighton, Manchester (all TBC)
Two Tribes
New BBC2 show seeks lively, confident and quick thinking contestants!
From the makers of ‘Pointless’, ‘Deal or No Deal’ and ‘The Million Pound Drop’...
Two Tribes, hosted by Richard Osman, is a quiz that puts both your knowledge and your personality to the test with cash to be won!
Nationwide auditions will be taking place in May 2014, so please get in touch now.
Please e-mail twotribes@endemoluk.com for an application form.
Deadline: 21st May 2014
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
New 'Tuesday’s Child' Quiz
Tuesday’s Child are looking for outgoing pairs of contestants (couples, friends or colleagues) to take part in a studio run-through of a brand new quiz show (not for broadcast). You’ll need to have decent general knowledge, know your partner inside out, and be happy to be in the spotlight.
We will audition applicants over the next couple of weeks, and the run-through will take place in Central London on Monday 25th November (afternoon) and Tuesday 26th November (all day). We will pay run-through participants reasonable expenses plus a small fee.
To apply, please email vicky.matthews@tuesdayschild.tv with your contact details, telling us a little bit about yourself (including how you know each other) plus photos.
Good luck!
Deadline: 20th November 2013
Programme type: Studio run-through
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London
New 12 Yard quiz show
The makers of Eggheads are looking for lively, intelligent and competitive personalities who would like to take part in a brand new BBC2 quiz programme. Thousands of pounds can be won and we are holding nationwide auditions NOW! Contact us for an application form: email quiz@12yard.com
The closing date for returning application forms is December 20th 2013. Applications received after this date may not be considered. We reserve the right to extend the closing date at our sole discretion. All applicants must be aged 18 years and over and be legally resident and currently living in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. Terms and conditions apply.
Deadline: December 20th 2013
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
Tipping Point - Series 4
ITV's hit game show hosted by Ben Shephard is back for a fourth series!
Do you want the chance to win thousands of pounds? Have you got what it takes to beat The Machine?
Tipping Point is returning for a fourth series and we are on the lookout for contestants.
We are searching for fun, confident, outgoing people who want the chance to win thousands of pounds using a combination of skill, judgement and chance.
To apply for the show, please e-mail apply@rdftelevision.com then fill in the application form and send it straight back to us.
Good Luck!
Deadline: 20th December 2013
Programme 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 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.
