Play to the Whistle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Play to the Whistle is a British comedy panel game show that airs on ITV with the first episode broadcast on 11 April 2015.

In each episode two teams of three compete in sports knowledge rounds and physical games to achieve points for their teams, at the end the team with the most points is declared the winner.

The show is hosted by Holly Willoughby. One team is captained by entertainer, actor and presenter Bradley Walsh and the other team is captained by professional footballer Frank Lampard. Lampard is joined by comedian Romesh Ranganathan as a regular panellist.Seann Walsh, also a comedian, is the resident scorer and former professional footballerJimmy Bullard is the host's assistant.

Series details

• Title: Play to the Whistle
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 2015-04-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11162
• IMDb ID: tt4704402
• TVDB ID: 294684

Cast and credited roles

• Bradley Walsh — Team Captain
• Frank Lampard — Team Captain
• Romesh Ranganathan — Regular Panellist
• Seann Walsh — Resident Scorer
• Holly Willoughby — Host
• Jimmy Bullard — Host's Assistant

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-04-11; final listed air date 2015-06-06; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-04-16; final listed air date 2016-05-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-02-28; final listed air date 2017-04-04; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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