Breakaway: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Breakaway is a British quiz show hosted by Nick Hancock, which aired on BBC Two. In it, six contestants compete for a maximum of £10,000. The money can be won by the contestants working together for a smaller amount of money, or one or two contestants deciding to "breakaway" from the group to win all the money for themselves.

Series details

• Title: Breakaway
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-03-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-11-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15374
• TVDB ID: 257607

Cast and credited roles

• Nick Hancock — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-03-12; final listed air date 2012-04-06; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-10-08; final listed air date 2012-11-02; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Breakaway on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.