Beat the Chasers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Contestants take on two, three, four or all five of the quiz's resident experts Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Shaun Wallace at once. Members of the audience are called out to face five multiple choice questions, with the chance to bank up to £5,000, but if they get the first question wrong they are out. Next, contestants are given the option of playing between two and all five Chasers for increasing amounts of money, but with a decreasing time advantage against them.

Series details

• Title: Beat the Chasers
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2020-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47278
• IMDb ID: tt12221578
• TVDB ID: 380679

Cast and credited roles

• Bradley Walsh — Host
• Mark Labbett — The Beast
• Jenny Ryan — The Vixen
• Shaun Wallace — The Dark Destroyer
• Anne Hegerty — The Governess
• Paul Sinha — The Sinnerman
• Darragh Ennis — The Menace
• Issa Schultz — The Supernerd

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-04-27; final listed air date 2020-05-01; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-01-03; final listed air date 2021-03-27; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 2021-05-03; final listed air date 2021-05-29; episode order: 5.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-09-11; final listed air date 2022-01-11.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-05-16; final listed air date 2022-05-20; episode order: 5.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-10-08; final listed air date 2024-05-09; episode order: 8.
• Season 7: premiered 2025-01-16; final listed air date 2025-02-20.
• Season 8: premiered 2025-08-31; final listed air date 2025-10-19.

Source and licence

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